Real Salt Lake hosts Sporting Kansas City in Western Conference play

Updated May. 3, 2024 2:17 a.m. ET

Sporting Kansas City (2-3-5, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Real Salt Lake (5-2-3, first in the Western Conference)

Sandy, Utah; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Real Salt Lake -134, Sporting Kansas City +328, Draw +276; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City meet in conference action.

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RSL is 3-1-2 in conference matchups. RSL is 2-1 in one-goal games.

Sporting KC is 1-2-4 against Western Conference opponents. Sporting KC ranks fourth in the MLS with 18 goals led by Erik Thommy with four.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Arango has scored eight goals and added two assists for RSL. Andres Gomez has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

Thommy has scored four goals with two assists for Sporting KC. William Agada has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: RSL: 5-2-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 5.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

Sporting KC: 2-3-5, averaging 1.8 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: RSL: Jose Kevin Bonilla (injured), Diego Luna (injured), Pablo Ruiz (injured), Marcelo Silva (injured).

Sporting KC: Stephen Afrifa (injured), Jake Davis (injured), Logan Ndenbe (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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