Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Los Angeles FC

0 – 2

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 12 Aug 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 16 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#17	Position	#30
34	Points	14
19	Played	18
10 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 12
35	Scored	18
19	Conceded	46
+16	GD	-28
1.79	PPG	0.78
53%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Los Angeles FC launch into their encounter with Sporting Kansas City.
5' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Krisztian Nemeth suffering a number of foals already.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Besler made 285 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bob Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
45' Marcos Urena has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
50' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
60' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 289 games and scored 582 goals.
75' Benny Feilhaber, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
80' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ilie Sanchez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' Felipe Gutierrez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	4
Cristian Arango	3
Mamadou Fall	3
Carlos Vela	3
Alan Pulido	3
Daniel Salloi	3
Diego Rossi	2
Aaron Long	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.08 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC50% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City25%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

50%

Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC41% Draw41% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✗

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

Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

Sporting Kansas City Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Clean Sheet