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

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sat 4 Sep 2021 · 02:00 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Sebastien Ibeagha 41' Y

R 58' Roger Espinoza

Bryce Duke 77' Y

Eduard Atuesta 80' Y

Daniel Musovski 80' Y

Y 85' Tim Melia

Y 86' Tim Melia

Overview

Match Preview

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

2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	4–0	W
28 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–3	D
22 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
15 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	0–1	L
08 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
05 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–4	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	0–4	L
29 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–1	D
21 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–0	D
19 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	FC Dallas	A	2–0	W
08 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	D

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' That's the starting whistle at Banc of California Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
18' What composure from Mamadou Fall! The Senegal international strokes it home. 1-0.
19' Mamadou Fall does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles FC surge ahead!
24' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
29' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Latif Blessing is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
41' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Sebastien Ibeagha gets a Yellow card.
46' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Daniel Musovski on, Cal Jennings off on 46 minutes.
51' Alan Pulido needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
56' 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 Ilie Sanchez suffering a number of foals already.
58' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Roger Espinoza on 58 minutes.
61' Mamadou Fall does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles FC surge ahead!
66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
68' Cameron Duke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jose Mauri at the 68 minute mark.
71' Cristian Arango makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Los Angeles FC are in front.
76' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bryce Duke on 77.
80' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a Yellow card on 80.
80' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Daniel Crisostomo comes on to replace Cristian Arango.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tim Melia on 85.
86' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
86' Eduard Atuesta makes no mistake. The score reads 5-0 and Los Angeles FC are in front.
87' Eduard Atuesta adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 6-0 — and this changes everything.
88' Jesus Murillo makes way for Jordan Harvey at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles FC take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Cristian Arango ↓ Daniel Crisostomo 80'
20
Eduard Atuesta
7
Latif Blessing
44
Raheem Edwards
25
Sebastien Ibeagha
8
Francisco Ginella
26
Cal Jennings ↓ Daniel Musovski 46'
19
Bryce Duke ↓ Marco Farfan 88'
94
Jesus Murillo ↓ Jordan Harvey 88'
30
Tomas Romero
5
Mamadou Fall

Bench

32
Marco Farfan ↑ 88'
2
Jordan Harvey ↑ 88'
23
Pablo Sisniega
16
Daniel Musovski ↑ 46'
15
Daniel Crisostomo ↑ 80'

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

2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-08-28 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-08-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-08-15 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC L 2021-08-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-08-05 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-08-21 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2021-08-15 FC Dallas 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.92 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.99 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Los Angeles FC to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC67% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City15%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

33%

Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC57% Draw33% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

8.8%

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

7.9%

1 – 1

6.5%

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

5.8%

4 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

3 – 2

3.9%

5 – 0

3.5%

5 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	36%	—	64%
-2	36%	20%	44%
-1.5	56%	—	44%
-1	56%	19%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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