Major League Soccer

Sep 5, 2022 at 1am UK

The Home Depot Center

LA Galaxy
2 - 2
Kansas

Hernandez (4', 88' pen.)
Edwards (47')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Russell (67' pen.), Hernandez (76')
Walter (84')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy

Last Six:

Last Game: Toronto 2-2 LA Galaxy
Thursday, September 1 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
3	Portland Timbers	29	1	39
4	Los Angeles Galaxy	27	3	38
5	Vancouver Whitecaps	28	-10	34

Sporting Kansas City

Last Six:

Last Game: Kansas 1-0 Earthquakes
Sunday, August 28 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	Houston Dynamo	28	-11	29
9	Sporting Kansas City	28	-14	29
10	DC United	28	-28	25

We said: Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 Sporting Kansas City

Although they lost the previous meeting between the two sides, we expect an LA Galaxy side who have won three of their last five MLS home matches to clinch all three points on Sunday. Read more.

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 Los Angeles Galaxy win with a probability of 69.27%. A draw had a probability of 17.5% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 13.18%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.63%) and 1-0 (8.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.1%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 1-2 (3.81%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.

Result
Los Angeles Galaxy	Draw	Sporting Kansas City
69.27% ( 0.41)	17.55% ( -0.18)	13.18% ( -0.23)

Both teams to score 55.28% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

64.4% (

0.33)

35.6% (

-0.33)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

42.34% (

0.37)

57.66% (

-0.36)

Los Angeles Galaxy Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

90.72% (

0.18)

9.28% (

-0.18)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

68.66% (

0.43)

31.34% (

-0.43)

Sporting Kansas City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.93% (

-0.11)

39.07% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.21% (

-0.11)

75.79% (

0.11)

Score Analysis

Los Angeles Galaxy 69.27%

Sporting Kansas City 13.18%

Draw 17.55%

Los Angeles Galaxy	Draw	Sporting Kansas City
2-0 @ 10.24% 2-1 @ 9.63% ( -0.03) 1-0 @ 8.62% ( -0.07) 3-0 @ 8.12% ( 0.06) 3-1 @ 7.63% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 4.83% ( 0.08) 4-1 @ 4.54% ( 0.06) 3-2 @ 3.59% ( 0.01) 5-0 @ 2.29% ( 0.06) 5-1 @ 2.16% ( 0.04) 4-2 @ 2.13% ( 0.02) 5-2 @ 1.01% ( 0.02) 6-0 @ 0.91% ( 0.03) Other @ 3.58% Total : 69.27%	1-1 @ 8.1% ( -0.09) 2-2 @ 4.53% ( -0.03) 0-0 @ 3.63% ( -0.06) 3-3 @ 1.12% ( -0) Other @ 0.17% Total : 17.55%	1-2 @ 3.81% ( -0.06) 0-1 @ 3.41% ( -0.07) 0-2 @ 1.6% ( -0.04) 2-3 @ 1.42% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 1.19% ( -0.02) Other @ 1.75% Total : 13.18%