Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy Live Stream, Predictions

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Sporting Kansas City

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Sporting Kansas City head into this game following a 0-0 MLS drawn game vs Colorado Rapids.

In that match, Sporting Kansas City had 40% possession and 17 shots on goal with 11 on target. On the other side, Colorado Rapids got 13 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

Their latest results highlight the fact that huge efforts have been put in by the Sporting Kansas City backline. Sporting Kansas City have been mean at the back, with the number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their last six clashes standing at 4. We will have to see if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.

Los Angeles Galaxy

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against FC Dallas in MLS competition, Los Angeles Galaxy will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Los Angeles Galaxy managed 55% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy was Dejan Joveljić (35'). On the other side, FC Dallas got 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Alan Velasco (45') and Jesús Ferreira (56', 64') scored for FC Dallas.

Los Angeles Galaxy have had no problems opening up opposition defences leading up to this encounter, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 matches. While their manager Greg Vanney will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Los Angeles Galaxy have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 5 of those same clashes.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 30/05/2019 shows us that Sporting Kansas City have won 3 of these games and Los Angeles Galaxy 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 25 in total which averages out at 4.17 goals per match.

The previous league fixture between these clubs was MLS match day 41 on 05/09/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Los Angeles Galaxy 2-2 Sporting Kansas City.

On that day, Los Angeles Galaxy had 60% possession and 11 shots on goal with 5 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Javier Hernández (4', 88').

Sporting Kansas City had 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Johnny Russell (67') and Felipe Hernández (76') scored.

The referee was Ramy Touchan.

ℹ️ Team News: Sporting Kansas City

Kortne Ford (Achilles tendon surgery), Nemanja Radoja (Unknown Injury), Tim Melia (Muscle Injury), Logan Ndenbe (Muscle Injury), Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery), Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery) and Johnny Russell (Muscle Injury) are not available for Sporting Kansas City gaffer Peter Vermes.

📰 Team News: Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy manager Greg Vanney has multiple availability issues to deal with. Douglas Costa (Calf Injury) and Chicharito (Muscle Injury) won’t be making appearances.

⚡ Prediction

We feel that Sporting Kansas City should dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.

In contrast, Los Angeles Galaxy will be up against it finding the net themselves although we do think it’s probable that they will be hitting back at some stage, too.

We reckon that it will be a controlled 3-1 winning margin for Sporting Kansas City after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 03:10 08/03/2023