What we’re watching in Real Salt Lake vs. Sporting Kansas City

Actual Salt Lake are nearing a free-fall after two losses and two attracts of their final 4. They host Sporting Kansas Metropolis, who’re lifeless final within the west. This can be a essential recreation for RSL to win to cease their slide. And it’s usually one of the vital enjoyable video games to observe. RSL vs. Sporting Kansas Metropolis has proved to be among the best match-ups within the league for nearly a decade now, and tonight’s recreation represents a giant problem for either side.

Extra accidents

After RSL’s recreation at Atlanta on Wednesday, Tate Schmitt was added to the harm report. He’s listed as questionable with a knee concern. Meaning the lack of one other, considerably, defensive participant. Anderson Julio and Jefferson Savarino are additionally listed as questionable. They’re RSL’s greatest attacking spark, so their loss shall be felt within the assault. Justen Glad stays “questionable” and his absence on the backline is the most important loss on the crew.

Somebody wants to attain

Johan Kappelhof scored RSL’s solely objective towards Atlanta (his first ever in MLS), and whereas it’s nice that heart backs are scoring, it’s not an efficient plan to win a recreation. As talked about above, Sava and Julio are out for this recreation, which implies Meram and Chang on the wings. These are good choices and RSL is fortunate to have some good depth there, however Cordova has been an issue. He will get himself into good positions however merely refuses to take scoring probabilities, or when he does, they’ve very poor. Rubin would be the higher choice to begin this recreation as RSL wraps up a 3 recreation week.

Luna

The 18 yr previous U20 USMNT standout Diego Luna bought his first begin with RSL on Wednesday. He’s a participant with a excessive ceiling however he regarded a step behind for a lot of the sport. After impressing on the Concacaf U-20 Championship, his transition again to MLS proven he hasn’t readjusted to the velocity of the league. He’s a talented participant, however this can be a huge recreation and he’ll should be at this greatest to be efficient. If Actual need him to develop, video games like this could possibly be an excellent likelihood. He was subbed on the half towards ALT, and whereas no participant likes that, it’s value giving him the begin to give him these probabilities to develop.

RSL availability report

Out: Farnsworth (proper ankle), Kreilach (again), Wooden (abductor)

Questionable: Glad (hamstring), Julio (quadriceps), Savarino (hip flexor), Schmitt (knee)

With Monarchs: Dewsnup, Garcia, Beavers, Benitez, Wellings, Kei, Orozco