LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS
MLSMLS 2025
Sat 27 Sep··LA Galaxy won
- 7Corners9
- 2Cards0
- 19Shots20
- 9Shots on target7
- 10Fouls8
- 13Throw-ins14
- 8Goal kicks8
- 6Saves5
- 15Tackles13
- 8Interceptions8
- 9Dribbles6
Period
Match statistics
| LA Galaxy | Statistic | Sporting Kansas City |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 54 | Ball possession | 46 |
| 3.85 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.42 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 19 | Total shots | 20 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 13 | Throw-ins | 14 |
| 8 | Goal kicks | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 6 | Goalkeeper saves | 5 |
| 8 | Free kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Big chances | 3 |
| 610 | Passes | 501 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 556 | Accurate passes | 438 |
| Shots | ||
| 3 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 7 |
| 16 | Shots inside box | 13 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 1 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 3 |
| 0 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| 45 | Touches in penalty area | 43 |
| Passing | ||
| 19 | Accurate long balls | 10 |
| 1 | Accurate crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Throw-ins | 14 |
| 42 | Final third entries | 47 |
| Duels | ||
| 56% | Duels won (%) | 44% |
| 7 | Dispossessed | 10 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 6 |
| 8% | Aerial duels (%) | 2% |
| 32% | Ground duels (%) | 29% |
| Defending | ||
| 42 | Ball recoveries | 41 |
| 8% | Tackles won (%) | 10% |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 34 | Clearances | 14 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 8 | Goal kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 0.55 | Goals prevented | -0.87 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 4.4 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 1.6 |
| LA Galaxy | Statistic | Sporting Kansas City |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 52 | Ball possession | 48 |
| 2.17 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.51 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 9 | Total shots | 9 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 5 | Throw-ins | 6 |
| 4 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Tackles | 7 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 3 | Free kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 278 | Passes | 251 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 248 | Accurate passes | 215 |
| Shots | ||
| 1 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 1 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 0 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 11 | Accurate long balls | 5 |
| 1 | Accurate crosses | 0 |
| 5 | Throw-ins | 6 |
| 22 | Final third entries | 26 |
| Duels | ||
| 53% | Duels won (%) | 47% |
| 2 | Dispossessed | 4 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 5% | Aerial duels (%) | 1% |
| 13% | Ground duels (%) | 15% |
| Defending | ||
| 20 | Ball recoveries | 21 |
| 3% | Tackles won (%) | 5% |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 19 | Clearances | 8 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 4 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| LA Galaxy | Statistic | Sporting Kansas City |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 56 | Ball possession | 44 |
| 1.67 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.91 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 10 | Total shots | 11 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 8 | Throw-ins | 8 |
| 4 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 9 | Tackles | 6 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 1 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 5 | Free kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Big chances | 2 |
| 332 | Passes | 250 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 308 | Accurate passes | 223 |
| Shots | ||
| 2 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 2 |
| 0 | Fouled in final third | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| 8 | Accurate long balls | 5 |
| 0 | Accurate crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Throw-ins | 8 |
| 20 | Final third entries | 21 |
| Duels | ||
| 59% | Duels won (%) | 41% |
| 5 | Dispossessed | 6 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 4 |
| 3% | Aerial duels (%) | 1% |
| 19% | Ground duels (%) | 14% |
| Defending | ||
| 22 | Ball recoveries | 20 |
| 5% | Tackles won (%) | 5% |
| 5 | Interceptions | 1 |
| 15 | Clearances | 6 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 4 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
Events
92 recorded · 18 key
First half
- 1'Kick-off
- 1'CornerEdwin Cerrillo
- 1'Shot blockedZorhan Bassong
- 2'CornerJohn Nelson
- 2'CornerDiego Fagúndez
- 3'CornerJohn Pulskamp
- 3'CornerIan James
- 3'Shot blockedJoseph Paintsil
- 4'GoalJoseph Paintsil1–0
- 5'FoulGabriel Pec
- 6'CornerElijah Wynder
- 10'Shot blockedHarbor Miller
- 13'FoulZorhan Bassong
- 14'Shot on targetDejan Joveljić
- 14'FoulDejan Joveljić
- 20'Shot on targetGabriel Pec
- 20'FoulMaya Yoshida
- 22'Shot on targetMason Toye
- 22'Shot off targetDániel Sallói
- 23'FoulEdwin Cerrillo
- 25'GoalJoseph Paintsil2–0
- 27'FoulChris Rindov
- 28'GoalDejan Joveljić2–1
- 30'Shot blockedMemo Rodríguez
- 30'Shot on targetStephen Afrifa
- 30'Shot off targetStephen Afrifa
- 31'CornerChris Rindov
- 31'FoulJoseph Paintsil
- 33'FoulEdwin Cerrillo
- 34'Shot blockedHarbor Miller
- 35'CornerLogan Ndenbe
- 36'Shot blockedStephen Afrifa
- 38'Shot off targetEdwin Cerrillo
- 43'GoalJoseph Paintsil3–1
- 45+1'Added time
- 45+3'FoulMason Toye
- 45+4'End of period
Second half
- 46'Kick-off
- 46'SubstitutionJacob Davis
- 48'Shot on targetStephen Afrifa
- 49'CornerNovak Mićović
- 49'Shot on targetDániel Sallói
- 49'Shot blockedZorhan Bassong
- 50'CornerMaya Yoshida
- 50'Shot off targetMason Toye
- 50'Shot off targetMemo Rodríguez
- 52'Shot off targetJoseph Paintsil
- 54'Shot blockedZorhan Bassong
- 55'CornerLogan Ndenbe
- 56'Shot off targetChris Rindov
- 60'GoalDiego Fagúndez4–1
- 61'SubstitutionJacob Bartlett
- 61'SubstitutionSantiago Muñoz
- 63'Shot off targetJoseph Paintsil
- 64'FoulJacob Davis
- 64'Shot blockedDániel Sallói
- 65'SubstitutionJulián Aude
- 65'SubstitutionMiguel Berry
- 65'SubstitutionCarlos Garcés
- 66'Shot off targetMason Toye
- 68'CornerJohn Nelson
- 70'SubstitutionRobert Voloder
- 70'SubstitutionShapi Suleymanov
- 70'Shot blockedMiguel Berry
- 71'FoulCarlos Garcés
- 72'FoulLogan Ndenbe
- 73'SubstitutionRuben Ramos
- 73'FoulIan James
- 74'FoulShapi Suleymanov
- 75'Shot on targetRuben Ramos
- 77'CornerRobert Voloder
- 77'SubstitutionMiki Yamane
- 78'FoulJulián Aude
- 79'Shot blockedJacob Davis
- 80'Shot on targetMiki Yamane
- 81'Shot on targetRuben Ramos
- 81'CornerJohn Pulskamp
- 81'Shot on targetGabriel Pec
- 83'FoulShapi Suleymanov
- 83'Red cardShapi Suleymanov
- 87'Yellow cardMiki Yamane
- 87'FoulMiki Yamane
- 90'FoulCarlos Garcés
- 90'CornerRobert Voloder
- 90+1'Yellow cardCarlos Garcés
- 90+1'Added time
- 90+3'CornerNovak Mićović
- 90+3'Shot on targetDejan Joveljić
- 90+4'Shot off targetSantiago Muñoz
- 90+5'Shot off targetDiego Fagúndez
- 90+8'End of period
- 1'End of period
Line-ups
LA Galaxy3-4-3
Bench
Shot map
LA Galaxy19 shots · 9 on target · 4 goals · 4.38 xG
Sporting Kansas City20 shots · 7 on target · 1 goals · 1.57 xG
LA Galaxy9 shots · 4 on target · 3 goals · 2.52 xG
Sporting Kansas City9 shots · 4 on target · 1 goals · 0.47 xG
LA Galaxy10 shots · 5 on target · 1 goals · 1.86 xG
Sporting Kansas City11 shots · 3 on target · 0 goals · 1.10 xG
- LA Galaxy
- Sporting Kansas City
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- on target
- blocked
- off target
- dot size = expected goals
Player ratings
LA Galaxy16 rated
Sporting Kansas City16 rated
Player statistics
LA Galaxy
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11Gabriel PecForward | 90′ | 8.1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 | 49/54 | 6 | 4/7 | 1 | |||
| 4Maya YoshidaDefender | 90′ | 7.9 | 82/83 | 1 | 1/2 | |||||||
| 1Novak MićovićGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.7 | 16/16 | 6 | ||||||||
| 7Diego FagúndezForward | 90′ | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 0.63 | 67/73 | 1/6 | |||||
| 6Edwin CerrilloMidfielder | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 0.04 | 79/82 | 1 | 4/10 | 2 | ||||
| 14John NelsonDefender | 90′ | 7.2 | 64/69 | 1 | 7/7 | 5 | ||||||
| 19Mauricio CuevasDefender | 77′ | 7.3 | 2 | 30/34 | 3 | 2/6 | ||||||
| 22Elijah WynderMidfielder | 73′ | 6.8 | 23/30 | 4/4 | ||||||||
| 28Joseph PaintsilForward | 65′ | 9.6 | 3 | 7 | 2.11 | 16/19 | 1 | 2/5 | ||||
| 63Chris RindovDefender | 65′ | 7.4 | 1 | 0.11 | 39/45 | 1 | 5/6 | 4 | ||||
| 26Harbor MillerDefender | 65′ | 7.4 | 2 | 0.08 | 21/30 | 2 | 1/3 | |||||
| 3Julián AudeDefender | 25′ | 7.4 | 14/15 | 1 | 4/6 | 1 | ||||||
| 27Miguel BerryForward | 25′ | 7.4 | 1 | 0.05 | 5/8 | 1 | 3/4 | 1 | ||||
| 25Carlos GarcésDefender | 25′ | 6.6 | 30/31 | 2/4 | 1 | |||||||
| 24Ruben RamosForward | 17′ | 6.3 | 2 | 0.36 | 5/5 | |||||||
| 2Miki YamaneDefender | 13′ | 7.1 | 1 | 0.17 | 16/16 | 0/1 | ||||||
| 15Eriq ZavaletaDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 12JT MarcinkowskiGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 21Tucker LepleyMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 5ZankaDefender | — | — |
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Dejan JoveljićForward | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 3 | 0.44 | 28/38 | 2/7 | |||||
| 18Logan NdenbeDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 43/47 | 2 | 6/8 | 4 | ||||||
| 1John PulskampGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.1 | 13/15 | 5 | ||||||||
| 13Mason ToyeForward | 90′ | 7.1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 13/16 | 2 | 1/7 | ||||
| 2Ian JamesDefender | 90′ | 6.6 | 38/42 | 2/5 | 1 | |||||||
| 22Zorhan BassongMidfielder | 90′ | 6.6 | 3 | 0.08 | 67/74 | 1 | 1/3 | 1 | ||||
| 10Dániel SallóiMidfielder | 70′ | 6.8 | 3 | 0.09 | 25/31 | 1/4 | ||||||
| 23Alan MontesDefender | 70′ | 6.3 | 42/46 | 1 | 2/2 | 1 | ||||||
| 8Memo RodríguezMidfielder | 61′ | 8.2 | 2 | 0.04 | 46/53 | 4 | 4/5 | 2 | ||||
| 30Stephen AfrifaMidfielder | 61′ | 6.1 | 4 | 0.31 | 14/18 | 1 | 3/9 | 1 | ||||
| 17Jacob DavisMidfielder | 45′ | 6.8 | 1 | 0.03 | 33/40 | 3/7 | 1 | |||||
| 11Khiry SheltonDefender | 45′ | 6.3 | 21/23 | 1/2 | 1 | |||||||
| 7Santiago MuñozForward | 29′ | 7.4 | 1 | 0.05 | 26/27 | 1 | 2/3 | |||||
| 16Jacob BartlettMidfielder | 29′ | 7.1 | 20/21 | 1/1 | 1 | |||||||
| 4Robert VoloderDefender | 20′ | 7.1 | 7/8 | 1/2 | ||||||||
| 93Shapi SuleymanovMidfielder | 13′ | 5.4 | 2/2 | 1/6 | ||||||||
| 15Jansen MillerDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 6Nemanja RadojaMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 36Ryan ScheweGoalkeeper | — | — |
Around this match
Previous meetings
- Wed 13 MaySporting Kansas City 3-1 LA Galaxy
- Sat 14 MarLA Galaxy 1-2 Sporting Kansas City
- Sun 4 MaySporting Kansas City 1-0 LA Galaxy
- Sat 15 JunLA Galaxy 4-2 Sporting Kansas City
- Sat 23 MarSporting Kansas City 2-3 LA Galaxy
- Wed 21 JunLA Galaxy 2-2 Sporting Kansas City
- Sat 11 MarSporting Kansas City 0-0 LA Galaxy
- Sun 4 SepLA Galaxy 2-2 Sporting Kansas City
- Sat 6 AugSporting Kansas City 4-2 LA Galaxy
- Wed 27 OctSporting Kansas City 2-0 LA Galaxy