{"id":15881,"date":"2026-10-17T10:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=15881"},"modified":"2026-10-17T10:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:02:37","slug":"match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-real-salt-lake-10-17-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/mls\/match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-real-salt-lake-10-17-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sporting KC host Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park on Saturday, October 17 (8:30 PM ET \/ 7:30 PM CT \/ 5:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake both go into this one with clean bills of health \u2014 no one on either team news sheet is ruled out through injury or suspension. For the hosts, the attacking numbers belong to Andr\u00e9 Luiz In\u00e1cio da Silva, who has scored 7 goals in just 475 minutes, and midfield lynchpin Calvin William Harris, who has created 18 chances to go with 4 goals across 2124 minutes. Real Salt Lake’s side is built around striker Sergi Solans Ormo, who leads the way with 11 goals from 58 shots, while attacking midfielder Diego \u00c1ngel Luna supplies the service with 43 chances created.<\/p>\n

Sporting KC come into this sitting 15th in the Western Conference<\/a> on 22 points, with a goal difference of -33 that speaks to how often their defence has been opened up. Real Salt Lake, 11th in the West on 32 points with a difference of -5, have been leakier at the other end than their position suggests but have found enough from Sergi Solans Ormo and company to stay ahead of Sporting Park’s hosts. Expect goals at both ends again \u2014 Sporting KC’s form reads W L W L D across their last five, Real Salt Lake’s L L L W L \u2014 with the visitors’ firepower edging a tight finish.<\/p>\n\n\n