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# Sporting Kansas City host Real Salt Lake in MLS Matchday 30

Sporting Kansas City meet Real Salt Lake in Matchday 30 of MLS, in a match between two sides from the Western Conference in the overall standings.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 16 October 2026، 16:41 ، updated 21:53 Saudi time

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Sporting Kansas City host Real Salt Lake in MLS Matchday 30

[Sporting Kansas City](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/sporting-kansas-city-485) will host [Real Salt Lake](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/real-salt-lake-490) on 18 October 2026 at 03:30 Damascus time, in Matchday 30 of [MLS](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/mls-33) for the 2026 season, with the match broadcast on Apple TV.

Sporting Kansas City come into the match after a run of mixed results, having lost their last match against Nashville 0-4 away on 15 October, before which they drew with Portland Timbers 3-3 at home, lost to Seattle Sounders 1-2, beat Houston Dynamo 2-0, and lost to Philadelphia Union 3-4.

Real Salt Lake, meanwhile, drew their last match against San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 at home on 15 October, before which they lost to Philadelphia Union 1-2 away, beat New England Revolution 3-0, lost to Seattle Sounders 0-2, and lost to Vancouver Whitecaps 0-3.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on 4 April 2026, and also beat them 2-1 on 14 September 2025, while the match on 29 June 2025 ended in a 1-1 draw. In two earlier meetings, Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 4-3 on 20 June 2024, and also beat them 1-0 on 5 May 2024.

Sporting Kansas City will be without six players through injury: Lasse Berg Johnsen, A. Bloriano, Diego Borges, M. Mosquera, A. Wolf, and Justin Reynolds.

Real Salt Lake, meanwhile, will be missing seven players through injury: J. Glad, D. Luna, Juan Jose Arias Henao, J. Dillon, L. Angel, Chukwuemeka Sumto Enyeli, and Luke Rollet de Fougerol.

In the Western Conference standings, Real Salt Lake sit in 11th place with 33 points from 29 matches, with 9 wins, 6 draws and 14 losses, and a goal difference of 42 for and 47 against. Sporting Kansas City are in 15th place with 22 points from 29 matches, with 6 wins, 4 draws and 19 losses, having scored 35 goals and conceded 72.

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