Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Thu 28 Oct 2021 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 90' Y

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

2021-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City 2019-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City 2019-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-10-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–0	W
23 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
18 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
03 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	4–2	W
30 Sep	FC Dallas	A	3–1	W
26 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–2	L
24 Oct	FC Dallas	H	2–2	D
21 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	3–0	W
17 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
04 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
30 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting Los Angeles Galaxy for another epic battle.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Sporting Kansas City have won 456 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
40' Sporting Kansas City is taking the lead after the goal scored by Johnny Russell on 40.
45' Sacha Kljestan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
46' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Victor Vazquez is replaced by Kevin Cabral on 46 minute.
51' Ilie Sanchez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' The 29-year-old Rayan Raveloson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
71' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
72' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Samuel Grandsir exits the field as Oniel Fisher enters on 72.
73' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Roger Espinoza departs to be replaced by Cameron Duke.
78' Julian Araujo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
82' Johnny Russell does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
84' Ethan Zubak has so much to prove this time. He replaces Niko Hamalainen on 84 minute.
85' Efrain Alvarez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dejan Joveljic on 85 minute.
89' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell is replaced by Grayson Barber.
90' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Isimat-Mirin. He receives a Yellow card.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sporting Kansas City players.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
15
Niko Hamalainen ↓ Ethan Zubak 84'
3
Derrick Williams
11
Samuel Grandsir ↓ Oniel Fisher 72'
6
Rayan Raveloson
4
Sega Coulibaly
8
Jonathan dos Santos
17
Sebastian Lletget ↓ Sacha Kljestan 72'
7
Victor Vazquez ↓ Kevin Cabral 46'
99
Dejan Joveljic ↓ Efrain Alvarez 85'
2
Julian Araujo

Bench

9
Kevin Cabral ↑ 46'
33
Jonathan Klinsmann
5
Daniel Steres
29
Ethan Zubak ↑ 84'
91
Oniel Fisher ↑ 72'
16
Sacha Kljestan ↑ 72'
26
Efrain Alvarez ↑ 85'
43
Adam Saldana

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

2021-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo W 2021-09-30 FC Dallas 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-10-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 FC Dallas D 2021-10-21 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-10-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-10-04 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.57 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 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City40% Draw24% Los Angeles Galaxy36%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

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

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City26% Draw42% Los Angeles Galaxy32%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

5.5%

1 – 3

0 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 3

3 – 1

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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