Free MLS Playoffs Pick Real Salt Lake vs. Sporting KC
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MLS Playoffs Handicapping
Real Salt Lake vs. Sporting KC
Date: Saturday, March 26
Time: 06:00 PM
Venue: Children’s Mercy Park
MLS Moneyline Odds: Real Salt Lake 300 / Draw 250/ Sporting KC -115 (Bet Now!)
MLS Spread Betting Odds: Salt Lake City 0.5 / Kansas City -0.5
MLS Betting Total: O/U 2.5
Heading into this matchup, the Real Salt Lake are the 0.5 goal underdogs. Through 4 matches, they have covered this margin 4 times. As for Sporting KC, they enter the match as -0.5 goal favorites. Through 4 matches, they have won by this margin 1 time.
Real Salt Lake
The Real Salt Lake travel to take on the Sporting KC, with an above .500 record, at 3-1-0. This mark places them 2nd in the Western Conference. Salt Lake City will be looking to add another win to their resume, as they are coming off a 2-1 victory over Nashville. For the season, the Real Salt Lake have finished 2 matches having scored at least two goals. On defense, Salt Lake has played 1 game in which they held their opponent to one goal or less.
So far, the Real Salt Lake has been an above-average scoring team, at 1.5 goals per 90 minutes (8th). On defense, Salt Lake City is 9th in the MLS, giving up 0.75 goals per 90 minutes.
Heading into the match, Bobby Wood leads Salt Lake with 2 goals through 4 matches. Behind him is Tate Schmitt, who has also found the net 2 times. Early in the season, goalie Zac MacMath has a save percentage of 85.0%, placing him 4th among MLS goalies. This performance has come with opponents taking a total of 20 shots on goal.
Sporting KC
The Sporting KC will host the Real Salt Lake, with an above .500 record, at 1-0-3. This mark places them 12th in the Western Conference. In their last match, Kansas City lost to the Chicago Fire by a score of 3-1. So far, Sporting KC has turned in 1 performance with one goal or less. Defensively, this was Kansas City’s only game in which they allowed two goals or more.
Through 4 matches, Sporting KC has struggled on offense, averaging just 0.75 goals per 90 minutes. This output places them 26th in the MLS. In terms of scoring defense, Kansas City will look to tighten things up as they are giving up 2.0 goals per 90 minutes, placing them 24th in the league.
On offense, Sporting KC is led by Rémi Walter and Roger Espinoza, who have each found the net 1 time. So far, their combined goals account for 66% of the team’s overall scoring. In terms of goalie play, Sporting KC has gotten good performances from Tim Melia. On the season, opposing teams have accumulated 15 shots on target, in which Melia has turned home at a rate of 53.3%, 25th in the league.
Free Real Salt Lake vs. Sporting KC MLS Final Analysis:
In this matchup, I recommend taking Real Salt Lake and Sporting KC to surpass the over-under line of 2.5 goals.
When looking at the advanced analytics, Sporting KC has an expected goals allowed figure of 1.5 per 90 minutes. On the other side, Real Salt Lake is likely due for some negative defensive regression their expected goals allowed number of 1.00 sits higher than the actual figure of just .75 per 90.
Another reason I see this game featuring a lot of scoring is the fact that each team is among the MLS leaders in generating possessions in the attacking third of the field. With each squad in the upper half of the league in shots on goal per 90 minutes, look for this match to easily surpass the line of 2.5 goals.
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