Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy

Sporting Kansas City

1 - 0

Los Angeles Galaxy

🕒 Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00 Europe/London 📍 Children's Mercy Park 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Penso 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Sporting Kansas City 27 · Los Angeles Galaxy 26

Referee Stats

Chris Penso

23 matches · 4.30 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.30
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.35
Over 4.5 cards	52%
Home wins	52%
Draws	22%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Los Angeles Galaxy outshot their opponent (0-11).
Los Angeles Galaxy controlled possession (71%).

Team Overview

Sporting Kansas City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-8

Goals For / Against

25 / 32

Avg: 1.47 / 1.88

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Los Angeles Galaxy (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-7-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 38

Avg: 1.12 / 2.24

Points

Avg: 0.41

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

1.00

PPG

0.41

1.47

1.12

1.88

2.24

53%

O2.5

59%

65%

BTTS

71%

24%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Sporting Kansas City rank27th

Los Angeles Galaxy rank26th

Sporting Kansas City points28

Los Angeles Galaxy points30

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.

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.

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

Sporting Kansas City last 5 home

D L L W L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals5-8

Record1-1-3

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 last 5 away

L D D L D

Points3/15

Weighted index18

Goals8-11

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 2.553%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.535%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Los Angeles Galaxy trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Sporting Kansas City score at home76%

Sporting Kansas City clean sheet at home18%

Los Angeles Galaxy score away71%

Los Angeles Galaxy clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Sporting Kansas City score first24%

Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first50%

Los Angeles Galaxy score first24%

Los Angeles Galaxy win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting Kansas City 54% · Los Angeles Galaxy 54%

Avg first goal minute: Sporting Kansas City 24.3' · Los Angeles Galaxy 22.0'

Vs league average

Sporting Kansas City score at home1.47 vs 1.64

Sporting Kansas City concede at home1.88 vs 1.36

Los Angeles Galaxy score away1.12 vs 1.36

Los Angeles Galaxy concede away2.24 vs 1.64

Sporting Kansas City score 10% below league average, while Los Angeles Galaxy score 18% below league average.

Defensive side: Sporting Kansas City are 38% above league average at home, and Los Angeles Galaxy are 36% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

16-30 8

31-45 7

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

Los Angeles Galaxy goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 7

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 10

16-30 8

46-60 5

0-15 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

29%

71%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

290

703

Passes Accurate

222

639

Passes %

77%

91%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

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13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Yoshida

Own Goal

31' ↑↓

↑↓

31' ⇄ L. Ndenbe

1st substitution · For: T. Leibold

38'

38' J. Paintsil

42'

42' T. Leibold

45+2'

45+2' C. Garcés

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Brody

2nd substitution · For: J. Davis

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Bartlett

3rd substitution · For: Z. Bassong

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ M. Suleymanov

4th substitution · For: E. Thommy

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ C. Ramirez

1st substitution · For: Miguel Berry

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Gabriel Pec

2nd substitution · For: M. Cuevas

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Nelson

3rd substitution · For: J. Aude

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Paintsil

4th substitution · For: Matheus Nascimento

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Manu García

5th substitution · For: M. Rodríguez

Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting Kansas City beat Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on Monday, 05 May 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Chris Penso. It was played at Children's Mercy Park.

First half: Sporting Kansas City took the lead at 13' when M. Yoshida scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 31', with L. Ndenbe replacing T. Leibold. J. Paintsil received a yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 38'. T. Leibold received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 42'. C. Garcés received a yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 45+2'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Brody replacing J. Davis. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 59', with J. Bartlett replacing Z. Bassong. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 59', with M. Suleymanov replacing E. Thommy. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 1st substitution at 63', with C. Ramirez replacing Miguel Berry. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Gabriel Pec replacing M. Cuevas. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 3rd substitution at 75', with J. Nelson replacing J. Aude. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 4th substitution at 79', with J. Paintsil replacing Matheus Nascimento. Sporting Kansas City made their 5th substitution at 84', with Manu García replacing M. Rodríguez.

Sporting Kansas City used 5 substitutions while Los Angeles Galaxy used 4 substitutions. Sporting Kansas City got 1 yellow card, while Los Angeles Galaxy got 2 yellow cards.