MLS: SKC vs. Real Salt Lake Preview, Betting Tips, Prediction, Picks

Sporting Kansas City will have a huge challenge this Wednesday as they host Real Salt Lake, which has been on fire recently. The boys from Utah are fourth in the West, for the moment, having enough point-edge over the rivals who are on the verge or outside the playoffs. SKC is desperately fighting to reach that zone, and right now, they sit 10th in the conference. The playoffs are three points away, meaning that this event could have significant consequences on the playoff picture. 

Preview

Sporting Kansas City (-110) stayed unbeaten in Houston last weekend, playing another high-scoring game. The fans saw four goals, two on each side, plus plenty of action in front of both boxes. After beating the Vancouver Whitecaps, 3-0, this is another solid result for Peter Vermes’ crew. 

Previously, SKC didn’t win for three straight, taking only one of the possible nine points from those events. The constant thing in their performances is high efficiency, as SKC played only two contests with fewer than 2.5 goals over the recent 10. Both teams have scored in seven matches during the same run.

Things are more or less the same at their Children’s Mercy Park, where six of the latest seven meetings ended with over 2.5. SKC had five triumphs and two defeats in those seven, scoring at least twice in all the triumphs. 

Real Salt Lake (+300) is on fire, not losing for eight consecutive contests, and winning six of them. Pablo Mastroeni found a winning formula, and the former US national team member keeps pushing this crew towards the postseason.

The most recent encounter saw them ripping apart Orlando City, 4-0, while previously, RSL beat Toronto FC on the road, 0-1. As you can see, they didn’t allow a single goal in these two events. During this streak, Real scored at least twice in five of seven games. 

High efficiency is the trademark for the franchise from Utah, with seven of the previous ten matchups ending either with both teams netting or with over 2.5 goals. 

Latest News

Agada, Ford, Tim Melia, and Graham Zusi are all injured and are out, while the Serbian international, Nemanja Radoja, stands as questionable before this event. 

On the other side, Farnsworth, Holt, and Kei won’t be eligible for this meeting because of injuries. 

Head to Head Games

This is the first meeting between the two rivals this year. In February, we saw them playing club-friendly, and the result was 2-2. Last year, the hosts triumphed on both occasions, Real at home, 1-0, and SKC in Kansas, 3-0.

Prediction

SKC’s and Real’s playstyle is similar, and these two units want to attack and dictate the tempo of play on the field. As you saw, the efficiency stats is almost the same, with over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring appearing constantly. The odds on that, in this case, are at -110, which is a great offer considering everything here. Don’t take picks considering the winner or the full-time result, that’s too tricky, unlike the efficiency, which is bout to be high. 

Pick: Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals -110

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