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 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 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	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	27	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	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
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 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
#23	Position	#30
36	Points	21
28	Played	26
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 17
37	Scored	31
44	Conceded	63
-7	GD	-32
1.29	PPG	0.81
32%	Win %	23%

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

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ 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 Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City get this one started.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
14' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rolf Feltscher.
19' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
24' Goal! Felipe Gutierrez scores his 26 goal in 290 matches.
29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
32' Zlatan Ibrahimovic adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles Galaxy lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
37' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
42' 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.
43' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
45' Gerso Fernandes was booked on 45.
48' GOAL! Joe Corona fires home to make it 2-1!
51' A stunning finish from Zlatan Ibrahimovic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Lletget made 287 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' 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.
66' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Roger Espinoza trudges off to be replaced by Gianluca Busio on 66 minutes.
69' Uriel Antuna adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles Galaxy lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
74' Krisztian Nemeth gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Erik Hurtado and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Daniel Salloi is replacing Gerso Fernandes for the Sporting Kansas City side.
76' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 76.
77' Sebastian Lletget is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
79' Sebastian Lletget does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles Galaxy surge ahead!
80' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Uriel Antuna trudges off to be replaced by Efrain Alvarez on 80 minutes.
83' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Chris Pontius on, Cristian Pavon off on 83 minutes.
85' GOAL! Zlatan Ibrahimovic fires home to make it 7-1!
86' Felipe Gutierrez makes no mistake. The score reads 7-2 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
87' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Servando Carrasco on, Jonathan dos Santos off on 87 minutes.
89' Los Angeles Galaxy receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Kansas City.

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
Sebastian Lletget	2
Alan Pulido	2
Johnny Russell	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

2.99 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy66% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City16%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 4.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

84%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

34%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Sporting Kansas City

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy54% Draw33% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–2 not predicted

7 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

3 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

6.7%

3 – 0

6.4%

1 – 1

6.1%

4 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

4.8%

4 – 0

4.7%

1 – 0

4.2%

4 – 2

3.6%

5 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	33%	—	67%
-2	33%	19%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	19%	29%
-0.5	71%	—	29%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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