Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Los Angeles Galaxy

4 – 2

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sun 16 Jun 2024 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Dejan Joveljic 44' Y

Jalen Neal 49' Y

Joseph Paintsil 68' Y

Y 90' Jake Davis

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

2024-06-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Sporting Kansas City 2024-03-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	H	4–2	W
02 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
30 May	FC Dallas	H	3–1	W
26 May	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
18 May	Charlotte FC	A	0–0	D
16 May	Minnesota United FC	A	2–2	D

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–4	L
09 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
02 Jun	Minnesota United FC	A	1–3	L
30 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–2	L
26 May	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
19 May	Austin FC	A	2–3	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' Los Angeles Galaxy have kicked off against Sporting Kansas City. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' A quiet spell here at Dignity Health Sports Park. Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Dejan Joveljic scoring 1 goals.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Erik Thommy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 301 games and scored 461 goals.
35' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
40' The Serbia Dejan Joveljic breaks the deadlock on 40 minutes. 1-0!
44' Los Angeles Galaxy player sees a card in front of him.
46' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Perez departs to be replaced by Mauricio Cuevas.
49' The referee shows Los Angeles Galaxy player a card on 49.
54' The Brazil Gabriel Pec breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 2-0!
59' Japan international Miki Yamane has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
61' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Alan Pulido exits the field as Willy Agada enters on 61.
65' The crowd applauds Memo Rodriguez as he leaves the pitch. Stephen Afrira steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
66' GOAL! Stephen Afrira fires home to make it 2-1!
68' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Joseph Paintsil gets a card.
73' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jalen Neal suffering a number of foals already.
75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joseph Paintsil makes it 3-1.
80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
81' Goal! Robert Castellanos scores his 3 goal in 231 matches.
83' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Dejan Joveljic by Miguel Berry on 83 minute.
84' Marinos Tzionis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erik Thommy on 84 minute.
89' Jonathan Perez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Jake Davis.
90' The whistle greets Gabriel Pec as he departs to be replaced by Tucker Lepley.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles Galaxy 4-2 Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

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
Alan Pulido	2
Johnny Russell	2
Dejan Joveljic	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2024-06-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-06-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-05-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas W 2024-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-05-18 Charlotte FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2024-05-16 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-06-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-06-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-06-02 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-05-26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-19 Austin FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.69 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy64% Draw19% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 4.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

83%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

36%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Sporting Kansas City

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy48% Draw35% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.4%

1 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

4 – 1

1 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

3.7%

4 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	18%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	20%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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