Match Report
Before the match
nine goals for and 13 against accompanied Sporting Kansas City's one win, one draw and three defeats across five outings. A 4-0 defeat away to Nashville SC (15 October) was their most recent result.
Major League Soccer, 15 October brought an away meeting with Nashville SC; Sporting Kansas City lost 0-4, a return of zero goals scored and four conceded. Sporting Kansas City hosted Portland Timbers on 11 October (Major League Soccer) and drew 3-3; their goals totalled three, compared with three conceded. Seattle Sounders hosted Sporting Kansas City (Major League Soccer) on 2 October. For Sporting Kansas City, the score was 1-2: one goal scored, two allowed. 2-0 was Sporting Kansas City's result against Houston Dynamo on 27 September (Major League Soccer), playing away from home; Sporting Kansas City won, with two scored to zero conceded. The 20 September fixture (Major League Soccer) paired Sporting Kansas City with Philadelphia Union. Sporting Kansas City lost 3-4 at home, netting three goals while conceding four.
five goals for and eight against accompanied Real Salt Lake's one win, one draw and three defeats across five outings. A 1-1 draw at home to San Jose Earthquakes (15 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to New England Revolution on 27 September.
The 15 October fixture (Major League Soccer) paired Real Salt Lake with San Jose Earthquakes. Real Salt Lake drew 1-1 at home, netting one goal while conceding one. Playing away from home against Philadelphia Union (Major League Soccer), Real Salt Lake finished 1-2 on 10 October. Their score comprised one goal, against two from the opposition. 27 September: Real Salt Lake won 3-0 against New England Revolution at home in Major League Soccer, scoring three goals and allowing zero. Against Seattle Sounders in Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake scored zero and conceded two on 24 September; the away from home result was 0-2. Real Salt Lake's at home game on 20 September (Major League Soccer) ended 0-3 against Vancouver Whitecaps, with zero goals for and three against.
The last two recorded meetings were a 3-1 home win for Real Salt Lake on 4 April and a 2-1 home win for Real Salt Lake on 14 September 2025.
After the match
Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas on 18 October 2026. Morgan Guilavogui opened the scoring inside the first 11 minutes for Real Salt Lake, set up by Noel Caliskan, to make it 1-0. Sergi Solans added to the tally inside the first 14 minutes for Real Salt Lake to make it 2-0. Taylor Calheira pulled one back in the 26th minute for Sporting Kansas City, set up by André Luiz, to make it 1-2. With the 4th goal, Real Salt Lake extended the lead through Morgan Guilavogui 61 minutes into the game, set up by Noel Caliskan, to make it 3-1. 7 players were booked, among them Luc De Fougerolles (46'), Juan Sanabria (72'), Calvin Harris (74'), Jacob Bartlett (76'), Chadwick Zachary Booth (91') and Stijn Spierings (91'). three yellow cards went to Sporting Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City: five substitutions. Real Salt Lake: four yellow cards. five changes were recorded for Real Salt Lake.