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

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MLS · 2024

Los Angeles Galaxy

4 – 2

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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 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

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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Los Angeles Galaxy to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
10' USA international Khiry Shelton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' A quiet spell here at Dignity Health Sports Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' Sporting Kansas City have won 440 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' A stunning finish from Dejan Joveljic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
44' Dejan Joveljic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Mauricio Cuevas on, Jonathan Perez off on 46 minutes.
49' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jalen Neal on 49 minutes.
54' Gabriel Pec makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Los Angeles Galaxy are in front.
59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido is replaced by Willy Agada.
65' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Memo Rodriguez exits the field as Stephen Afrira enters on 65.
66' Goal! Stephen Afrira scores his 6 goal in 289 matches.
68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joseph Paintsil.
73' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Dejan Joveljic scoring 1 goals.
75' What a moment for Joseph Paintsil! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
80' 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.
81' The USA Robert Castellanos breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 3-2!
83' The crowd applauds Dejan Joveljic as he leaves the pitch. Miguel Berry steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
84' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Erik Thommy departs to be replaced by Marinos Tzionis.
89' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jake Davis.
90' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Tucker Lepley on, Gabriel Pec off on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles Galaxy take all three points.

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
Dejan Joveljic	2
Felipe Gutierrez	2
Gabriel Pec	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

2.59 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy63% Draw19% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

82%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

37%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Sporting Kansas City

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy47% Draw36% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 1

7.6%

3 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

3 – 2

4.9%

4 – 1

4.7%

1 – 0

4.7%

1 – 2

4.5%

4 – 0

3.6%

4 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	18%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	20%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	10%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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