Major League Soccer

Jul 24, 2022 at 1.30am UK

Livestrong Sporting Park

Kansas
0 - 2
Los Angeles

FT(HT: 0-0)

Arango (56'), Bale (82')
Acosta (5'), Vela (71'), Hollingshead (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sporting Kansas City

Last Six:

Last Game: Salt Lake 3-0 Kansas
Monday, July 18 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
7	Chicago Fire	21	-6	23
8	Sporting Kansas City	22	-15	20
9	Toronto	21	-13	19

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 38.99%. A win for Los Angeles FC had a probability of 36.22% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.17%) and 2-0 (6.04%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 (8.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.57%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Los Angeles FC would win this match.

Result
Sporting Kansas City	Draw	Los Angeles FC
38.99% ( -0.01)	24.78% ( 0)	36.22% ( 0)

Both teams to score 58.48% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.3% (

-0.01)

44.7% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.94% (

-0.01)

67.06% (

Sporting Kansas City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.21% (

-0.01)

22.79% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.5% (

-0.01)

56.5% (

0.01)

Los Angeles FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.75% (

-0)

24.25% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.39%

58.61% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Sporting Kansas City 38.99%

Los Angeles FC 36.22%

Draw 24.78%

Sporting Kansas City	Draw	Los Angeles FC
2-1 @ 8.56% 1-0 @ 8.17% 2-0 @ 6.04% ( -0) 3-1 @ 4.22% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.99% 3-0 @ 2.98% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.56% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.11% ( -0) 4-0 @ 1.1% ( -0) Other @ 2.26% Total : 38.99%	1-1 @ 11.57% 2-2 @ 6.07% 0-0 @ 5.53% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.41% Other @ 0.2% Total : 24.78%	1-2 @ 8.2% 0-1 @ 7.83% ( 0) 0-2 @ 5.55% ( 0) 1-3 @ 3.87% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.86% 0-3 @ 2.62% 1-4 @ 1.37% 2-4 @ 1.01% ( -0) 0-4 @ 0.93% Other @ 1.97% Total : 36.22%