Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles FC

1 – 4

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Thu 5 Aug 2021 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Tomas Romero 20' Y

Y 25' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin

Jose Cifuentes 33' Y

Y 41' Graham Zusi

Y 57' Ilie Sanchez

Francisco Ginella 62' Y

Bryce Duke 85' Y

Y 90' Andreu Fontas

Overview

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Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.

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

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

2021-08-05 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City 2021-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2019-07-04 Sporting Kansas City 1–5 Los Angeles FC 2019-03-04 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–4	L
29 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D
25 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
22 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
18 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
08 Jul	Austin FC	A	2–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	4–1	W
01 Aug	FC Dallas	H	1–2	L
26 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	3–1	W
22 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
05 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–0	W
26 Jun	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' The ball is rolling at Banc of California Stadium. Los Angeles FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Kansas City.
5' Alvaro Quezada is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Alan Pulido has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 6 cards already picked up this season.
20' Alan Pulido is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
20' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a Yellow card on 20.
25' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
28' Luis Martins adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
33' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a Yellow card on 33.
36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daniel Salloi makes it 0-3.
41' Graham Zusi was booked on 41.
46' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Mamadou Fall on, Marco Farfan off on 46 minutes.
51' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ilie Sanchez.
58' A stunning finish from Gadi Kinda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
62' Francisco Ginella was booked on 62.
64' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 64 minute. Brian Rodriguez leaves to be changed by Daniel Musovski.
68' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Jose Cifuentes is replaced by Bryce Duke.
69' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Kim Moonhwan is replaced by Alvaro Quezada.
71' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Alan Pulido has done his job and it is now time for Wilson Harris to step up.
76' 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 Tomas Romero suffering a number of foals already.
78' Gadi Kinda makes way for Jaylin Lindsey at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
82' The United States Daniel Musovski breaks the deadlock on 82 minutes. 1-4!
85' The referee calls foul for Bryce Duke. He receives a Yellow card.
90' Andreu Fontas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
Los Angeles FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sporting Kansas City were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
32
Marco Farfan ↓ Mamadou Fall 46'
10
Carlos Vela
20
Eduard Atuesta
9
Diego Rossi
33
Kim Moonhwan ↓ Alvaro Quezada 69'
44
Raheem Edwards ↓ Francisco Ginella 46'
27
Tristan Blackmon
17
Brian Rodriguez ↓ Daniel Musovski 64'
11
Jose Cifuentes ↓ Bryce Duke 68'
30
Tomas Romero

Bench

2
Jordan Harvey
23
Pablo Sisniega
8
Francisco Ginella ↑ 46'
16
Daniel Musovski ↑ 64'
19
Bryce Duke ↑ 68'
18
Erik Duenas
24
Alvaro Quezada ↑ 69'
5
Mamadou Fall ↑ 46'

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

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-08-05 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-07-29 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-25 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-08 Austin FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-08-05 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-08-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 FC Dallas L 2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-07-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.48 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC49% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City28%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

51%

Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC42% Draw36% Sporting Kansas City22%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 1

7.5%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

4.1%

1 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.4%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	16%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	20%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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