KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC beats LA Galaxy 4-2. LA Galaxy was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

J. Russell missed a penalty (25′) for Sporting KC.​

The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Michael Radchuk who had the assistance of Kyle Atkins and Charles Morgante. The 4th official was Joe Dickerson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.4 degrees Celsius or 88.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting KC

4 - 2

LA Galaxy

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 19 Total 7
  • 10 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 65 Attack 110
  • 31 Dangerous attack 47
  • 71 Ball safe 91
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

LA Galaxy had a strong ball possession 63% while Sporting KC was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

LA Galaxy was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Sporting KC succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Sporting KC shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, LA Galaxy shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (R. Espinoza). Talking about the opposition, LA Galaxy received 3 yellow cards (D. Williams, C. Gasper and Chicharito).

Match Timeline

Erik Thommy(goal)
10'
24'
Johnny Russell - missed penalty
25'
26'
Willy Agada(goal)
40'
Willy Agada(goal)D. Salloi
45'
46'
46'
Róger Espinoza- Yellow
56'
Felipe Hernández- sub ->R. Espinoza
59'
59'
59'
63'
67'
Oriol Rosell- sub ->E. Thommy
81'
83'
Marinos Tzionis- sub ->W. Agada
88'
90'
Dániel Sallói(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Sporting KC will play away against Dallas on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head in favor of Dallas (10 draws).

LA Galaxy will play away agasint Houston Dynamo on the 9th of October with a 14-13 head to head statistic in favor of LA Galaxy (10 draws).

Sporting KC and LA Galaxy will play the return match on the at the Dignity Health Sports Park

Sporting KC – Formation

Sporting KC
G
John Pulskamp 1.United States
6.3
D
Graham Zusi 8.United States
7.2
D
Andreu Fontàs 3.Spain
6.4
D
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 5.France
6.7
D
Ben Sweat 2.United States
6.4
M
Róger Espinoza 15.Honduras
7.2
59' 56'
M
Rémi Walter 54.France
6.8
M
Erik Thommy 26.Germany
7.4
67' 10'
F
Johnny Russell 7.Scotland
6.4
F
Dániel Sallói 20.Hungary
7.8
90'
F
Willy Agada 23.Nigeria
7.9
88' 40', 45'
Substitutes
G
Kendall Mcintosh 22.United States
D
Kaveh Rad 48.United States
D
K. Pierre 24.United States
D
Robert Voloder 4.Germany
M
Oriol Rosell 6.Spain
5.8
67'
M
Marinos Tzionis 27.Cyprus
6.1
88'
M
Felipe Hernández 21.Colombia
6.4
59'

Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Peter Vermes decided to play with the following team: John Pulskamp (6.3), Graham Zusi (7.2), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (6.7), Andreu Fontàs (6.4), Ben Sweat (6.4), Róger Espinoza (7.2), Rémi Walter (6.8), Erik Thommy (7.4), Johnny Russell (6.4), William Agada (7.9) and Dániel Sallói (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Oriol Rosell (5.8), Kaveh Rad, Kayden Pierre, Robert Voloder, Marinos Tzionis (6.1), Kendall Mcintosh and Felipe Hernández (6.4).

Sporting KC could not rely on the presence of M. Tzionis (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting KC made 3 changes: R. Espinoza for F. Hernandez (59′), E. Thommy for O. Rosell (67′) and W. Agada for M. Tzionis (88′).

Best player: William Agada​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting KC was William Agada.

His rating is (7.9) with 2 goals, 12 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9.

LA Galaxy – Formation

LA Galaxy
G
Jonathan Bond 1.England
6.1
D
K. Leerdam 18.Suriname
5.9
46'
D
Derrick Williams 3.Republic of Ireland
5.5
24'
D
Sega Coulibaly 4.France
7.3
D
Chase Gasper 77.United States
6.3
46' 26'
M
Douglas Costa 10.Brazil
6.8
59'
M
Gastón Brugman 5.Uruguay
6.7
81'
M
Mark Delgado 8.United States
7.3
M
Kévin Cabral 9.France
6.3
59'
F
Javier Hernández 14.Mexico
8.1
63' 83', 90'
F
Dejan Joveljic 99.Serbia
6.5
Substitutes
G
J. Klinsmann 33.United States
D
Eriq Zavaleta 15.El Salvador
D
Julián Araujo 2.Mexico
6.4
46'
M
Efraín Álvarez 26.Mexico
7.0
59'
M
J. Pérez 56.Mexico
M
Adam Saldana 43.United States
6.6
81'
M
S. Klještan 16.USA
F
Samuel Grandsir 11.France
6.7
59'
F
Raheem Edwards 44.Canada
6.6
46'

LA Galaxy started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Greg Vanney played with: Jonathan Bond (6.1), Kelvin Leerdam (5.9), Sega Coulibaly (7.3), Derrick Williams (5.5), Chase Gasper (6.3), Kevin Cabral (6.3), Marky Delgado (7.3), Gastón Brugman (6.7), Douglas Costa (6.8), Javier Hernández (8.1) and Dejan Joveljić (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Efrain Alvarez (7.0), Eriq Zavaleta, Samuel Grandsir (6.7), Raheem Edwards (6.6), Jonathan Perez, Julian Araujo (6.4), Adam Saldana (6.6), Jonathan Klinsmann and Sacha Kljestan.

Substitutions

LA Galaxy made 5 changes: K. Leerdam for J. Araujo (46′), C. Gasper for R. Edwards (46′), K. Cabral for S. Grandsir (59′), D. Costa for E. Alvarez (59′) and G. Brugman for A. Saldana (81′).

Best player: Javier Hernández​

The most impressive player for LA Galaxy was Javier Hernández.

His rating is (8.1) with 2 goals, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​