Sporting KC 1-3 Real Salt Lake: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 18 October 2026 · Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City · referee A. Da Silva · full time
Full time: Sporting KC 1-3 Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake won 3-1 away at Sporting KC in MLS on Sunday 18 October 2026. The goals: Morgan Guilavogui 11', Sergi Solans 14', Taylor Calheira 26', Morgan Guilavogui 61'.
How Real Salt Lake won it
Real Salt Lake struck first through Morgan Guilavogui in the 11th minute, set up by Noel Caliskan. Sergi Solans made it 0-2 to Real Salt Lake in the 14th minute, set up by Noel Caliskan. Taylor Calheira made it 1-2 to Sporting KC in the 26th minute, set up by André Luiz. Morgan Guilavogui made it 1-3 to Real Salt Lake in the 61st minute, set up by Noel Caliskan.
It was 1-2 at half-time.
Morgan Guilavogui scored twice.
The referee, A. Da Silva, showed 7 yellow cards: 3 to Sporting KC and 4 to Real Salt Lake.
Sporting KC: R. Wicky, 4-4-2 · Real Salt Lake: P. Mastroeni, 5-4-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.33 for Sporting KC and 1.02 for Real Salt Lake.
Real Salt Lake made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 2.0 goals.
Sporting KC had 3 shots on target, Real Salt Lake 8.
Sporting KC's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Sporting KC had 50% of the ball, but Real Salt Lake took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Sporting KC came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.5 a match, with 1.18 expected goals for and 1.83 against, and had won 19% of their matches.
Real Salt Lake came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 1.47 expected goals for and 1.64 against, and had won 35% of their matches.
Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake: the match in numbers
| Sporting KC | Match statistics | Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Ball possession | 50% |
| 1.33 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.02 |
| 9 | Total shots | 13 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 2 | Big chances | 3 |
| 535 | Total passes | 527 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 7 | Corners | 5 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Tackles | 22 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 4 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Morgan Guilavogui (Real Salt Lake), rated 8.9 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.
Sporting KC
- Taylor Calheira 7.3 1 goal
- Stefan Cleveland 7.2
- Emir Karic 7.0
- Ian James 6.8
- Stephen Afrifa 6.7
Real Salt Lake
- Morgan Guilavogui 8.9 2 goals
- Noel Caliskan 8.4 3 assists
- Juan Manuel Sanabria 7.6
- Sergi Solans 7.4 1 goal
- Kobi Henry 7.3
The lowest-rated starter was Rafael Cabral at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Sporting KC: Minnesota United vs Sporting KC Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- Real Salt Lake: Austin vs Real Salt Lake Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake
What was the score in Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake?
Sporting KC 1-3 Real Salt Lake (half-time 1-2), MLS, Sunday 18 October 2026.
Who scored in Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake?
Morgan Guilavogui 11', Sergi Solans 14', Taylor Calheira 26', Morgan Guilavogui 61'.
Did Moneyball predict Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake?
Morgan Guilavogui, rated 8.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake?
A. Da Silva.
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