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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
41 Points 21
28 Played 26
11 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 17
43 Scored 31
30 Conceded 63
+13 GD -32
1.46 PPG 0.81
39% Win % 23%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles FC gets underway.
  • 5' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Benny Feilhaber is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • 15' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
  • 30' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 35' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 40' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • 50' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 294 games and scored 585 goals.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' Felipe Gutierrez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 0-2 the final result. Los Angeles FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
1.73 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 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 FC43% Draw27% Sporting Kansas City30%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
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
70%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
57%
Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC34% Draw44% Sporting Kansas City22%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 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.