Match Analysis: Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake – Prediction
Match Details
- Date: 2025-06-29
- Time: 12:30 AM UTC
- Location: Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, MO, USA
Game Overview
The Major League Soccer match between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake is set for June 29, 2025, at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City is favored at home, with Real Salt Lake looking to challenge them in what is expected to be a competitive fixture given their recent encounters and standings.
Key Factors to Consider
- Sporting Kansas City is currently favored with better odds and has shown stable form at home. Real Salt Lake has been competitive but generally slightly underperforming against Sporting Kansas City in recent matches. Both teams have displayed moderate scoring rates with Real Salt Lake historically involved in several 1-2 results against Sporting Kansas City.
- Historically, the most common scoreline between these two teams is a 1-2 result favoring Real Salt Lake, which occurred 8 times in their last 23 meetings, indicating a tightly contested rivalry with slight edge to Real Salt Lake in close matches.
- No specific injury updates are provided for either team, indicating likely availability of key players for this match, which should maintain competitive balance.
- Playing at home gives Sporting Kansas City a venue advantage. There are no notable external factors such as extreme weather or travel fatigue reported that could impact the teams disproportionately.
- Sporting Kansas City is motivated to capitalize on home advantage and maintain their favorable standing, while Real Salt Lake aims to overturn historical challenges against Sporting KC, providing strong impetus for a competitive game.
Odds and Predictions
Category | Odds | Prediction | Confidence |
---|---|---|---|
Moneyline | Sporting Kansas City: 120, Real Salt Lake: 210, Draw: 260 | Sporting Kansas City to win | ★★★☆☆ 65% |
Spread | Sporting Kansas City: -0.25 -108, Real Salt Lake: 25 -112 | Sporting Kansas City -0.25 | ★★★☆☆ 60% |
Over/under | Over: 3 100, Under: 3 -120 | Under 3 goals | ★★★☆☆ 55% |
Top EV Betting Odds
Discover the best value bets based on our EV analysis.
Market | EV Pick |
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Moneyline | Sporting Kansas City 14% |
Spread | N/A |
Over/Under | Under 3 1% |
🔥 Best Value Pick: Sporting Kansas City at 14% EV | Suggested Bet Size: 12% (Kelly Criterion)
Predicted Outcome
Sporting Kansas City is predicted to win narrowly due to home advantage and current betting market favoritism. The match is expected to be tightly contested with a moderate goal tally around 2-3 goals.
Predicted Score: 2-1