Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake Result: 1-3 — How the Model Called It, 18 October 2026
Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake finished 1-3 on 18 October 2026. Here is that result set against the model's pre-match probabilities.
Key takeaways
- Final score: Sporting Kansas City 1-3 Real Salt Lake.
- Result: Real Salt Lake.
- The model gave this outcome a 42.1% chance before kick-off.
Final score
Sporting Kansas City 1-3 Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer, 18 October 2026.
What the model expected
Before kick-off, the MatchSense model gave Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake these chances:
| Outcome | Model probability |
|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 33.3% |
| Draw | 24.6% |
| Real Salt Lake | 42.1% |
The model's most likely outcome — Real Salt Lake at 42.1% — is the one that happened.
One match does not test a model. An outcome given 30% is supposed to happen about three times in ten, so these numbers only mean something read across hundreds of fixtures.
Go deeper
- Full Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake analysis — lineups, statistics, head-to-head and every market the model prices.
- Major League Soccer table and fixtures
- Sporting Kansas City — Profile, squad and fixtures
- Real Salt Lake — Profile, squad and fixtures
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