Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | Sporting Kansas City | H | 0–0 | D |
| 02 Mar | Real Salt Lake | A | 0–3 | L |
| 24 Feb | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Oct | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Oct | Austin FC | A | 4–2 | W |
| 05 Oct | Minnesota United FC | H | 5–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | Los Angeles FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Mar | Philadelphia Union | H | 1–1 | D |
| 25 Feb | Houston Dynamo | A | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Oct | Minnesota United FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 08 Oct | Real Salt Lake | A | 3–2 | W |
| 01 Oct | St. Louis City | A | 1–4 | L |
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)
H2H (17 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
38%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
Los Angeles FC this season
6%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
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' That's the starting whistle at Banc of California Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City.
- 5' With 1 assists to his name this season, Mateusz Bogusz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
- 10' Nemanja Radoja is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
- 15' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- 25' Ryan Hollingshead needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 27' Sporting Kansas City player sees a card in front of him.
- 31' Omar Campos was booked on 31.
- 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 304 games and scored 599 goals.
- 41' Denis Bouanga has been relatively quiet despite scoring 126 goals in his last 340 appearances.
- 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 49' Fontas is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
- 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dany Rosero, as he is very good at scoring at Banc of California Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 60' Dany Rosero catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 60.
- 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Cherundolo will be considering his options from the bench.
- 75' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 78' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Ilie Sanchez is withdrawn and Esteban David Martinez gets his opportunity.
- 83' Sporting Kansas City 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.
- 88' Los Angeles FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' Jake Davis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
- The final score is 0-0.
Lineups
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 99
- 11
- 6
- 24
- 33
- 20
- 19
- 3
- 25
- 2
Bench
- 30
- 4
- 18
- 27
- 23
- 21
-
30
Esteban David Martinez ↑ 78'
- 36
Coach
Steven Cherundolo
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 14
- 6
- 9
- 7
- 3
- 29
- 10
- 8
- 17
- 5
Bench
- 21
- 22
- 4
- 1
- 19
- 24
- 23
- 30
- 20
Coach
Peter Vermes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Denis Bouanga | 5 |
| Carlos Vela | 3 |
| Alan Pulido | 3 |
| Daniel Salloi | 3 |
| Cristian Arango | 3 |
| Mamadou Fall | 3 |
| Aaron Long | 2 |
| Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | 2 |
Head to Head
Los Angeles FC Form
2024-03-10
Los Angeles FC
0–0
Sporting Kansas City
D
2024-03-02
Real Salt Lake
3–0
Los Angeles FC
L
2024-02-24
Los Angeles FC
2–1
Seattle Sounders FC
W
2023-10-22
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1–1
Los Angeles FC
D
2023-10-08
Austin FC
2–4
Los Angeles FC
W
2023-10-05
Los Angeles FC
5–1
Minnesota United FC
W
Sporting Kansas City Form
2024-03-10
Los Angeles FC
0–0
Sporting Kansas City
D
2024-03-03
Sporting Kansas City
1–1
Philadelphia Union
D
2024-02-25
Houston Dynamo
1–1
Sporting Kansas City
D
2023-10-22
Sporting Kansas City
3–1
Minnesota United FC
W
2023-10-08
Real Salt Lake
2–3
Sporting Kansas City
W
2023-10-01
St. Louis City
4–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.11
Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Los Angeles FC to win 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
38%
Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
11.2%
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
4.4%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
1 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC
| Handicap | Los Angeles FC covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -2 | 23% | 20% | 57% |
| -1.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| -1 | 43% | 24% | 33% |
| -0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +0.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +1 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
46%
✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
13%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.