Real Salt Lake plays Sporting Kansas City after shutout victory

Real Salt Lake (5-10-3, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (5-10-4, 13th in the Western Conference)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sporting Kansas City +121, Real Salt Lake +199, Draw +256; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out D.C. United 2-0, Real Salt Lake faces Sporting Kansas City.

Sporting KC is 4-8-3 in Western Conference play. Sporting KC has a 2-6 record in games decided by one goal.

RSL is 4-9-3 against Western Conference opponents. RSL is 1-6 in matches decided by one goal.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dejan Joveljic has scored 11 goals and added two assists for Sporting KC. Manu Garcia has one goal and three assists over the past 10 games.

Diego Luna has eight goals and two assists for RSL. Zavier Gozo has two goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 3-4-3, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 3.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

RSL: 2-5-3, averaging 1.0 goal, 3.5 shots on goal and 5.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Zorhan Bassong (injured), Robert Voloder (injured), Dany Rosero (injured), Nemanja Radoja (injured).

RSL: Matthew Bell (injured), Emeka Eneli (injured), Diego Luna (injured), Dominik Marczuk (injured), Javain Brown (injured), Braian Ojeda (injured), Zac MacMath (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.