Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC

3 - 1
🕒 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ C. Penso 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Sporting Kansas City 30 · Los Angeles FC 9
Referee Stats
13 matches · 4.77 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.77
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.54
Over 4.5 cards 54%
Home wins 54%
Draws 23%
Away wins 23%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (20-22).
  • Los Angeles FC controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Sporting Kansas City (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 3-3-6

Goals For / Against

15 / 22
Avg: 1.25 / 1.83

Points

12
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

3
Los Angeles FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 3-5-5

Goals For / Against

16 / 16
Avg: 1.23 / 1.23

Points

14
Avg: 1.08

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
1.08
1.25
GF
1.23
1.83
GA
1.23
67%
O2.5
54%
75%
BTTS
54%
33%
Score 1st
46%

League-position context

Sporting Kansas City rank30th
Los Angeles FC rank9th
Sporting Kansas City points18
Los Angeles FC points40
Sporting Kansas City: #30 · 18 pts · GD -33
28 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.
Los Angeles FC: #9 · 40 pts · GD +14
6 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 home

W L D L W
Points7/15
Weighted index47
Goals6-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Los Angeles FC last 5 away

L D D L D
Points3/15
Weighted index18
Goals4-7
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.592%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 25%

Los Angeles FC trend breakdown

Over 2.554%
BTTS54%
BTTS + O2.546%
1H Over 0.577%
Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Sporting Kansas City score at home75%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet at home0%
Los Angeles FC score away77%
Los Angeles FC clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Sporting Kansas City score first33%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first75%
Los Angeles FC score first46%
Los Angeles FC win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting Kansas City 38% · Los Angeles FC 33%
Avg first goal minute: Sporting Kansas City 26.3' · Los Angeles FC 27.3'

Vs league average

Sporting Kansas City score at home1.25 vs 1.83
Sporting Kansas City concede at home1.83 vs 1.37
Los Angeles FC score away1.23 vs 1.37
Los Angeles FC concede away1.23 vs 1.83
Sporting Kansas City score 32% below league average, while Los Angeles FC score 10% below league average.
Defensive side: Sporting Kansas City are 33% above league average at home, and Los Angeles FC are 33% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
46-60 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
16-30 0

Los Angeles FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
8
Total Shots
20
22
Shots off Goal
6
6
Blocked Shots
6
8
Shots Inside Box
12
15
Shots Outside Box
8
7
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
6
13
Fouls
6
9
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
7
6
Total Passes
385
540
Passes Accurate
329
482
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
18'
18' Goal · 1-0
André Luiz
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Reynolds
19'
19' Sergi Palencia
31'
31' Goal · 2-0
T. Calheira
Normal Goal
44'
44' K. Agyabeng
45'
45' Igor Jesus
1st substitution · For: M. Delgado
45'
45' Jude Terry
2nd substitution · For: J. Shaffelburg
47'
47' Goal · 2-1
D. Bouanga
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Shaffelburg
61'
61' K. Agyabeng
1st substitution · For: J. Bartlett
67'
67' Sergi Palencia
3rd substitution · For: R. Hollingshead
67'
67' A. Sieb
4th substitution · For: T. Boyd
71'
71' Goal · 3-1
J. Bartlett
Normal Goal
80'
80' Y. Cheberko
81'
81' Y. Cheberko
5th substitution · For: J. Ebobisse
82'
82' C. Harris
85'
85' S. Afrifa
2nd substitution · For: S. Reid
85'
85' André Luiz
3rd substitution · For: M. Suleymanov
87'
87' C. Harris
4th substitution · For: J. Reid

Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting Kansas City beat Los Angeles FC 3-1 on Sunday, 13 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by C. Penso. It was played at unknown.

First half: Sporting Kansas City took the lead at 18' when André Luiz scored, with the assist credited to J. Reynolds, making the score 1-0. Sergi Palencia received a yellow card for Los Angeles FC at 19'. Sporting Kansas City extended the lead at 31' when T. Calheira scored, making the score 2-0. K. Agyabeng received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 44'. Los Angeles FC made their 1st substitution at 45', with Igor Jesus replacing M. Delgado. Los Angeles FC made their 2nd substitution at 45', with Jude Terry replacing J. Shaffelburg.

Second half: Los Angeles FC reduced the deficit at 47' when D. Bouanga scored, with the assist credited to J. Shaffelburg, making the score 2-1. Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 61', with K. Agyabeng replacing J. Bartlett. Los Angeles FC made their 3rd substitution at 67', with Sergi Palencia replacing R. Hollingshead. Los Angeles FC made their 4th substitution at 67', with A. Sieb replacing T. Boyd. Sporting Kansas City extended the lead at 71' when J. Bartlett scored, making the score 3-1. Y. Cheberko received a yellow card for Los Angeles FC at 80'. Los Angeles FC made their 5th substitution at 81', with Y. Cheberko replacing J. Ebobisse. C. Harris received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 82'. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 85', with S. Afrifa replacing S. Reid. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 85', with André Luiz replacing M. Suleymanov. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 87', with C. Harris replacing J. Reid.

Sporting Kansas City used 4 substitutions while Los Angeles FC used 5 substitutions. Sporting Kansas City got 2 yellow cards, while Los Angeles FC got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (20-22).
  • Los Angeles FC controlled possession (57%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals12 (70.6%)
BTTS10 (58.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals6 (75.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)

Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC Head-to-Head History by Season