Real Salt Lake will visit Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, June 28^th, 2025, at the Children’s Mercy Park in this Week 20 Major League Soccer matchup. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction. We will examine:
Sporting Kansas City recent form and player performance
Real Salt Lake recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving Sporting Kansas City
Recent betting trends and streaks involving Real Salt Lake
Recent betting trends in games played between the Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City game

Sporting Kansas City Preview

Kansas City has 19 points this season and are sitting on the 12^th place of the Western Conference. Kansas City has a 5-10-4 record this season, and are 3-4-2 at home. Kansas City is coming off a 2-1 home victory over Charlotte, and have won only twice in their last seven games. Over is 6-1 in their last 7 games.

Kansas City is averaging 1.58 goals per game, while allowing 1.89 goals per game. Dejan Joveljić is the top scorer for Kansas City this season with 11 total goals.

Real Salt Lake Preview

Real Salt Lakehas 18 points this season and are sitting on the 13^th place of the Western Conference. Real Salt Lakehas a 5-10-3 record this season, while having a 2-6-2 road record. Real Salt Lakeis coming off a 2-0 home victory over DC United, and have lost three of their last five games. Under is 6-1 in their last 7 games.  

Real Salt Lakeis averaging 1.00 goals per game, while allowing 1.39 goals per game. Diego Luna leads Real Salt Lake’s offense this season, with 8 total goals.

Why Sporting Kansas City will win

Real Salt Lake has lost each of its last four MLS games following a win.
Real Salt Lake has lost each of its last four MLS away games following a win.

Why Real Salt Lake will win

Sporting Kansas City has lost each of its last five MLS games following a win.
Sporting Kansas City has lost three of its last four MLS games as a favorite following a win.
Sporting Kansas City has lost three of its last four MLS games as a home favorite following a win.
The underdog has won four of Real Salt Lake’s last six MLS games at Children’s Mercy Park.
The underdog has won four of the last six MLS games between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake at Children’s Mercy Park.

Total Points Facts

The ‘Both Teams to Score’ market has hit in each of Sporting Kansas City’s last five MLS games.
The ‘Both Teams to Score’ market has hit in 18 of Sporting Kansas City’s last 21 MLS games as a favorite.
The ‘Both Teams to Score’ market has hit in 24 of Real Salt Lake’s last 32 MLS games as an away underdog.
The ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in each of Sporting Kansas City’s last five MLS games.
The ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in each of Real Salt Lake’s last four MLS away games.

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction

Real Salt Lake is 3-1-1 in their last 5 overall meetings against Kansas City, and are 4-1-1 in their last 5 visits in Kansas. Over is 4-1 in their last 5 overall meetings, and 3-1 in their last 4 meetings in Kansas City.
In this Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction, Sporting Kansas City is coming as +115 home favorites. Both teams have almost the same number of points, and Kansas City has only three wins in nine home games this season. Real Salt Lake has been dominating Kansas City both in their overall meetings and on the road as well, so I like them to keep this one close. Take Real Salt Lake by +0.25 goals in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Real Salt Lake +0.25