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Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sporting Kansas City
2 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 28 Oct 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
2
10
Sporting Kansas City 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2018-08-12 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
21 Oct FC Dallas A 3–0 W
18 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 4–1 W
07 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
30 Sep Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
23 Sep Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
21 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
13 Oct Houston Dynamo H 4–2 W
07 Oct Colorado Rapids SC A 3–0 W
29 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 1–3 L
22 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles FC
#30 Position #17
14 Points 34
18 Played 19
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 5
18 Scored 35
46 Conceded 19
-28 GD +16
0.78 PPG 1.79
22% Win % 53%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' 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 Khiry Shelton suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Andre Horta, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Ike Opara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 40' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
  • 60' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 285 games and scored 439 goals.
  • 75' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Jordan Harvey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Walker Zimmerman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 90' Felipe Gutierrez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Bouanga 4
Daniel Salloi 3
Cristian Arango 3
Mamadou Fall 3
Carlos Vela 3
Alan Pulido 3
Diego Rossi 2
Aaron Long 2

Head to Head

2018-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2018-08-12 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2018-10-21 FC Dallas 0–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-10-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-09-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2018-09-23 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Los Angeles FC Form

2018-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-10-13 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Houston Dynamo W 2018-10-07 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC W 2018-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-09-22 Los Angeles FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.26 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.92 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC 76% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City34% Draw24% Los Angeles FC42%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
58%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
66%
Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City20% Draw42% Los Angeles FC38%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.6%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.8%
0 – 3
4.8%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 21% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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