Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Los Angeles FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sun 17 Apr 2022 · 20:00 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 6' Roger Espinoza

Jesus Murillo 8' Y

Mamadou Fall 25' Y

Mamadou Fall 26' Y

Y 43' Johnny Russell

Kwadwo Opoku 51' Y

Diego Palacios 51' Y

Y 80' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin

Overview

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

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

Los Angeles FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-17 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
09 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
02 Apr	Orlando City SC	A	4–2	W
21 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
12 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–0	W
07 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L
10 Apr	Nashville SC	H	1–2	L
03 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–1	L
26 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
19 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–3	L
13 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	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' That's the starting whistle at Banc of California Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
6' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 6.
8' Jesus Murillo is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
13' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
18' Cristian Arango is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
23' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mamadou Fall.
26' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a Yellow card on 26.
31' 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 Remi Walter suffering a number of foals already.
36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
38' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Diego Palacios makes no mistake. 0-1!
43' The referee has no hesitation. Johnny Russell is booked for Sporting Kansas City — Yellow card on 43.
44' GOAL! Cristian Arango scores on 44.
49' Over 49 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
51' Poor challenge from Kwadwo Opoku. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
56' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
66' Felipe Hernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roger Espinoza on 66 minute.
70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi makes it 2-1.
71' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles FC surge ahead!
74' Los Angeles FC make a change. Cristian Arango trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Musovski on 74 minutes.
77' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Khiry Shelton is replaced by Nikola Vujnovic on 77 minute.
78' Brilliant from the ! Jose Cifuentes makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 78.
80' The referee has no hesitation. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin is booked for Sporting Kansas City — Yellow card on 80.
81' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Kellyn Acosta is replaced by Francisco Ginella.
86' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Andreu Fontas trudges off to be replaced by Robert Voloder on 86 minutes.
3-1 the final result. Sporting Kansas City will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
9
Cristian Arango ↓ Daniel Musovski 74'
6
Ilie Sanchez
24
Ryan Hollingshead
10
Carlos Vela
7
Latif Blessing ↓ Jose Cifuentes 66'
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Francisco Ginella 81'
16
Maxime Crepeau
22
Kwadwo Opoku ↓ Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 66'
3
Jesus Murillo
5
Mamadou Fall

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

5
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
54
Remi Walter
7
Johnny Russell
8
Graham Zusi
29
Tim Melia
20
Daniel Salloi
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Felipe Hernandez 66'
11
Khiry Shelton ↓ Nikola Vujnovic 77'
18
Logan Ndenbe
27
Marinos Tzionis ↓ Cameron Duke 77'
3
Andreu Fontas ↓ Robert Voloder 86'

Bench

21
Felipe Hernandez ↑ 66'
12
Kortne Ford
2
Ben Sweat
28
Cameron Duke ↑ 77'
4
Robert Voloder ↑ 86'
1
John Pulskamp
19
Nikola Vujnovic ↑ 77'

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

2022-04-17 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2022-04-02 Orlando City SC 2–4 Los Angeles FC W 2022-03-21 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-03-12 Internacional CF Miami 0–2 Los Angeles FC W 2022-03-07 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-04-17 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-04-10 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Nashville SC L 2022-04-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2022-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-13 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.66 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC69% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

31%

Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC54% Draw35% Sporting Kansas City11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

8.8%

3 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

4 – 0

5.5%

4 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	31%	—	69%
-2	31%	20%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	21%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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