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 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

Los Angeles FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 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
#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' Los Angeles FC have kicked off against Sporting Kansas City. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sporting Kansas City winning 50% of all matches.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
20' A goal from the Mexico international Alan Pulido! He fires home on 20 to make it 0-1!
20' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tomas Romero.
25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
28' Luis Martins is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
33' Jose Cifuentes was booked on 33.
36' Against the run of play, Daniel Salloi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Graham Zusi.
46' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Marco Farfan departs to be replaced by Mamadou Fall.
51' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
57' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sanchez will be fuming at that decision.
58' A stunning finish from Gadi Kinda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
62' Poor challenge from Francisco Ginella. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
64' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Brian Rodriguez exits the field as Daniel Musovski enters on 64.
68' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 68 minute. Jose Cifuentes leaves to be changed by Bryce Duke.
69' Alvaro Quezada is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kim Moonhwan at the 69 minute mark.
71' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Wilson Harris comes on to replace Alan Pulido.
76' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
78' Jaylin Lindsey is replacing Gadi Kinda for the Sporting Kansas City side.
82' Daniel Musovski adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
85' The referee calls foul for Bryce Duke. He receives a Yellow card.
90' A moment of madness from Andreu Fontas on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
The points are shared — Los Angeles FC 1-4 Sporting Kansas City. Honours even.

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	5
Cristian Arango	3
Mamadou Fall	3
Carlos Vela	3
Alan Pulido	3
Daniel Salloi	3
Diego Rossi	2
Eduard Atuesta	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

2.08 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City 75% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC42% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City33%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

58%

Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC35% Draw39% Sporting Kansas City26%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

8.1%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.7%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 3

3.8%

0 – 0

3.5%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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