Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Sporting Kansas City
0 – 3
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 6 Oct 2024 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Timothy Tillman
Memo Rodriguez 25' Y
Y 79' Cristian Olivera

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
2
10
Sporting Kansas City 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC 2024-03-10 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct Los Angeles FC H 0–3 L
29 Sep St. Louis City A 1–3 L
22 Sep Minnesota United FC H 0–2 L
19 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 4–1 W
15 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
07 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct Sporting Kansas City A 3–0 W
03 Oct St. Louis City H 1–0 W
28 Sep FC Cincinnati A 2–1 W
22 Sep FC Dallas A 1–3 L
19 Sep Austin FC H 1–1 D
15 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–4 L

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' And we are off! Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Hollingshead made 288 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 14' GOAL! Esteban David Martinez scores on 14.
  • 19' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 24' Hugo Lloris has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Timothy Tillman gets a card.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Aaron Long has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 22 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Tim Leibold. He replaces Logan Ndenbe on 46 minute.
  • 46' A goal from the Uruguay international Cristian Olivera! He fires home on 45 to make it 0-2!
  • 51' Denis Bouanga has been relatively quiet despite scoring 119 goals in his last 340 appearances.
  • 56' USA international Memo Rodriguez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' The whistle greets Remi Walter as he departs to be replaced by Erik Thommy.
  • 61' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Maxime Chanot exits the field as Eddie Segura enters on 61.
  • 66' The 27-year-old Zorhan Bassong has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 69' Aaron Long is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 72' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Ilie Sanchez on, Timothy Tillman off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Marlon gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Olivier Giroud and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Alan Pulido makes way for Willy Agada at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
  • 79' Los Angeles FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 80' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Cristian Olivera by Kei Kamara on 80 minute.
  • 85' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 90' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • Full Time. Los Angeles FC beats Sporting Kansas City

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Bouanga 5
Carlos Vela 3
Alan Pulido 3
Daniel Salloi 3
Cristian Arango 3
Mamadou Fall 3
Aaron Long 2
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 2

Head to Head

2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC 2024-03-10 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2024-09-29 St. Louis City 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-09-22 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Minnesota United FC L 2024-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-09-15 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-09-07 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D

Los Angeles FC Form

2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC W 2024-10-03 Los Angeles FC 1–0 St. Louis City W 2024-09-28 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2024-09-22 FC Dallas 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2024-09-19 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Austin FC D 2024-09-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.96 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.11 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Los Angeles FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City20% Draw24% Los Angeles FC56%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
43%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
80%
Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City14% Draw41% Los Angeles FC45%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
0 – 2
10.2%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 1
4.4%
1 – 0
3.7%
0 – 4
3.7%
1 – 4
3.6%

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% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 23% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 19% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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