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

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MLS · 2026

Sporting Kansas City

3 – 1

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Thu 14 May 2026 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Capita 32' 1–0

Dejan Joveljic 45+4' 2–0

Calvin Harris 70' 3–0

3–1 89' Gabriel Pec

Zorhan Bassong 41' Y

Y 49' Mauricio Cuevas

Y 80' Gabriel Pec

Overview

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

Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2026-03-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2025-09-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Sporting Kansas City 2025-05-04 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2024-06-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–1	W
10 May	Portland Timbers	A	0–6	L
02 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–5	L
18 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
12 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–3	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–3	L
09 May	Atlanta United FC	A	0–0	D
03 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
23 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
19 Apr	FC Dallas	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Los Angeles Galaxy
#30	Position	#26
26	Points	44
34	Played	34
7 / 5 / 22	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
40	Scored	50
81	Conceded	57
-41	GD	-7
0.76	PPG	1.29
21%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

6/9

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/12

46-60

6/8

61-75

4/6

76+

10/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Children's Mercy Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles Galaxy.
5' Zorhan Bassong has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
10' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles Galaxy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
32' Capita adds to his 2 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zorhan Bassong on 41.
46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
49' That looks like a foul for a card for Mauricio Cuevas.
49' Goal! Dejan Joveljic scores his 69 goal in 247 matches.
54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Calvin Harris, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
59' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
64' 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.
69' Jake Davis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
70' Calvin Harris does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
75' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Dejan Joveljic scoring 1 goals.
80' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Gabriel Pec gets a card.
85' USA international J.T. Marcinkowski has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
87' A goal from the Brazil international Gabriel Pec! He fires home on 87 to make it 3-1!
89' Goal! Gabriel Pec scores his 36 goal in 295 matches.
With this win, Sporting Kansas City is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Johnny Russell	6
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	5
Javier Hernandez	5
Joseph Paintsil	4
William Agada	3
Alan Pulido	2
Johnny Russell	2
Dejan Joveljic	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2026-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-05-10 Portland Timbers 6–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-05-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-04-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2026-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2026-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-05-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-04-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2026-04-19 FC Dallas 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 3

1.64 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.8 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles Galaxy 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City40% Draw24% Los Angeles Galaxy36%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

64%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

60%

Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles Galaxy

76%

Half-Time Result

Sporting Kansas City27% Draw41% Los Angeles Galaxy32%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 3

4.9%

0 – 0

4.6%

1 – 0

4.6%

2 – 0

4.3%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	17%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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