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 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' Los Angeles Galaxy have kicked off against Sporting Kansas City. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The 31-year-old Remi Walter has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
12' Magnificent from Alan Pulido! That is 39 goals in 13 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
17' Erik Thommy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sporting Kansas City winning 100% of all matches.
23' Dany Rosero was booked on 23.
24' Martin Caceres does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles Galaxy surge ahead!
29' Preston Judd, a USA , has 20 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
39' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
44' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 504 goals from 297 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
54' Kelvin Leerdam has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
59' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
62' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Raheem Edwards comes on to replace Julian Aude.
64' Sensational shot from Preston Judd. Los Angeles Galaxy is back in the lead.
65' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Johnny Russell is hanging Khiry Shelton on the field on 65 minute.
70' 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.
75' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Erik Thommy exits the field as Roger Espinoza enters on 75.
76' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Douglas Costa by Daniel Aguirre on 76 minute.
81' Tim Leibold is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
86' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
90' GOAL! Alan Pulido fires home to make it 2-2!
90' The referee shows Los Angeles Galaxy player a card on 90.
The final score is 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
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

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

1.94 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Sporting Kansas City 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy44% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

70%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

56%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Sporting Kansas City

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy35% Draw41% Sporting Kansas City24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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