Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Los Angeles Galaxy

2 – 2

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Mon 5 Sep 2022 · 00:00 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Riqui Puig 47' Y

Y 84' Remi Walter

Overview

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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City 2022-08-07 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City 2019-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–2	D
31 Aug	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
29 Aug	New England Revolution	A	2–1	W
20 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–3	D
14 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	5–2	W
07 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–4	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
28 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–0	W
21 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
14 Aug	Austin FC	A	3–4	L
07 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–2	W
31 Jul	Austin FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Sporting Kansas City
#27	Position	#30
22	Points	14
19	Played	18
5 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 12
24	Scored	18
29	Conceded	46
-5	GD	-28
1.16	PPG	0.78
26%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ 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 Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Dignity Health Sports Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
4' What composure from Javier Hernandez! The Mexico international strokes it home. 1-0.
5' Javier Hernandez makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Los Angeles Galaxy are in front.
10' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
15' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
20' The 39-year-old Martin Caceres has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Logan Ndenbe, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' 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.
40' Oriol Rosell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
45' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
47' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Riqui Puig on 47 minutes.
52' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
58' Sacha Kljestan is replacing Victor Vazquez for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
64' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza is replaced by Felipe Hernandez.
66' GOAL! Johnny Russell fires home to make it 2-1!
71' Douglas Costa is replacing Gaston Brugman for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
73' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oriol Rosell is hanging Erik Thommy on the field on 73 minute.
76' Magnificent from Felipe Hernandez! That is 4 goals in 285 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Victor Vazquez made 284 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Remi Walter.
85' The whistle greets Marky Delgado as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Cabral.
88' Assisted by Victor Vazquez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Javier Hernandez makes no mistake. 3-2!
89' Khiry Shelton is replacing Daniel Salloi for the Sporting Kansas City side.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

5
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
54
Remi Walter
26
Erik Thommy ↓ Oriol Rosell 73'
7
Johnny Russell
20
Daniel Salloi ↓ Khiry Shelton 89'
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Felipe Hernandez 64'
18
Logan Ndenbe
1
John Pulskamp
23
William Agada
3
Andreu Fontas
24
Kayden Pierre

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
Felipe Gutierrez	2
Gabriel Pec	2
Sebastian Lletget	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2022-09-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-08-31 Toronto FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2022-08-29 New England Revolution 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-08-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC D 2022-08-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 5–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-08-07 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-09-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-08-28 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2022-08-14 Austin FC 4–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-08-07 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-07-31 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Austin FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.53 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy50% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.21

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	59%	41%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

73%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

50%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Sporting Kansas City

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy42% Draw36% Sporting Kansas City22%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 1

7.1%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

5.4%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

2 – 3

3.6%

1 – 0

3.5%

4 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	16%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	19%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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