Home advantage could prove decisive in Sporting KC - LA Galaxy battle

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Date: Thu 30.May
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Children's Mercy Park (21650 seats)

Struggling Sporting KC will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying LA Galaxy in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Major League Soccer. Thankfully the previous game, versus Seattle Sounders, was also a home game here at Children's Mercy Park. The away team is better rested. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Seattle Sounders.

It's quite the trip for LA Galaxy when visiting Sporting KC as the cities are 2800 kilometers apart.

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Sporting KC form and stats

The story so far for Sporting KC at their home stadium (Children's Mercy Park) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

The Sporting KC supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Seattle Sounders in Major League Soccer and win 3-2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Vancouver Whitecaps that ended 1-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sporting KC handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D1-L1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sporting KC as they are travelling to their away game against Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer. That match is three days after this one.

Sporting KC are showing their attacking force in their home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (19 goals in 7 games). Sporting KC have conceded 13 from these games.

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LA Galaxy form and stats

2-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for LA Galaxy in their matches away.

It's the second away game in a row for LA Galaxy, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Orlando City in the Major League Soccer last time out. A 0-1 loss hosting Colorado Rapids before that.

LA Galaxy are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of eight matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as LA Galaxy are hosting New England in the Major League Soccer only four days away.

LA Galaxy have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, 6 away games. As opposed to that, LA Galaxy have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sporting KC won 5 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and LA Galaxy has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4

Top Goalscorers

Z. Ibrahimović
9 goals / 2 assists
J. Russell
7 goals / 3 assists
K. Németh
7 goals / 2 assists

Sporting KC missing players

LA Galaxy missing players

Sporting KC LA Galaxy
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
12 7 1 Played 0 6 14
3 3 1 Won 0 2 8
5 3 0 Drew 0 1 1
4 1 0 Lost 0 3 5
23 19 3 Scored 0 6 19
22 13 2 Conceded 0 8 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 83% 93%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 67% 79%
58% 71% 100% Over 2.5 0% 33% 50%
42% 57% 100% Over 3.5 0% 33% 21%
33% 43% 100% Over 4.5 0% 17% 14%
75% 71% 100% BTTS 0% 33% 50%
8% 14% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 50% 29%
17% 14% 0% Failed To Score 0% 33% 29%
 
4.6 5.3 1 Corners For (avg) 0 5.5 6.1
4.2 3.4 2 Corners Against (avg) 0 5.5 5.1
2.3 1.6 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2.3 2
2 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of Sporting KC's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Sporting KC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting KC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as LA Galaxy have scored away.
  • Sporting KC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Sporting KC
28-04-19 MLS Sporting KC 4 - 4 New England
06-05-19 MLS Sporting KC 0 - 3 Atlanta United
12-05-19 MLS DC United 1 - 0 Sporting KC
19-05-19 MLS Sporting KC 1 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps
26-05-19 MLS Sporting KC 3 - 2 Seattle Sounders
30-05-19 MLS Sporting KC 00:30 LA Galaxy
02-06-19 MLS Houston Dynamo 00:30 Sporting KC
08-06-19 MLS Toronto - Sporting KC
18-06-19 CF Arizona Sahuaros 14:30 Sporting KC
23-06-19 MLS Columbus Crew 21:30 Sporting KC
LA Galaxy
04-05-19 MLS New York RB 3 - 2 LA Galaxy
08-05-19 MLS Columbus Crew 3 - 1 LA Galaxy
11-05-19 MLS LA Galaxy 0 - 2 New York City
20-05-19 MLS LA Galaxy 0 - 1 Colorado Rapids
24-05-19 MLS Orlando City 0 - 1 LA Galaxy
30-05-19 MLS Sporting KC 00:30 LA Galaxy
03-06-19 MLS LA Galaxy 02:30 New England
22-06-19 MLS Cincinnati 23:30 LA Galaxy
30-06-19 MLS SJ Earthquakes 02:00 LA Galaxy
05-07-19 MLS LA Galaxy 02:30 Toronto

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Los Angeles FC 15 10 4 1 36 11 8 7 1 0 20 6 7 3 3 1 16 5 25 34
2 Seattle Sounders 14 7 5 2 24 17 8 6 2 0 16 7 6 1 3 2 8 10 7 26
3 LA Galaxy 14 8 1 5 19 17 8 6 0 2 13 9 6 2 1 3 6 8 2 25
4 Houston Dynamo 12 7 2 3 20 13 8 6 2 0 15 8 4 1 0 3 5 5 7 23
5 Minnesota United 13 6 3 4 21 18 6 3 3 0 7 4 7 3 0 4 14 14 3 21
6 Real Salt Lake 13 6 1 6 20 21 6 4 0 2 11 8 7 2 1 4 9 13 -1 19
7 Dallas 14 5 3 6 18 19 7 3 3 1 9 7 7 2 0 5 9 12 -1 18
8 Vancouver Whitecaps 15 4 5 6 16 19 8 3 2 3 7 8 7 1 3 3 9 11 -3 17
9 SJ Earthquakes 13 5 2 6 20 24 7 4 0 3 13 12 6 1 2 3 7 12 -4 17
10 Sporting KC 12 3 5 4 23 22 7 3 3 1 19 13 5 0 2 3 4 9 1 14
11 Portland Timbers 12 4 2 6 17 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 2 6 17 23 -6 14
12 Colorado Rapids 13 2 2 9 20 32 7 1 2 4 14 19 6 1 0 5 6 13 -12 8