Sunday , 18 October 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sporting Kansas City
3 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 13 Sep 2026 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park 15,738 HT 45' · FT 45'
Andre Luiz 18' 1–0
Taylor Calheira 31' 2–0
2–1 47' Denis Bouanga
Jacob Bartlett 71' 3–1
Y 19' Sergi Palencia
Kwaku Agyabeng 44' Y
Y 80' Yevgen Cheberko
Calvin Harris 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Assistant 1 Logan Brown
  • Assistant 2 Eduardo Jeff (USA)
8 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 29 66
2 Internacional CF Miami 30 55
3 New England Revolution 30 52
4 Chicago Fire FC 30 48
5 Charlotte FC 30 47
6 Philadelphia Union 30 46
7 Orlando City SC 30 41
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 Toronto FC 30 36
10 New York Red Bulls 30 36
11 New York City FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 29 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 30 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 29 24
16 FC Dallas 30 53
17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 52
18 St. Louis City 30 51
19 San Jose Earthquakes 29 47
20 Houston Dynamo 30 46
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 29 41
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 39
24 Colorado Rapids SC 29 38
25 Real Salt Lake 30 36
26 Minnesota United FC 30 34
27 Austin FC 30 34
28 San Diego FC 29 33
29 Portland Timbers 29 33
30 Sporting Kansas City 30 22

Head-to-Head

5
2
10
Sporting Kansas City 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-13 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles FC 2026-07-26 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City 2025-06-09 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2025-03-23 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC 2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep Los Angeles FC H 3–1 W
06 Sep FC Dallas A 3–4 L
29 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–3 L
23 Aug Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
19 Aug St. Louis City H 1–1 D
16 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 1–3 L
10 Sep New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
06 Sep Real Salt Lake A 2–2 D
29 Aug D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
23 Aug Portland Timbers H 1–1 D
20 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles FC
#30 Position #21
22 Points 45
30 Played 30
6 / 4 / 20 W / D / L 12 / 9 / 9
36 Scored 47
74 Conceded 32
-38 GD +15
0.73 PPG 1.50
20% Win % 40%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
3% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
43% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (22 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/10
16-30
7/9
31-45
7/9
46-60
2/7
61-75
6/12
76+
4/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/5
46-60
6/5
61-75
6/6
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 17 G 5 A
Heung-min Son 7 G 11 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting Los Angeles FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Wyatt Meyer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' GOAL! Andre Luiz scores on 18. Assisted by Justin Reynolds
  • 19' Controversy at the stadium! Sergi Palencia argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marky Delgado, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 31' Brilliant from the ! Taylor Calheira makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 31.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' Kwaku Agyabeng picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Marky Delgado has so much to prove this time. He replaces Igor on 46 minute.
  • 47' Denis Bouanga has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
  • 52' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 57' The 34-year-old Heung-min Son has been sensational this season — 6 goals and 7 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Kwaku Agyabeng is replaced by Jacob Bartlett on 61 minute.
  • 66' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 67' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Sergi Palencia is withdrawn and Ryan Raposo gets his opportunity.
  • 71' The USA Jacob Bartlett breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 3-1!
  • 76' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
  • 80' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a card on 80.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Yevgen Cheberko is replaced by Jeremy Ebobisse on 81 minute.
  • 81' Yevgen Cheberko has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 81.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a card for Calvin Harris.
  • 85' Seymour Reid gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Stephen Afrira and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Jayden Reid. He replaces Calvin Harris on 87 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Bouanga 5
Mamadou Fall 3
Carlos Vela 3
Alan Pulido 3
Daniel Salloi 3
Cristian Arango 3
Aaron Long 2
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 2

Head to Head

2026-09-13 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles FC 2026-07-26 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City 2025-06-09 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2025-03-23 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC 2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC

Sporting Kansas City Form

2026-09-13 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles FC W 2026-09-06 FC Dallas 4–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-08-23 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City D 2026-08-16 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Los Angeles FC Form

2026-09-13 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2026-09-10 Los Angeles FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2026-09-06 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-08-29 D.C. United SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2026-08-23 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2026-08-20 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.14 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City26% Draw24% Los Angeles FC50%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
51%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
74%
Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City17% Draw41% Los Angeles FC42%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.6%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 3
6.5%
0 – 3
5.8%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 22% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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