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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 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

5
2
10
Sporting Kansas City 17 games · Avg 3.2 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 #21
21 Points 41
26 Played 28
6 / 3 / 17 W / D / L 11 / 8 / 9
31 Scored 43
63 Conceded 30
-32 GD +13
0.81 PPG 1.46
23% Win % 39%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Ilie Sanchez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 30' The 42-year-old Jordan Harvey has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' Johnny Russell, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Andre Horta is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 70' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Roger Espinoza, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' Tim Melia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' Ike Opara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 290 appearances.
  • 90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • Another three points for Sporting Kansas City.

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 5
Cristian Arango 3
Mamadou Fall 3
Carlos Vela 3
Alan Pulido 3
Daniel Salloi 3
Diego Rossi 2
Eduard Atuesta 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
3 / 4
1.36 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC 75% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City39% Draw25% Los Angeles FC36%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
64%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
61%
Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City24% Draw44% Los Angeles FC32%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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