Wasatch Soccer Sentinel
Sporting Kansas City, stuck at the bottom of the table once again, travel to the vaunted halls of Sandy, Utah, for the teams' first meeting in 2026.
Real Salt Lake's injury crises are easing, with Diego Luna fully off the injury report and having had a rest after he wasn't called up for the U.S. national team. Among other international players, Juanma Sanabria played just a handful of minutes for Uruguay, with just three minutes in each of his nation's two matches.
Absences
The following players are out
- Aiden Hezarkhani — groin strain — an unfortunate injury, to be sure.
- Tyler Wolff — shoulder
The following are questionable
- Juan Jose Arias — groin — maybe he will play before the end of his loan
- Zach Booth — knee — not likely to play regardless
- Kobi Henry — adductor — ugh
- DeAndre Yedlin — hamstring — I think there's a chance he plays in this one, but we'll see if Mastroeni decides to wait to give him minutes
Diego Luna has fully exited the injury report this week.
The following players are out with medium-to-long-term injuries:
- Emeka Eneli — knee — Mastroeni estimated after the World Cup break
- Ari Piol — achilles — tear suffered vs. Seattle, will likely not be back in 2026
Predicted lineup
- GK: Cabral
- CB: Quinton, Glad, Engel
- RWB: Gozo
- LWB: Sanabria
- CM: Caliskan, Spierings
- FW: Guilavogui, Olatunji, Luna
Match details
- Time: Saturday, April 4, 2:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight
- Location: Real Salt Lake stadium, Sandy, Utah
- Stream: Apple TV (no MLS subscription required)
Team form
- Real Salt Lake: LWWWD
- Sporting Kansas City: LDLWL
Head to Head
A few interesting facts:
- Real Salt Lake last lost to Sporting Kansas City in October 2023, when they suffered a 2-3 home loss.
- The two sides last played to a 0-0 draw in April 2015, and before that, in April 2014.
- Real Salt Lake's biggest win was a 3-0 win in 2022
