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

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MLS · 2026

Sporting Kansas City

1 – 5

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Thu 4 Jul 2019 · 00:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Matt Besler 14' Y

Seth Sinovic 34' Y

Ilie Sanchez 38' Y

Y 45' Latif Blessing

Felipe Gutierrez 48' Y

Y 57' Mark-Anthony Kaye

Y 80' Steven Beitashour

Tim Melia 89' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ted Unkel
Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
Referee Adam Garner
Referee Jeremy Kieso
Referee Kevin Stott

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

Sporting Kansas City 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-07-04 Sporting Kansas City 1–5 Los Angeles FC 2019-03-04 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 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
04 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–5	L
30 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
23 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–0	W
07 Jun	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
02 Jun	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
30 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–2	L

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	5–1	W
29 Jun	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–1	L
02 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	3–2	W
25 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	4–2	W
19 May	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
17 May	FC Dallas	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC get this one started.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Lee Nguyen, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
14' A moment of madness from Matt Besler on 14 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
19' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
28' Brilliant from the ! Christian Ramirez makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 28.
33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Seth Sinovic.
38' The referee calls foul for Ilie Sanchez. He receives a Yellow card.
43' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Latif Blessing.
48' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Felipe Gutierrez on 48 minutes.
50' Diego Rossi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
55' Rodolfo Zelaya has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
57' Controversy at the stadium! Mark-Anthony Kaye argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
62' Gianluca Busio is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
63' What a strike from Carlos Vela! The score is 0-3.
65' The supporters are chanting for Gedion Zelalem. He replaces Benny Feilhaber on 65 minute.
66' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Lee Nguyen comes on to replace Eduard Atuesta.
69' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 69 minute. Felipe Gutierrez leaves to be changed by Yohan Croizet.
74' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' Gianluca Busio is replacing Krisztian Nemeth for the Sporting Kansas City side.
76' The whistle greets Krisztian Nemeth as he departs to be replaced by Gianluca Busio.
78' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Christian Ramirez has done his job and it is now time for Rodolfo Zelaya to step up.
80' A moment of madness from Steven Beitashour on 80 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles FC will be frustrated.
83' Mohamed El Mounir gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Jordan Harvey and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Brilliant from the ! Yohan Croizet makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 85.
89' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia will be fuming at that decision.
89' Rodolfo Zelaya is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
Full Time. Los Angeles FC beats Sporting Kansas City

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Carlos Vela C
20
Eduard Atuesta ↓ Lee Nguyen 66'
21
Christian Ramirez ↓ Rodolfo Zelaya 78'
3
Steven Beitashour
2
Jordan Harvey ↓ Mohamed El Mounir 83'
9
Diego Rossi
7
Latif Blessing
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
27
Tristan Blackmon
4
Eddie Segura
23
Pablo Sisniega

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
Diego Rossi	2
Eduard Atuesta	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-07-04 Sporting Kansas City 1–5 Los Angeles FC L 2019-06-30 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-06-23 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-06-07 Toronto FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2019-06-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2019-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Los Angeles FC Form

2019-07-04 Sporting Kansas City 1–5 Los Angeles FC W 2019-06-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Los Angeles FC L 2019-06-02 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles FC W 2019-05-25 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-05-19 FC Dallas 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2019-05-17 Los Angeles FC 2–0 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.06 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.55 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City19% Draw22% Los Angeles FC59%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

41%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

81%

Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City13% Draw37% Los Angeles FC50%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 2

8.8%

1 – 1

8.1%

1 – 3

7.6%

0 – 3

7.3%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 4

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 4

4.6%

2 – 3

4.1%

0 – 0

3.9%

2 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	8%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	32%	—	68%
+1	32%	21%	47%
+1.5	53%	—	47%
+2	53%	20%	27%
+2.5	73%	—	27%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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