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Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City – Lineups & Match Details

Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1. Goals: D. Luna (4'), S. Solans (55'), D. Joveljić (59'), Z. Gozo (82'). Real Salt Lake had 49% possession against Sporting Kansas City's 51%. Shots on target: 7-3.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 6

Saturday, 4 April 2026

Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

Referee: T. Ford

Lineups

Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake
Rafael Cabral1Rafael CabralG
Philip Quinton26Philip QuintonD
Justen Glad15Justen GladD
Lukas Engel4Lukas EngelD
Zavier Gozo72Zavier GozoM
Stijn Spierings6Stijn SpieringsM
Noel Caliskan92Noel CaliskanM
Alexandros Katranis98Alexandros KatranisM
Diego Luna10Diego LunaF
Morgan Guilavogui9Morgan GuilavoguiF
Sergi Solans22Sergi SolansF

Substitutes

17Victor OlatunjiF
29Sam JunquaD
27Griffin DillonM
11Dominik MarczukF
36Jesus BareaF
7Pablo RuízM
34Luca MoisaM
24Max KerkvlietG
31Mason StajduharG
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City
John Pulskamp1John PulskampG
Ian James2Ian JamesD
Jansen Miller15Jansen MillerD
Ethan Bartlow23Ethan BartlowD
Justin Reynolds13Justin ReynoldsM
Jacob Davis8Jacob DavisM
Lasse Berg Johnsen4Lasse Berg JohnsenM
Magomed Shapi Suleymanov93Magomed Shapi SuleymanovM
Manu García6Manu GarcíaF
Dejan Joveljić9Dejan JoveljićF
Calvin Harris11Calvin HarrisF

Substitutes

57Diego BorgesD
16Jacob BartlettD
22Zorhan BassongD
17Stephen AfrifaF
19Taylor CalheiraF
14Macielo TschantretM
20Kwaku AgyabengM
12Jack KortkampG

Match Events

4'G

D. Luna

Assist: N. Caliskan

46'S

E. Bartlow

Substitution 1

55'G

S. Solans

Assist: Z. Gozo

59'G

D. Joveljić

Assist: J. Reynolds

64'S

I. James

Substitution 2

64'S

J. Reynolds

Substitution 3

72'S

A. Katránis

Substitution 1

72'S

S. Solans

Substitution 2

74'S

C. Harris

Substitution 4

82'G

Z. Gozo

Assist: N. Caliskan

84'S

D. Luna

Substitution 3

84'S

S. Spierings

Substitution 4

88'Y

M. Guilavogui

90'S

Z. Gozo

Substitution 5

Statistics

Real Salt Lake
49%51%
Sporting Kansas City
2.58Expected Goals (xG)0.48
22Total Shots5
7Shots on Target3
7Corners1
15Fouls11
2Offsides1
80Pass Accuracy (%)79
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Real Salt Lake host Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, 4 April 2026. The kick-off time is 20:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Real Salt Lake go into the match 6th in the table; Sporting Kansas City sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Real Salt Lake have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Sporting Kansas City have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 Sept 2025: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting Kansas City; 29 Jun 2025: Real Salt Lake 1-1 Sporting Kansas City; 20 Jun 2024: Real Salt Lake 4-3 Sporting Kansas City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1. Real Salt Lake scored through D. Luna 4', S. Solans 55', Z. Gozo 82'. Sporting Kansas City replied with D. Joveljić 59'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 82 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Real Salt Lake held 49% of the ball against 51% for Sporting Kansas City. Shots on target finished 7-3. Expected goals read 2.58 for Real Salt Lake, 0.48 for Sporting Kansas City.

Verdict

The win nudges Real Salt Lake forward and leaves Sporting Kansas City with work to do. Real Salt Lake sat 6th and Sporting Kansas City 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.