Sunday , 16 August 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 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

4
2
10
Sporting Kansas City 16 games · Avg 3.1 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 #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' Temperatures are rising at Children's Mercy Park as Sporting Kansas City face off against Los Angeles FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 10' Timothy Tillman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 14' Esteban David Martinez makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Los Angeles FC are in front.
  • 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Denis Bouanga suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a card for Timothy Tillman.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Logan Ndenbe as he leaves the pitch. Tim Leibold steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 46' Against the run of play, Cristian Olivera has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' Remi Walter makes way for Erik Thommy at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
  • 61' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Maxime Chanot departs to be replaced by Eddie Segura.
  • 66' 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.
  • 69' GOAL! Aaron Long fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 72' Ilie Sanchez is replacing Timothy Tillman for the Los Angeles FC side.
  • 73' Marlon gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Olivier Giroud and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Alan Pulido is withdrawn and Willy Agada gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Cristian Olivera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Cristian Olivera is replaced by Kei Kamara on 80 minute.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' Stephen Afrira is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • Los Angeles FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Bouanga 4
Daniel Salloi 3
Cristian Arango 3
Mamadou Fall 3
Carlos Vela 3
Alan Pulido 3
Diego Rossi 2
Aaron Long 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
0.86 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.41 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City17% Draw21% Los Angeles FC62%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
38%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
83%
Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City11% Draw38% Los Angeles FC51%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
7.3%
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 4
5.1%
1 – 4
4.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 1
3.3%
2 – 3
3.2%

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% 7% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 30% — 70%
+1 30% 22% 48%
+1.5 52% — 48%
+2 52% 21% 28%
+2.5 72% — 28%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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