Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Sporting Kansas City

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 7 Aug 2022 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Derrick Williams

Y 26' Chase Gasper

Roger Espinoza 56' Y

Y 63' Javier Hernandez

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

2022-08-07 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–2	W
31 Jul	Austin FC	H	0–2	L
24 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	0–2	L
18 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
14 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
09 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–4	L
31 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–1	L
25 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	2–0	W
17 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
14 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–3	L
09 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–3	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles Galaxy is underway.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Magnificent from Erik Thommy! That is 29 goals in 453 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Roger Espinoza, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
20' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
24' Derrick Williams picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
26' Los Angeles Galaxy receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
31' Remi Walter is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
36' It’s high time Greg Vanney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Magnificent from William Agada! That is 11 goals in 4 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
44' Brilliant from the ! William Agada makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 44.
46' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Chase Gasper trudges off to be replaced by Raheem Edwards on 46 minutes.
50' William Agada doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
55' USA international Marky Delgado has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
56' Roger Espinoza has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
59' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Kevin Cabral is withdrawn and Samuel Grandsir gets his opportunity.
63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Javier Hernandez on 63.
66' The whistle greets Erik Thommy as he departs to be replaced by Oriol Rosell.
71' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
76' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
81' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Gaston Brugman is replaced by Adam Saldana on 81 minute.
85' Javier Hernandez does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles Galaxy surge ahead!
88' Sporting Kansas City make a change. William Agada trudges off to be replaced by Marinos Tzionis on 88 minutes.
The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 4-2 Los Angeles Galaxy. Honours even.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

5
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
54
Remi Walter
26
Erik Thommy ↓ Oriol Rosell 66'
7
Johnny Russell
8
Graham Zusi
20
Daniel Salloi
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Felipe Hernandez 59'
2
Ben Sweat
1
John Pulskamp
23
William Agada ↓ Marinos Tzionis 88'
3
Andreu Fontas

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

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
Johnny Russell	2
Dejan Joveljic	2
Daniel Salloi	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-08-07 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-07-31 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Austin FC L 2022-07-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-07-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-07-09 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2022-08-07 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-07-31 FC Dallas 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-07-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2022-07-17 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-07-09 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.75 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles Galaxy 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City41% Draw23% Los Angeles Galaxy36%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

64%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

59%

Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles Galaxy

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City28% Draw39% Los Angeles Galaxy33%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.3%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

2 – 0

3.8%

1 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	16%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	18%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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