Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City — Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer· Regular Season - 7

Los Angeles Galaxy

0–2Full-time

Sporting Kansas City

DDWLWDGoals 17-14

WLDLDLGoals 9-20

Match events

55'Daniel Steres
56'Dániel Sallói
61'J. Russell (R. Espinoza)
62'Emmanuel Boateng (Zlatan Ibrahimović)
67'R. Alessandrini (Sebastian Lletget)
70'Yohan Croizet (Seth Sinovic)
77'Jonathan Dos Santos
82'R. Espinoza
88'J. Russell (Gerso Fernandes)

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy

Sporting Kansas City

4-2-3-1

4-3-3

S. SchmidCoach

P. Vermes

Bench (7)

Match trends

Los Angeles Galaxy have averaged 1.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Sporting Kansas City have averaged 0.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 6 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

3Los Angeles Galaxy wins

3Draws

2Sporting Kansas City wins

17-14Goals

Los Angeles Galaxy

4–1Sep 28, 2025, 2:30 AM

Sporting Kansas City

1–0May 4, 2025, 11:00 PM

Los Angeles Galaxy

4–2Jun 16, 2024, 2:30 AM

Sporting Kansas City

2–3Mar 24, 2024, 12:30 AM

Los Angeles Galaxy

2–2Jun 22, 2023, 2:30 AM

Sporting Kansas City

0–0Mar 12, 2023, 1:30 AM

Los Angeles Galaxy

2–2Sep 5, 2022, 12:00 AM

Sporting Kansas City

4–2Aug 7, 2022, 12:30 AM

Los Angeles Galaxy

Pre-match comparison

1.7Goals scored per game0.9

1.4Goals conceded per game2

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Robert Sibiga

3.69Yellow cards / game

0.15Red cards / game

0.15Penalties scored / game

Based on 26 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15'

0%

16-30'

33.3%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

33.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

33.3%

Sporting Kansas City

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

50%

61-75'

50%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

47%Possession53%

—Expected goals (xG)—

10Shots on target4

22Total shots13

10Shots off target6

2Blocked shots3

13Shots inside the box5

9Shots outside the box8

5Corners6

2Offsides1

11Fouls5

2Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves10

441Total passes493

367Accurate passes431

83%Pass accuracy87%

Player ratings

1Timothy MeliaSporting Kansas City9.0
2J. RussellSporting Kansas City⚽ 18.3
3Ola KamaraLos Angeles Galaxy7.8
4Graham ZusiSporting Kansas City7.7
5R. EspinozaSporting Kansas City🅰️ 1🟨7.5
6Dániel SallóiSporting Kansas City⚽ 17.5

Box score

Los Angeles Galaxy

11Ola KamaraF · 90'

7.8

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Shots1/5 on target

Passes69%

Tackles—

Duels—

24Emmanuel BoatengM · 62'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels—

1David BinghamG · 90'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

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8Jonathan Dos SantosM · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes86%

Tackles2

Duels—

3

3A. Cole (C)D · 90'

7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles4

Duels—

2

2P. KitchenM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes92%

Tackles5

Duels—

7

7R. AlessandriniM · 67'

6.5

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Shots3/4 on target

Passes66%

Tackles2

Duels—

25

25R. FeltscherD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes87%

Tackles2

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16Jørgen SkjelvikD · 90'

7.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes84%

Tackles4

Duels—

5Daniel SteresD · 90'

🟨6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles3

Duels—

19Chris PontiusM · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes74%

Tackles1

Duels—

Bench (7)

9Zlatan IbrahimovićF · 28'

7.2

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Shots3/5 on target

Passes47%

Tackles—

Duels—

4Dave RomneyD

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14

14S. CarrascoM

—

17Sebastian LletgetM · 23'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes95%

Tackles1

Duels—

28

28M. CianiD

—

41

41J. Vom SteegG

—

6Baggio HusidićM

—

Sporting Kansas City

7

7J. RussellF · 88'

⚽ 18.3

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes74%

Tackles1

Duels—

14

14K. SheltonF · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

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8Graham ZusiD · 90'

7.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes85%

Tackles1

Duels—

5Matt Besler (C)D · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes93%

Tackles—

Duels—

17

17R. EspinozaM · 90'

🅰️ 1🟨7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes95%

Tackles1

Duels—

6Ilie SánchezM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes92%

Tackles1

Duels—

20Dániel SallóiF · 90'

⚽ 17.5

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes75%

Tackles1

Duels—

3Ike OparaD · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes86%

Tackles1

Duels—

10Yohan CroizetM · 70'

6.4

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes84%

Tackles3

Duels—

29Timothy MeliaG · 90'

9.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels—

94Jimmy MedrandaD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes90%

Tackles3

Duels—

Bench (7)

11Diego RubioF

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12Gerso FernandesF · 2'

—

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels—

26Jaylin LindseyD

—

15Seth SinovicD · 20'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles1

Duels—

1

1A. ZendejasG

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22Emiliano AmorD

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19

19LobatoM

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Frequently asked questions

What time does Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City kick off?+

Kickoff is at Apr 9, 2018, 1:00 AM (your local time, based on your device).