Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction & Betting Tips (5 May)

Although they remain firmly in the mix to secure a playoff place, the wheels have started to come off for Sporting Kansas City in recent months, with Sporting Kansas City’s men securing just 12 points from their last 11 games. Real Salt Lake have won several games at home this season, securing 14 wins from 19 matches and scoring 46 goals in total.

Over the course of their most recent 14 away matches at the top table of the MLS, Sporting Kansas City have been involved in no fewer than 13 contests in which over 2.5 goals have been netted. For their part, Real Salt Lake have been similarly consistent on their own patch, with 12 of their previous 15 top-flight games also delivering a minimum of two successful strikes.

For a club with such pedigree and ambition, Real Salt Lake possess a truly awful defensive record of late, failing to keep a clean sheet in eight consecutive MLS matches, as well as managing just two shutouts in 20 top-flight fixtures. As for Sporting Kansas City, they have both scored and conceded in six of their last eight games at this elite level.