Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

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Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jair Marrufo
Referee Sorin Stoica
Referee Adam Garner
Referee Caleb Mendez
Referee Jose Da Silva

4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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 3.6 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
30 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D
23 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	0–2	L
16 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	5–1	W
09 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	1–0	W
01 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
30 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
23 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–0	W
15 Sep	Toronto FC	A	3–5	L
02 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–6	L
25 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Los Angeles Galaxy
#30	Position	#27
14	Points	22
18	Played	19
4 / 2 / 12	W / D / L	5 / 7 / 7
18	Scored	24
46	Conceded	29
-28	GD	-5
0.78	PPG	1.16
22%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 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 Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Sporting Kansas City kicks off things out of here…
5' 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.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Graham Zusi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
20' The 39-year-old Matt Besler has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' Sebastian Lletget, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Sheanon Williams has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 282 appearances.
50' Johnny Russell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
55' Perry Kitchen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Servando Carrasco made 282 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
70' 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.
75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
85' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
90' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
29
Sheanon Williams ↓ Jorgen Skjelvik 74'
8
Jonathan dos Santos ↓ Servando Carrasco 90'
3
Ashley Cole C
17
Sebastian Lletget
11
Ola Kamara
7
Romain Alessandrini ↓ Perry Kitchen 85'
1
David Bingham
5
Daniel Steres
4
David Romney
24
Ema Boateng

Bench

Coach Dominic Kinnear

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.55 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles Galaxy 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City41% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

67%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

59%

Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles Galaxy

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City29% Draw44% Los Angeles Galaxy27%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

6.5%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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

Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Clean Sheet