Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

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Sun 28 Oct 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

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	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
26	Points	47
34	Played	34
7 / 5 / 22	W / D / L	12 / 11 / 11
40	Scored	52
81	Conceded	40
-41	GD	+12
0.76	PPG	1.38
21%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 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' Adama Diomande has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' Tim Melia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
65' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 3 goals.
70' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
75' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
85' Sporting Kansas City have won 461 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Los Angeles FC.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

7
Johnny Russell ↓ Yohan Croizet 64'
21
Felipe Gutierrez ↓ Gerso Fernandes 89'
5
Matt Besler C
8
Graham Zusi
3
Ike Opara
15
Seth Sinovic
29
Tim Melia
6
Ilie Sanchez
20
Daniel Salloi
17
Roger Espinoza
14
Khiry Shelton

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	5
Cristian Arango	3
Mamadou Fall	3
Carlos Vela	3
Alan Pulido	3
Daniel Salloi	3
Eduard Atuesta	2
Aaron Long	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.39 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 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 City40% Draw25% Los Angeles FC35%

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

65%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

60%

Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City25% Draw44% Los Angeles FC31%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

6.8%

0 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	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.

Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

Los Angeles FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Clean Sheet