- Sporting Kansas City is aiming to bounce back from a recent defeat against the Colorado Rapids when they travel to take on Real Salt Lake at America First Field on Saturday.
- Sporting has struggled historically at the high-altitude venue in Sandy, Utah, going 5-13-3 in regular-season matches against RSL.
- Winger Shapi Suleymanov scored his first goal of the season in the last match, while forward Dejan Joveljic has been recalled to the Serbia national team during the international break.