Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy

7 – 2

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Mon 16 Sep 2019 · 02:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'

Rolf Feltscher 14' Y

Y 43' Graham Smith

Y 45' Gerso Fernandes

Y 76' Ilie Sanchez

Joe Corona 89' Y

Overview

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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 Ted Unkel
Referee David Gantar
Referee Eduardo Mariscal
Referee Mike Rottersman
Referee

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City 2019-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-10-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	7–2	W
12 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
01 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	3–4	L
26 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	3–3	D
18 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–2	D
15 Aug	FC Dallas	H	2–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–7	L
08 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
01 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
23 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
18 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
14 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	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)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

6% Clean Sheets
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City has kicked off!
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 297 games and scored 504 goals.
14' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rolf Feltscher.
19' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
24' Felipe Gutierrez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
29' Jonathan dos Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes it 1-1.
37' Argentina international Cristian Pavon has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rolf Feltscher made 297 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
43' The referee calls foul for Graham Smith. He receives a Yellow card.
45' Gerso Fernandes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
48' Brilliant from the ! Joe Corona makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 48.
51' A goal from the Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic! He fires home on 51 to make it 3-1!
56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Guillermo Schelotto will be considering his options from the bench.
66' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Gianluca Busio comes on to replace Roger Espinoza.
69' The deadlock is broken! Uriel Antuna gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
74' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Erik Hurtado trudges off to be replaced by Krisztian Nemeth on 74 minutes.
75' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Gerso Fernandes is replaced by Daniel Salloi on 75 minute.
76' Ilie Sanchez was booked on 76.
77' A stunning finish from Sebastian Lletget — that came from absolutely nowhere!
79' GOAL! Sebastian Lletget scores on 79. Assisted by Uriel Antuna
80' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Uriel Antuna exits the field as Efrain Alvarez enters on 80.
83' The crowd applauds Cristian Pavon as he leaves the pitch. Chris Pontius steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
85' The Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimovic breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 7-1!
86' Assisted by Gianluca Busio with the perfectly-timed delivery and Felipe Gutierrez makes no mistake. 7-2!
87' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Jonathan dos Santos by Servando Carrasco on 87 minute.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Joe Corona is booked for Los Angeles Galaxy — Yellow card on 89.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles Galaxy take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

18
Uriel Antuna ↓ Efrain Alvarez 80'
25
Rolf Feltscher
9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic C
8
Jonathan dos Santos ↓ Servando Carrasco 87'
17
Sebastian Lletget
1
David Bingham
5
Daniel Steres
4
David Romney
10
Cristian Pavon ↓ Chris Pontius 83'
3
Diego Polenta
14
Joe Corona

Bench

Coach Guillermo Schelotto

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Johnny Russell	6
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	5
Javier Hernandez	5
Joseph Paintsil	4
William Agada	3
Gabriel Pec	2
Sebastian Lletget	2
Alan Pulido	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2019-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-09-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-08-26 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2019-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2019-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 FC Dallas W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-08-18 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-08-14 Orlando City SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.09 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy67% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City15%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 4.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

84%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

33%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Sporting Kansas City

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy55% Draw32% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–2 not predicted

7 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

7.7%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

6.3%

3 – 0

6.3%

4 – 1

5.9%

1 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

4 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

3.9%

4 – 2

3.8%

5 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	19%	47%
-1.5	53%	—	47%
-1	53%	19%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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