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Real Salt Lake Sporting KC betting prediction


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Real Salt Lake are in the playoffs qualifying zone but need to open their eyes so they do not lose positions on the standings. Sporting Kansas City are trying to enter the qualifying zone, but they are struggling because they are oscillating a lot between good and poor results. Apparently this will be a game with good movement, since both teams are usually very offensive. Due to the facts mentioned above, our bet will be that both teams will score goals until the end of the duel.
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Preview
Real Salt Lake and Sporting KC meet at Rio Tinto Stadium, in a match for the 0ª round of the MLS. The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 8 head‑to‑heads they won 4, tied 3 and lost 1. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the MLS, on 05‑11‑2018, they tied (1‑1). A. Rusnák (51' ) scored for Real Salt Lake and D. Rubio (60' ) for Sporting KC. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.

On Saturday, Real Salt Lake host Sporting Kansas City at Rio Tinto Stadium, in a game to count for the Major League Soccer. The two teams that face each other are at the Western Conference and seek regularity in the competition. Both sides arrive for this game from a good result and this tends to make the match balanced. It's hard to pick a favorite today because they both have similar moments. The last time they faced Sporting Kansas City won 4-2.

Analysis Salt Lake

The home team comes to this stage of the MLS (Regular Season) after a away draw by (1‑1) against Chicago Fire. This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. For the league, Real Salt Lake won 12 points out of 18 possible points, after 4 wins and 2 losses in the last 6 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 1‑0 (3 out of 6 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 13 of the last 19 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 8 of their 16 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

What Real Salt Lake present so far is still not the ideal and the team know it well. The hosts' thinking is to be able to have regularity, show a standard of play and have constancy in their matches. In this way, the likelihood of success in their goals increases considerably and is what they want. Having said that, the hosts want a good result and the victory would be of the utmost importance. The team know that next to their fans it is practically a must not to lose points.
On the other hand, it is notorious that it is more complicated to play against a play with their own goals. This makes Real Salt Lake need to be more careful on the pitch if they want to achieve a favorable score. Today they are focused on getting a good result and they know they have the ability to make it happen. Therefore, they will do their utmost in the field to be able to celebrate a victory to the final whistle. In this match Jordan Allen and Tony Beltran will be out because they are in the medical department.

Confirmed Lineup: Nick Rimando, Aaron Herrera, Donny Toia, Justen Glad, Nedum Onuoha, Everton Luiz, Albert Rusnák, Sebastian Saucedo, Damir Kreilach, Kyle Beckerman, Sam Johnson.

Analysis Sporting KC

The away team comes to this stage of the MLS (Regular Season) after a away win by (0‑1) against Columbus Crew. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 44 goals scored and 26 conceded. In the last 8 away league matches Sporting KC has a record of 1 win, 4 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 24 possible. In their away matches there are a few frequent results: at half‑time 0‑0 (4 out of 8 matches) and after the 90' 1‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 16 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 13 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Sporting Kansas City's campaign is not the best and so the team focus on something better in Major League Soccer. Because of this, they have the thought of engaging in the championship, after all that can make a difference. The fact of facing an opponent which plays at home makes them need to take more care because they do not want to have a bad score. So the visitors should show a lot of attitude during the ninety minutes if they want to get close to something positive. At this moment the ideal would be to score the three points.
Therefore, if the team can show a good performance throughout the match they have higher chances of getting a favorable score. On the other hand, Sporting Kansas City know that if they're not careful they might be surprised and even have a setback. What is expected from this confrontation is that they have a lot of calm, determination and willpower to achieve a favorable score. As they are focused on getting the reaction, it is important that they conquer the victory to gain some confidence. In this match Giualuca Busio, Jimmy Medranda, Erik Hurtado, Jaylin Lindsey, Rodney Wallace, Roger Espinoza and Matt Besler will be out for being in the medical department.

Confirmed Lineup: Timothy Melia, Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler, Botond Baráth, Nicolas Hasler, Ilie Sánchez, Felipe Gutiérrez, Gedion Zelalem, Gerso Fernandes, Dániel Sallói, Krisztián Németh.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Salt Lake vs Sporting KC match, on 30 June 2019, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Both teams score? Yes ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Salt Lake vs Sporting KC on 30 June 2019 will be played at Sandy, Rio Tinto Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Salt Lake Sporting KC match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Salt Lake at with 85% of the tips.

 

MLS - 2019

  • 100% 421 / 421 Games

  • Home team wins 52.73%
  • Draws 21.85%
  • Away team wins 25.42%
  • Over 1.5 81.47%
  • Over 2.5 58.43%
  • Over 3.5 35.87%
  • Goals 1288
  • Goals /match 3.06
  • Goals /match home 1.79
  • Goals /match away 1.27
  • Both teams score 59.38%
  • Goals after 80' 18.01%
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