Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake stats tab covers MLS (USA), Regular Season - 33 on 13 Jul 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Sporting Kansas City 4, Real Salt Lake 9; Shots off target: Sporting Kansas City 6, Real Salt Lake 2; Possession: Sporting Kansas City 54%, Real Salt Lake 46%; Corner kicks: Sporting Kansas City 4, Real Salt Lake 3; Fouls: Sporting Kansas City 5, Real Salt Lake 11; Yellow cards: Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 2. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Real Salt Lake led shots on target, 9 to 4 over Sporting Kansas City, Sporting Kansas City had more possession, 54% to 46% over Real Salt Lake, and Sporting Kansas City led corner kicks, 4 to 3 over Real Salt Lake. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Real Salt Lake committed more fouls, 11 to 5 over Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake had more yellow cards, 2 to 0 over Sporting Kansas City. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.