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

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MLS · 2026

Sporting Kansas City

1 – 5

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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 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 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	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 15 games · Avg 3.1 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	#20
11	Points	24
14	Played	15
3 / 2 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 5
14	Scored	24
36	Conceded	17
-22	GD	+7
0.79	PPG	1.60
21%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/6

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/5

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at as Sporting Kansas City face off against Los Angeles FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
14' A moment of madness from Matt Besler on 14 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
19' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' 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.
28' A stunning finish from Christian Ramirez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
34' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Seth Sinovic will be fuming at that decision.
38' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sanchez will be fuming at that decision.
43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Latif Blessing.
48' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 48.
50' Diego Rossi adds to his 3 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
55' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
57' Controversy at the stadium! Mark-Anthony Kaye argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
62' Gerso Fernandes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
63' Carlos Vela makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Los Angeles FC are in front.
65' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Benny Feilhaber is withdrawn and Gedion Zelalem gets his opportunity.
66' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Eduard Atuesta is withdrawn and Lee Nguyen gets his opportunity.
69' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Felipe Gutierrez exits the field as Yohan Croizet enters on 69.
74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
75' The whistle greets Krisztian Nemeth as he departs to be replaced by Gianluca Busio.
76' Gianluca Busio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Krisztian Nemeth on 76 minute.
78' Los Angeles FC make a change. Christian Ramirez trudges off to be replaced by Rodolfo Zelaya on 78 minutes.
80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Steven Beitashour.
83' Mohamed El Mounir gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Jordan Harvey and will look to change the dynamic.
85' The deadlock is broken! Yohan Croizet gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tim Melia.
89' GOAL! Rodolfo Zelaya fires home to make it 1-4!
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles FC take all three points.

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
Carlos Vela	3
Alan Pulido	3
Daniel Salloi	3
Cristian Arango	3
Mamadou Fall	3
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	2
Denis Bouanga	2
Aaron Long	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 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.64 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Los Angeles FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City18% Draw21% Los Angeles FC61%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.64

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	30%	70%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

39%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

82%

Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City12% Draw36% Los Angeles FC52%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

0 – 2

9.2%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 3

7.9%

1 – 3

7.7%

1 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

6.7%

1 – 4

5.1%

0 – 4

5.1%

2 – 2

4.4%

2 – 3

3.9%

0 – 0

3.8%

2 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	8%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	29%	—	71%
+1	29%	21%	50%
+1.5	50%	—	50%
+2	50%	20%	30%
+2.5	70%	—	30%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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