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 28th 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.
Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake head to head
These two sides have 41 matches against each other in which River Salt Lake has 16 wins, Kansas City 15 wins and 10 matches played out draws.
- Kansas City 0-1 Salt Lake 08/11/21
- Salt Lake 3-1 Kansas City 01/05/21
- Salt Lake 0-2 Kansas City 09/11/20
- Salt Lake 0-2 Kansas City 22/07/20
- Salt Lake 0-0 Kansas City 16/02/20
Home
- Kansas City 3-1 Vancouver
- Kansas City 0-1 Salt Lake
- Austin 3-1 Kansas City
- Minnesota 2-1 Kansas City
- Kansas City 2-0 LA Galaxy
Away
- Seattle 5-6 Salt Lake
- Kansas City 0-1 Salt Lake
- Salt Lake 1-3 Portland
- Salt Lake 3-4 San Jose
- Dallas 1-2 Salt Lake
Sporting Kansas City team news
Jay Lindsey will miss out this game through injury whilst Felipe Hernandez is still serving suspension.
River Salt Lake team news
Zack Farnsworth is the only injury concern for the visitors.
Prediction and odds
- Sporting Kansas City Win
- Draw (FT)
- Both teams to score
