Los Angeles FC - Sporting KC. 2nd spot meets 13th spot. Nothing is certain - get a full game guide here!
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Major League Soccer
It's quite the trip for Sporting KC when visiting Angeles as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Los Angeles FC and Sporting KC.
Los Angeles FC form and stats
4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Los Angeles FC so far this season. After failing to beat Portland Timbers here at Gibbo Stadium, Angeles has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Happy days for Los Angeles FC in their previous game, a fixture away at Real Salt Lake (placed 11th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. The attacking player Bouanga was declared "man of the match" for Los Angeles FC with a rating of 8.72/10. Bouanga scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 8 times and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).
In the game before, 2-2 away to Monterey Bay (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) (US Open Cup).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as SJ Earthquakes are coming to town in three days.
From these home matches, Angeles have conceded only 3 goals.
Sporting KC form and stats
Sporting KC have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 1-2-4 (7 played).
Impressive finishing from Sallói, Kinda and Valencia secured the home win 3-0 against Minnesota United in their previous game. Sallói, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.24. Sallói scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A defeat, in the US Open Cup away at Houston Dynamo, earlier.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sporting KC manager Vermes as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Saint Louis City.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sporting KC have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. Sporting KC has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding nine meetings between these two contenders are: five wins for Los Angeles FC, zero draws and four wins for Sporting KC. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: two games. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 5 red cards from the last nine encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Bouanga 9 goals |  C. Vela Garrido 3 goals |  K. Opoku 2 goals |
Los Angeles FC missing players
Sporting KC missing players
| Los Angeles FC | Sporting KC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 75% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 58% |
| 70% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 50% |
| 30% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 33% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 57% | 58% |
| 5.8 | 7.8 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5.6 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 20 | 26 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.4 | 13.1 |
| 5.7 | 7.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 35% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 12% | 14% |
| 9.5 | 7.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 12.3 | 11 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
- All of Los Angeles FC's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Los Angeles FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Los Angeles FC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Los Angeles FC have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Los Angeles FC have scored more than double the goals of Sporting KC.
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the the best goal difference (+12) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have won all their matches at home so far.
- Los Angeles FC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Los Angeles FC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Los Angeles FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sporting KC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sporting KC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Saint Louis City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Dallas | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | SJ Earthquakes | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Minnesota United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | Austin | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Sporting KC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | LA Galaxy | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
