Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .
- Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Adam Wienckowski
- Referee Robert Sibiga
- Referee Alejandro Mariscal
- Referee Katie Nesbitt
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Apr | Sporting Kansas City | H | 0–2 | L |
| 31 Mar | Los Angeles FC | H | 4–3 | W |
| 25 Mar | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 11 Mar | New York City FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Mar | Portland Timbers | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Apr | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Apr | D.C. United SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Mar | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 18 Mar | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 3–2 | W |
| 10 Mar | Chicago Fire FC | A | 4–3 | W |
| 05 Mar | New York City FC | H | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Sporting Kansas City | |
|---|---|---|
| #26 | Position | #30 |
| 44 | Points | 26 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 11 / 11 / 12 | W / D / L | 7 / 5 / 22 |
| 50 | Scored | 40 |
| 57 | Conceded | 81 |
| -7 | GD | -41 |
| 1.29 | PPG | 0.76 |
| 32% | Win % | 21% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
6%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
6/9
16-30
5/6
31-45
9/12
46-60
6/8
61-75
4/6
76+
10/6
■ 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 Galaxy
| Klauss | 10 G | |
| Marco Reus | 8 G | 11 A |
| Gabriel Pec | 5 G | 4 A |
Sporting Kansas City
| Andre Luiz | 7 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Yohan Croizet has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 301 appearances.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Khiry Shelton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' Johnny Russell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
- 25' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sigi Schmid might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 35' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' The 36-year-old Rolf Feltscher has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
- 55' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ike Opara made 301 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 70' Los Angeles Galaxy 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.
- 75' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 85' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 301 games and scored 461 goals.
- With this win, Sporting Kansas City is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 16
- 2
- 8
- 3
- 11
- 7
- 19
- 1
- 5
- 24
Bench
-
9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic ↑ 62'
-
17
Sebastian Lletget ↑ 67'
- 14
- 4
- 28
- 6
- 41
Coach
Sigi Schmid
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
-
10
Yohan Croizet ↓ Seth Sinovic 70'
- 5
- 8
- 3
- 29
- 6
- 20
- 17
- 94
- 14
Bench
-
15
Seth Sinovic ↑ 70'
-
12
Gerso Fernandes ↑ 88'
- 11
- 19
- 26
- 1
- 22
Coach
Peter Vermes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Johnny Russell | 6 |
| Javier Hernandez | 5 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 5 |
| Joseph Paintsil | 4 |
| William Agada | 3 |
| Daniel Salloi | 2 |
| Dejan Joveljic | 2 |
| Felipe Gutierrez | 2 |
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
Sporting Kansas City Form
2018-04-09
Los Angeles Galaxy
0–2
Sporting Kansas City
W
2018-04-01
Sporting Kansas City
1–0
D.C. United SC
W
2018-03-25
Colorado Rapids SC
2–2
Sporting Kansas City
D
2018-03-18
Sporting Kansas City
3–2
San Jose Earthquakes
W
2018-03-10
Chicago Fire FC
3–4
Sporting Kansas City
W
2018-03-05
Sporting Kansas City
0–2
New York City FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.76
Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Los Angeles Galaxy or Sporting Kansas City 74% + Both teams to score 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Kansas City win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 2.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 3.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 4.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
63%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
63%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Sporting Kansas City
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 2
4%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy
| Handicap | Los Angeles Galaxy covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 12% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 18% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 18% | 19% |
| +1.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +2 | 81% | 11% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
18%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.