Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City — Major League Soccer
4-1
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson
Going into the match, Los Angeles Galaxy had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Sporting Kansas City had won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 in 10, scoring 1.2. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Sporting Kansas City 3 wins.
Match report
Home form going in: Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L D D W L). 1.7 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-3 vs FC Cincinnati · 21 Sept 2025
- D 2-2 at Seattle Sounders · 14 Sept 2025
- D 1-1 at Houston Dynamo · 7 Sept 2025
- W 2-1 vs Orlando City SC · 31 Aug 2025
- L 0-2 vs Seattle Sounders · 28 Aug 2025
- W 3-0 vs Colorado Rapids · 24 Aug 2025
Away form going in: Sporting Kansas City
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 (L L L W L). 1.2 scored per game, 2.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 0-2 vs Vancouver Whitecaps · 21 Sept 2025
- L 2-1 at Real Salt Lake · 14 Sept 2025
- L 1-2 vs Austin · 7 Sept 2025
- W 4-2 vs Colorado Rapids · 31 Aug 2025
- L 5-2 at Seattle Sounders · 25 Aug 2025
- L 3-1 at Orlando City SC · 16 Aug 2025
Head-to-head: Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City
- Sporting Kansas City 3-1 Los Angeles Galaxy · 14 May 2026 · Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles Galaxy 1-2 Sporting Kansas City · 15 Mar 2026 · Major League Soccer
- Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Los Angeles Galaxy · 4 May 2025 · Major League Soccer
How it unfolded
- 4' Normal Goal — J. Paintsil (Los Angeles Galaxy)
- 25' Normal Goal — J. Paintsil (Los Angeles Galaxy)
- 28' Normal Goal — D. Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City)
- 43' Normal Goal — J. Paintsil (Los Angeles Galaxy)
- 60' Normal Goal — D. Fagundez (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Match statistics
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Metric | Sporting Kansas City |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 1 |
| 54 | Ball possession | 46 |
| 3.85 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.56 |
| 19 | Total shots | 20 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 7 |
| 16 | Attempts inside box | 12 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 8 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 9 |
| 613 | Total passes | 502 |
| 559 | Accurate passes | 438 |
| 91 | Pass accuracy | 87 |
| 18 | Key passes | 12 |
| 70 | Duels | 70 |
| 39 | Duels won | 31 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | New York City FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | DC United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 |