Sunday , 16 August 2026

Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Los Angeles FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Mon 9 Jun 2025 · 01:00 UTC BMO Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Hollingshead 27' Y
Y 67' Jake Davis
Frankie Amaya 88' Y
Sergi Palencia 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at BMO Stadium.

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

10
2
4
Los Angeles FC 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2025-06-09 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2025-03-23 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC 2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC 2024-03-10 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2023-06-18 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W
24 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–2 D
19 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
15 May Seattle Sounders FC H 4–0 W
11 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
04 May Houston Dynamo H 2–0 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jun Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
01 Jun Houston Dynamo A 3–1 W
25 May New England Revolution H 3–3 D
18 May San Diego FC A 0–0 D
15 May St. Louis City A 2–2 D
11 May Portland Timbers A 0–1 L

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' Three points are at stake. Los Angeles FC host Sporting Kansas City — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Khiry Shelton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • 15' Logan Ndenbe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kerry Zavagnin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 27' The referee calls foul for Ryan Hollingshead. He receives a card.
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kerry Zavagnin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 39' What a moment for Dejan Joveljic! That strike on 39 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Assisted by Denis Bouanga with the perfectly-timed delivery and Eddie Segura makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 59' A stunning finish from Denis Bouanga — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 61' The crowd applauds Memo Rodriguez as he leaves the pitch. Jake Davis steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Frankie Amaya. He replaces Yaw Yeboah on 65 minute.
  • 67' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Jake Davis gets a card.
  • 71' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Magomed Suleymanov exits the field as Santiago Munoz enters on 71.
  • 76' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 81' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tim Leibold is hanging Logan Ndenbe on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' Stephen Afrira gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Daniel Salloi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Ryan Raposo comes on to replace Timothy Tillman.
  • 88' Los Angeles FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 89' A moment of madness from Sergi Palencia on 89 minutes earns him a card. Los Angeles FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Ryan Hollingshead as he leaves the pitch. Artem Smoliakov steps in for Los Angeles FC.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Los Angeles FC players.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kerry Zavagnin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-06-09 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2025-03-23 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC 2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC 2024-03-10 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2023-06-18 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC Form

2025-06-09 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-05-24 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2025-05-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2025-05-15 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-05-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2025-05-04 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2025-06-09 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-06-01 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-05-25 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 New England Revolution D 2025-05-18 San Diego FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2025-05-15 St. Louis City 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2025-05-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.82 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC76% Draw16% Sporting Kansas City8%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
24%
Los Angeles FC or Sporting Kansas City
84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC60% Draw33% Sporting Kansas City7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.3%
3 – 0
11.2%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
7.9%
4 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
6.3%
4 – 1
5.3%
5 – 0
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
5 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 22% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 20% 20%
-0.5 80% — 20%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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