Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles Galaxy

2 – 2

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Thu 22 Jun 2023 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Alan Pulido

Martin Caceres 24' 1–1

Preston Judd 64' 2–1

2–2 90' Alan Pulido pen

Y 17' Erik Thommy

Y 23' Dany Rosero

Daniel Aguirre 90' Y

Overview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

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	26	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	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
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

2023-06-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City 2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–2	D
11 Jun	St. Louis City	A	1–1	D
01 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	3–2	W
28 May	Charlotte FC	H	0–1	L
20 May	D.C. United SC	A	0–3	L
17 May	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
18 Jun	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L
11 Jun	Austin FC	H	4–1	W
04 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
01 Jun	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
28 May	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
5' Brazil international Lucas Felipe Calegari has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
12' A goal from the Mexico international Alan Pulido! He fires home on 12 to make it 0-1!
17' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Erik Thommy.
22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
23' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dany Rosero on 23 minutes.
24' A goal from the Uruguay international Martin Caceres! He fires home on 24 to make it 1-1!
29' Tim Leibold has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 299 appearances.
34' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
39' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
44' 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.
49' Over 49 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
54' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
59' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Dejan Joveljic scoring 1 goals.
62' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Julian Aude exits the field as Raheem Edwards enters on 62.
64' Preston Judd puts Los Angeles Galaxy on the lead.
65' Johnny Russell is replacing Khiry Shelton for the Sporting Kansas City side.
70' Gaston Brugman, a Uruguay , has 23 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
75' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Erik Thommy trudges off to be replaced by Roger Espinoza on 75 minutes.
76' Douglas Costa makes way for Daniel Aguirre at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
86' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
90' The deadlock is broken! Alan Pulido gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Aguirre argues furiously but the card stands.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Johnny Russell	6
Javier Hernandez	5
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	5
Joseph Paintsil	4
William Agada	3
Johnny Russell	2
Dejan Joveljic	2
Daniel Salloi	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-06-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-11 St. Louis City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-06-01 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-05-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Charlotte FC L 2023-05-20 D.C. United SC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-06-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-18 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2023-06-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Austin FC W 2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 FC Dallas W 2023-05-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.84 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Sporting Kansas City 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy43% Draw26% Sporting Kansas City31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

69%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

57%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Sporting Kansas City

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy34% Draw42% Sporting Kansas City24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 0

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

3 – 2

3 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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