Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake Match Analysis and Prediction

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Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are back in action this weekend at Children’s Mercy Park for the MLS Cup Western Conference Semi-finals. Kickoff schedules for 28^th November 2021 at 23:00 EAT.

The victorious side in this game will take on Portland Timbers in the Conference finals next week, Portland who defeated Colorado Rapids 1-0 last Saturday.

The Wizards took out Vancouver Whitecaps last weekend 3-1 in the MLS playoffs. In that match, Sporting Kansas City had 37% possession, 12 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Shelton (17′), Isimat-Mirin (45′) and Zusi (58′). Vancouver Whitecaps got six shots with four of them on target and a goal by Dájome (39′).

River Salt Lake qualified for this stage after a shocking 6-5 triumph against the Seattle Sounders in a penalty shootout. In that game, they managed 38% possession, without any shot on target. Seattle Sounders FC had 21 shots on goal with three of them on target.

Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake have played together only two times this year and in both matches Real Salt Lake won. They also beat Seattle Sounders in a surprising win in the previous round to fight for a position in the quarter-finals.

Sporting Kansas City lost three of the last four matches they played. However, they returned to their winning ways when they beat Vancouver Whitecaps last week and they will head into this game confident again to get the same results.