18th October SPORTING KANSAS CITY - REAL SALT LAKE

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• There is a clear but slim favourite here. Real Salt Lake is the shortest price on a book of 2.82 / 3.80 / 2.20 (1 / X / 2), an implied 42.4%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 33.1% / 24.5% / 42.4% on an overround of 7.2%.

• In the league table Sporting Kansas City sit 30th on 22 points (6W 4D 18L) with Real Salt Lake 22nd on 33 points (9W 6D 14L).

• Sporting Kansas City read L-D-L-W-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 1D 3L) — more bad than good.

• Real Salt Lake read D-L-W-L-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 1D 4L) — poor.

• Head to head the record reads 0-2-4 — Sporting Kansas City wins, draws, then Real Salt Lake wins. Their last meeting finished Real Salt Lake - Sporting Kansas City: 2-1.

• Sporting Kansas City lean hardest on Luiz Pinheiro Da Silva Andre (9.5), Emir Karic (9.2), Lasse Berg Johnsen (9.2) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Real Salt Lake lean hardest on Rafael Cabral (9.5), Morgan Guilavogui (9.1), Sergi Solans (8.7) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• The read: Real Salt Lake at 2.20 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 17th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.