Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Sporting Kansas City
0 – 0
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 01:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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4
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Sporting Kansas City 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-09-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D
05 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
28 Feb Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
09 Oct FC Dallas A 1–2 L
02 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
18 Sep Minnesota United FC H 4–1 W
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 0–0 D
05 Mar FC Dallas A 1–3 L
21 Oct Los Angeles FC A 2–3 L
15 Oct Nashville SC H 1–0 W
09 Oct Houston Dynamo A 3–1 W
02 Oct Real Salt Lake H 1–1 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sporting Kansas City to score. At the same time, Los Angeles Galaxy does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Riqui Puig has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-5-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact 4-5-1.
  • 60' Tim Leibold has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 308 appearances.
  • 63' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Khiry Shelton exits the field as Marinos Tzionis enters on 63.
  • 67' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Roger Espinoza exits the field as Nemanja Radoja enters on 67.
  • 72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 77' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Tim Leibold departs to be replaced by Ben Sweat.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Aguirre. He replaces Memo Rodriguez on 81 minute.
  • 86' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-09-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City 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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-10-09 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-10-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-09-18 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-05 FC Dallas 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-10-21 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Nashville SC W 2022-10-09 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-10-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.56 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles Galaxy 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City43% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
69%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
57%
Sporting Kansas City or Los Angeles Galaxy
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City30% Draw44% Los Angeles Galaxy26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.7%
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% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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