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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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

10
2
5
Los Angeles FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 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
#21 Position #30
47 Points 26
34 Played 34
12 / 11 / 11 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 22
52 Scored 40
40 Conceded 81
+12 GD -41
1.38 PPG 0.76
35% Win % 21%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
6/6
31-45
10/8
46-60
7/7
61-75
7/6
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 18 G 5 A
Heung-min Son 7 G 11 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Los Angeles FC welcome Sporting Kansas City for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Johnny Russell, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Luis Aurelio Lopez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 304 appearances.
  • 20' USA international Tim Melia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Andre Luiz scoring 1 goals.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' Daniel Salloi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 6 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Felipe Gutierrez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' Los Angeles FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' Dejan Jakovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • Full Time. Sporting Kansas City beats Los Angeles FC

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
Denis Bouanga 5
Carlos Vela 3
Alan Pulido 3
Daniel Salloi 3
Cristian Arango 3
Mamadou Fall 3
Diego Rossi 2
Eduard Atuesta 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
1.69 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC42% Draw27% Sporting Kansas City31%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
58%
Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC33% Draw44% Sporting Kansas City23%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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