Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City

4 - 1

🕒 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 03:30 Europe/London 📍 Dignity Health Sports Park 🧑‍⚖️ Fotis Bazakos 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Los Angeles Galaxy 26 · Sporting Kansas City 27

Referee Stats

Fotis Bazakos

15 matches · 3.87 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.87
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	67%
Draws	20%
Away wins	13%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (19-20).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Los Angeles Galaxy had the sharper finishing (9-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Los Angeles Galaxy (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 28

Avg: 1.59 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-12

Goals For / Against

21 / 38

Avg: 1.24 / 2.24

Points

Avg: 0.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

0.65

1.59

1.24

1.65

2.24

76%

O2.5

82%

59%

BTTS

71%

59%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

Los Angeles Galaxy rank26th

Sporting Kansas City rank27th

Los Angeles Galaxy points30

Sporting Kansas City points28

Los Angeles Galaxy: #26 · 30 pts · GD -20

35 pts off the top 2. 28 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sporting Kansas City: #27 · 28 pts · GD -24

37 pts off the top 2. 30 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Los Angeles Galaxy last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals13-6

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals5-17

Record0-0-5

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Los Angeles Galaxy trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.582%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.571%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Los Angeles Galaxy score at home76%

Los Angeles Galaxy clean sheet at home18%

Sporting Kansas City score away71%

Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Los Angeles Galaxy score first59%

Los Angeles Galaxy win after scoring first70%

Sporting Kansas City score first29%

Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Los Angeles Galaxy 14% · Sporting Kansas City 18%

Avg first goal minute: Los Angeles Galaxy 15.2' · Sporting Kansas City 29.2'

Vs league average

Los Angeles Galaxy score at home1.59 vs 1.64

Los Angeles Galaxy concede at home1.65 vs 1.36

Sporting Kansas City score away1.24 vs 1.36

Sporting Kansas City concede away2.24 vs 1.64

Los Angeles Galaxy score 3% below league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 9% below league average.

Defensive side: Los Angeles Galaxy are 21% above league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 36% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Los Angeles Galaxy goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 6

31-45 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

613

502

Passes Accurate

559

438

Passes %

91%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Paintsil

Normal Goal

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Paintsil

Normal Goal

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Joveljić

Normal Goal

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

J. Paintsil

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Shelton

1st substitution · For: J. Davis

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

D. Fagundez

Normal Goal

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M. Rodríguez

2nd substitution · For: J. Bartlett

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ S. Afrifa

3rd substitution · For: S. Muñóz

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Harbor Miller

1st substitution · For: J. Aude

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ C. Rindov

2nd substitution · For: C. Garcés

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. Paintsil

3rd substitution · For: Miguel Berry

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Montes

4th substitution · For: R. Voloder

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Sallói

5th substitution · For: M. Suleymanov

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ E. Wynder

4th substitution · For: R. Ramos

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Cuevas

5th substitution · For: M. Yamane

83'

83' M. Suleymanov

87'

87' M. Yamane

90+1'

90+1' C. Garcés

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Los Angeles Galaxy beat Sporting Kansas City 4-1 on Sunday, 28 September 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Fotis Bazakos. It was played at Dignity Health Sports Park.

First half: Los Angeles Galaxy took an early lead at 4' when J. Paintsil scored, making the score 1-0. Los Angeles Galaxy extended the lead at 25' when J. Paintsil scored, making the score 2-0. Sporting Kansas City reduced the deficit at 28' when D. Joveljić scored, making the score 2-1. Los Angeles Galaxy extended the lead at 43' when J. Paintsil scored, making the score 3-1.

Second half: Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Shelton replacing J. Davis. Los Angeles Galaxy extended the lead at 60' when D. Fagundez scored, making the score 4-1. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 61', with M. Rodríguez replacing J. Bartlett. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 61', with S. Afrifa replacing S. Muñóz. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 1st substitution at 65', with Harbor Miller replacing J. Aude. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 2nd substitution at 65', with C. Rindov replacing C. Garcés. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 3rd substitution at 65', with J. Paintsil replacing Miguel Berry. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 70', with A. Montes replacing R. Voloder. Sporting Kansas City made their 5th substitution at 70', with D. Sallói replacing M. Suleymanov. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 4th substitution at 73', with E. Wynder replacing R. Ramos. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 5th substitution at 77', with M. Cuevas replacing M. Yamane. M. Suleymanov received a red card for Sporting Kansas City at 83'. M. Yamane received a yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 87'. C. Garcés received a yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 90+1'.

Los Angeles Galaxy used 5 substitutions while Sporting Kansas City used 5 substitutions. Los Angeles Galaxy got 2 yellow cards, while Sporting Kansas City got 1 red card.