Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

Mon 4 Mar 2019 · 01:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 10' Felipe Gutierrez

Y 17' Gerso Fernandes

Y 27' Seth Sinovic

Y 31' Roger Espinoza

Y 42' Krisztian Nemeth

Y 51' Graham Zusi

Jordan Harvey 66' Y

Latif Blessing 81' Y

R 84' Roger Espinoza

Eduard Atuesta 89' Y

Overview

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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 Robert Sibiga
Referee Jason White
Referee Ian Anderson
Referee Kevin Stott
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

2019-03-04 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2018-08-12 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
02 Nov	Real Salt Lake	H	2–3	L
28 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
21 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
13 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	4–2	W
07 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L
30 Nov	Portland Timbers	H	2–3	L
26 Nov	Portland Timbers	A	0–0	D
11 Nov	Real Salt Lake	H	4–2	W
05 Nov	Real Salt Lake	A	1–1	D
28 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
5' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Controversy at the stadium! Felipe Gutierrez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
16' The Hungary Krisztian Nemeth breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 0-1!
17' The referee calls foul for Gerso Fernandes. He receives a Yellow card.
22' 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.
27' Poor challenge from Seth Sinovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Roger Espinoza.
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' Carlos Vela has been relatively quiet despite scoring 94 goals in his last 289 appearances.
42' The referee has no hesitation. Krisztian Nemeth is booked for Sporting Kansas City — Yellow card on 42.
47' What composure from Diego Rossi! The Uruguay international strokes it home. 1-1.
51' Poor challenge from Graham Zusi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
59' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Adama Diomande comes on to replace Christian Ramirez.
62' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Kelyn Rowe on, Felipe Gutierrez off on 62 minutes.
66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan Harvey on 66.
69' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Botond Barath on, Fontas off on 69 minutes.
72' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Lee Nguyen exits the field as Latif Blessing enters on 72.
73' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Gerso Fernandes departs to be replaced by Daniel Salloi.
78' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Latif Blessing on 81 minutes.
84' A moment of madness from Roger Espinoza on 84 minutes earns him a Red card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
85' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 85 minute. Diego Rossi leaves to be changed by Peter-Lee Vassell.
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eduard Atuesta on 89.
90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adama Diomande makes it 2-1.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Carlos Vela C
20
Eduard Atuesta
21
Christian Ramirez ↓ Adama Diomande 59'
3
Steven Beitashour
2
Jordan Harvey
24
Lee Nguyen ↓ Latif Blessing 72'
25
Walker Zimmerman
1
Tyler Miller
9
Diego Rossi ↓ Peter-Lee Vassell 85'
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
4
Eddie Segura

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	4
Mamadou Fall	3
Carlos Vela	3
Alan Pulido	3
Daniel Salloi	3
Cristian Arango	3
Eduard Atuesta	2
Esteban David Martinez	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.44 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Los Angeles FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC61% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

39%

Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC49% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

9.1%

1 – 1

8.6%

3 – 1

7.4%

3 – 0

7.2%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

4.6%

0 – 0

4.4%

4 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	20%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	21%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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

Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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