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Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 12 Aug 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Chris Wattam
  • Referee Timothy Ford

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

9
2
4
Los Angeles FC 15 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-12 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Sporting Kansas City H 0–2 L
05 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L
27 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–2 D
22 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–5 L
15 Jul Portland Timbers H 0–0 D
08 Jul Orlando City SC H 4–1 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Los Angeles FC A 2–0 W
05 Aug Houston Dynamo A 1–0 W
29 Jul FC Dallas H 2–3 L
14 Jul New York Red Bulls A 2–3 L
08 Jul Toronto FC H 2–2 D
05 Jul Real Salt Lake A 2–4 L

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC Sporting Kansas City
#20 Position #30
24 Points 11
15 Played 14
7 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
24 Scored 14
17 Conceded 36
+7 GD -22
1.60 PPG 0.79
47% Win % 21%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' With 2 assists to his name this season, Daniel Salloi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 40' Luis Aurelio Lopez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • 45' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Seth Sinovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' Diego Rossi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' Canada international Dejan Jakovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' Graham Zusi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 90' Sporting Kansas City have won 435 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mamadou Fall 3
Carlos Vela 3
Alan Pulido 3
Daniel Salloi 3
Cristian Arango 3
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 2
Denis Bouanga 2
Aaron Long 2

Head to Head

2018-08-12 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

Los Angeles FC Form

2018-08-12 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-08-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-07-27 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-07-22 Minnesota United FC 5–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-07-15 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2018-07-08 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Orlando City SC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-08-12 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-08-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-07-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 FC Dallas L 2018-07-14 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-07-08 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Toronto FC D 2018-07-05 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.84 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC45% Draw27% Sporting Kansas City28%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
55%
Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC37% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City20%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
6.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.