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Sporting Kansas
Major League Soccer
Jun 18, 2023 at 1.30am UK
Children's Mercy Park
Los Angeles FC

Kansas
1 - 2
Los Angeles

Pulido (17' pen.)
Rosero (50')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Maldonado (48'), Vela (90')
Bogusz (59'), Biuk (65')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sporting Kansas City

All competitions
Last Game: Kansas 4-1 Austin
Sunday, June 11 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Los Angeles FC

All competitions
Major League Soccer
Last Game: Los Angeles 0-1 Houston
Thursday, June 15 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Los Angeles FC

 Sporting are catching LAFC at a good time as the reigning MLS Cup champs are still getting over their CCL defeat and have not got much time to rest ahead of this match. While Cherundolo has plenty of dependable attacking players, the best one, Bouanga, is unlikely to see the field, and the international window should enable the home team to face a weaker squad.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 45.78%. A win for Los Angeles FC had a probability of 29.52% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.27%) and 2-0 (7.53%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win was 0-1 (7.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.

Result
Sporting Kansas CityDrawLos Angeles FC
45.78% (1.205 1.21) 24.7% (-0.35 -0.35) 29.52% (-0.854 -0.85)
Both teams to score 56.4% (0.682 0.68)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.62% (1.112 1.11)46.39% (-1.108 -1.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.33% (1.037 1.04)68.67% (-1.034 -1.03)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.66% (0.991 0.99)20.34% (-0.987 -0.99)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.27% (1.553 1.55)52.74% (-1.549 -1.55)
Los Angeles FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.8% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)29.2% (0.028000000000002 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.85% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)65.15% (0.036999999999992 0.04)
Score Analysis
    Sporting Kansas City 45.78%
    Los Angeles FC 29.52%
    Draw 24.7%
Sporting Kansas CityDrawLos Angeles FC
1-0 @ 9.46% (-0.155 -0.16)
2-1 @ 9.27% (0.122 0.12)
2-0 @ 7.53% (0.105 0.11)
3-1 @ 4.92% (0.21 0.21)
3-0 @ 4% (0.173 0.17)
3-2 @ 3.03% (0.126 0.13)
4-1 @ 1.96% (0.14 0.14)
4-0 @ 1.59% (0.114 0.11)
4-2 @ 1.21% (0.085 0.09)
Other @ 2.81%
Total : 45.78%
1-1 @ 11.64% (-0.2 -0.2)
0-0 @ 5.94% (-0.282 -0.28)
2-2 @ 5.71% (0.071 0.07)
3-3 @ 1.24% (0.051 0.05)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 24.7%
0-1 @ 7.31% (-0.354 -0.35)
1-2 @ 7.17% (-0.129 -0.13)
0-2 @ 4.5% (-0.222 -0.22)
1-3 @ 2.94% (-0.055 -0.06)
2-3 @ 2.34% (0.027 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.85% (-0.092 -0.09)
1-4 @ 0.91% (-0.018 -0.02)
Other @ 2.51%
Total : 29.52%

How you voted: Kansas vs Los Angeles

Sporting Kansas City
81.3%
Draw
6.3%
Los Angeles FC
12.5%
16
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May 18, 2023 3.30am
Los Angeles
1-1
Kansas
Bouanga (13')
Sanchez (29'), Palacios (40'), Tillman (70')
Russell (20')
Salloi (90+4')
Jul 24, 2022 1.30am
Kansas
0-2
Los Angeles
Arango (56'), Bale (82')
Acosta (5'), Vela (71'), Hollingshead (90+6')
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Apr 17, 2022 9pm
Los Angeles
3-1
Kansas
Arango (44'), Tajouri (70'), Cifuentes (78')
Murillo (8'), Fall (25'), Cherundolo (49'), Palacios (51')
Palacios (38' og.)
Espinoza (6'), Russell (43'), Isimat-Mirin (80')
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Sep 4, 2021 3am
Gameweek 28
Los Angeles
4-0
Kansas
Ibeagha (41'), Duke (77'), Musovski (79')
Melia (85')
Espinoza (58')
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Gameweek 23
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1-4
Kansas
Romero (21'), Cifuentes (33'), Ginella (62'), Duke (85'), Atuesta (90+7')
Isimat-Mirin (25'), Zusi (41'), Sanchez (57'), Fontas (90+2'), Espinoza (90+6')
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