Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Sporting Kansas City

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Los Angeles FC

Sun 18 Jun 2023 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park 19,410 HT 45' · FT 45'

Alan Pulido pen 17' 1–0

1–1 48' Denil Maldonado

1–2 90' Carlos Vela

Dany Rosero 50' Y

Y 59' Mateusz Bogusz

Y 65' Stipe Biuk

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

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

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

2023-06-18 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC 2023-05-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2022-07-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC 2022-04-17 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jun	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L
11 Jun	Austin FC	H	4–1	W
04 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
01 Jun	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
28 May	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
21 May	St. Louis City	A	0–4	L

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
15 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	0–1	L
11 Jun	Houston Dynamo	A	0–4	L
08 Jun	Atlanta United FC	H	0–0	D
21 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
18 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sporting Kansas City to score. At the same time, Los Angeles FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' John McCarthy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
17' Alan Pulido does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
27' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
37' 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.
42' Israel international Gadi Kinda has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carlos Vela is hanging Ilie Sanchez on the field on 46 minute.
48' What a strike from Denil Maldonado! The score is 1-1.
50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dany Rosero.
55' Jake Davis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
58' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 58 minute. Gadi Kinda leaves to be changed by Khiry Shelton.
59' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a card on 59.
59' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Tim Leibold is withdrawn and Roger Espinoza gets his opportunity.
64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
65' Los Angeles FC player sees a card in front of him.
70' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
75' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's 4-3-3 shape.
76' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Jake Davis is replaced by Johnny Russell on 76 minute.
81' 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.
86' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
90' Carlos Vela adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
Full Time. Los Angeles FC beats Sporting Kansas City

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios ↓ Ryan Hollingshead 46'
6
Ilie Sanchez ↓ Carlos Vela 46'
33
Aaron Long
77
John McCarthy
19
Mateusz Bogusz
18
Erik Duenas
17
Daniel Crisostomo
80
Julian Gaines ↓ Jesus Murillo 46'
2
Denil Maldonado
27
Nathan Ordaz
7
Stipe Biuk

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-06-18 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2023-06-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Austin FC W 2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 FC Dallas W 2023-05-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-05-21 St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-06-18 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2023-06-15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-11 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Los Angeles FC L 2023-06-08 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2023-05-21 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-05-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.36 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.98 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City28% Draw26% Los Angeles FC46%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

54%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

72%

Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City21% Draw41% Los Angeles FC38%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 3

0 – 0

0 – 3

4.5%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+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

15% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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