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 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 16 games · Avg 3.1 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	#17
14	Points	34
18	Played	19
4 / 2 / 12	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 5
18	Scored	35
46	Conceded	19
-28	GD	+16
0.78	PPG	1.79
22%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC is underway.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Diego Palacios has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
17' GOAL! Alan Pulido scores on 17.
22' With 1 assists to his name this season, Nathan Ordaz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
27' Aaron Long is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
32' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
37' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
42' Los Angeles FC have won 582 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' Carlos Vela gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Ilie Sanchez and will look to change the dynamic.
48' Brilliant from the ! Denil Maldonado makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 48.
50' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Dany Rosero gets a card.
55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Julian Gaines, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
58' The crowd applauds Gadi Kinda as he leaves the pitch. Khiry Shelton steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
59' Mateusz Bogusz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 59.
59' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 59 minute. Tim Leibold leaves to be changed by Roger Espinoza.
64' Over 64 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
65' That looks like a foul for a card for Stipe Biuk.
70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
75' The 32-year-old Gadi Kinda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
76' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Jake Davis trudges off to be replaced by Johnny Russell on 76 minutes.
81' 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.
86' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's 4-3-3 shape.
90' What a strike from Carlos Vela! The score is 1-2.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Los Angeles FC.

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	4
Cristian Arango	3
Mamadou Fall	3
Carlos Vela	3
Alan Pulido	3
Daniel Salloi	3
Aaron Long	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

1.26 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.28 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City24% Draw24% Los Angeles FC52%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

48%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

76%

Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City18% Draw39% Los Angeles FC43%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.2%

0 – 2

7.6%

1 – 3

6.9%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 3

5.6%

2 – 1

5.1%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

1 – 4

0 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	11%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	21%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	18%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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