Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC — MLS
MLSMLS 2026
Sat 12 Sep··Children's Mercy Park·Sporting Kansas City won
- 6Corners13
- 2Cards2
- 20Shots22
- 8Shots on target8
- 6Fouls9
- 13Throw-ins20
- 1Offsides3
- 6Goal kicks9
- 7Saves6
- 16Tackles15
- 1Interceptions7
- 4Dribbles11
Period
Match statistics
| Sporting Kansas City | Statistic | Los Angeles FC |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 42 | Ball possession | 58 |
| 1.87 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.21 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 20 | Total shots | 22 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 13 | Throw-ins | 20 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 9 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 11 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 7 | Goalkeeper saves | 6 |
| 9 | Free kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Big chances | 3 |
| 386 | Passes | 518 |
| 331 | Accurate passes | 464 |
| Shots | ||
| 6 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 8 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 15 |
| 8 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 2 |
| 22 | Touches in penalty area | 32 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| 13 | Throw-ins | 20 |
| 4 | Accurate crosses | 8 |
| 23 | Accurate long balls | 32 |
| 46 | Final third entries | 65 |
| Duels | ||
| 43% | Duels won (%) | 57% |
| 8 | Dispossessed | 7 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 11 |
| 29% | Ground duels (%) | 32% |
| 7% | Aerial duels (%) | 16% |
| Defending | ||
| 12% | Tackles won (%) | 13% |
| 1 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 46 | Clearances | 10 |
| 48 | Ball recoveries | 47 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 7 | Saves | 6 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 9 |
| 1.32 | Goals prevented | -0.18 |
| 0 | High claims | 1 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 2.0 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 1.9 |
| Sporting Kansas City | Statistic | Los Angeles FC |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 49 | Ball possession | 51 |
| 1.19 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.30 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 4 | Fouls | 6 |
| 8 | Total shots | 7 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Throw-ins | 7 |
| 1 | Goal kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Tackles | 9 |
| 2 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 6 | Free kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Big chances | 0 |
| 248 | Passes | 264 |
| 228 | Accurate passes | 237 |
| Shots | ||
| 3 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 4 | Throw-ins | 7 |
| 1 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Accurate long balls | 16 |
| 21 | Final third entries | 21 |
| Duels | ||
| 42% | Duels won (%) | 58% |
| 5 | Dispossessed | 3 |
| 2 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 15% | Ground duels (%) | 16% |
| 1% | Aerial duels (%) | 6% |
| Defending | ||
| 6% | Tackles won (%) | 7% |
| 0 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 10 | Clearances | 4 |
| 27 | Ball recoveries | 19 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Goal kicks | 6 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 1.3 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.3 |
| Sporting Kansas City | Statistic | Los Angeles FC |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 34 | Ball possession | 66 |
| 0.68 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.91 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 2 | Fouls | 3 |
| 12 | Total shots | 15 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 5 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| 9 | Tackles | 6 |
| 2 | Dribbles | 8 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 4 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 3 | Free kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Big chances | 3 |
| 138 | Passes | 254 |
| 103 | Accurate passes | 227 |
| Shots | ||
| 3 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 10 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 2 |
| 0 | Fouled in final third | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 9 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 3 | Accurate crosses | 7 |
| 9 | Accurate long balls | 16 |
| 25 | Final third entries | 44 |
| Duels | ||
| 43% | Duels won (%) | 57% |
| 3 | Dispossessed | 4 |
| 2 | Dribbles | 8 |
| 14% | Ground duels (%) | 16% |
| 6% | Aerial duels (%) | 10% |
| Defending | ||
| 6% | Tackles won (%) | 6% |
| 1 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 36 | Clearances | 6 |
| 21 | Ball recoveries | 28 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 5 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.7 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 1.6 |
Events
94 recorded · 17 key
First half
- 1'Kick-off
- 2'FoulYevhen Cheberko
- 2'FoulSergi Palencia
- 4'FoulNkosi Tafari
- 8'FoulJude Terry
- 8'Shot on targetAndré Luiz
- 10'CornerCalvin Harris
- 10'FoulStephen Afrifa
- 11'Shot off targetSergi Palencia
- 12'CornerWyatt Meyer
- 13'Shot blockedDenis Bouanga
- 13'Shot blockedNkosi Tafari
- 14'CornerMoises Mosquera
- 14'Shot blockedSon Heung-min
- 16'FoulCalvin Harris
- 18'GoalAndré Luiz1–0
- 19'Yellow cardSergi Palencia
- 19'FoulSergi Palencia
- 22'CornerNkosi Tafari
- 22'Shot blockedAndré Luiz
- 23'Shot on targetJude Terry
- 25'Shot off targetAndré Luiz
- 26'OffsideSon Heung-min
- 31'GoalTaylor Calheira2–0
- 34'FoulIgor Jesus
- 39'CornerYevhen Cheberko
- 39'CornerHugo Lloris
- 39'Shot on targetStephen Afrifa
- 41'FoulCalvin Harris
- 43'Shot on targetDenis Bouanga
- 44'FoulKwaku Agyabeng
- 44'Shot off targetCalvin Harris
- 44'Yellow cardKwaku Agyabeng
- 45+1'Added time
- 45+2'Shot on targetSon Heung-min
- 45+3'OffsideStephen Afrifa
- 45+3'End of period
Second halfHT 2–0
- 46'Kick-off
- 46'SubstitutionJacob Shaffelburg
- 46'SubstitutionMark Delgado
- 47'GoalDenis Bouanga2–1
- 49'CornerEddie Segura
- 49'Shot off targetAndré Luiz
- 50'FoulMark Delgado
- 50'Shot on targetDenis Bouanga
- 51'FoulJacob Shaffelburg
- 51'Shot blockedArmindo Sieb
- 52'OffsideDenis Bouanga
- 54'CornerWyatt Meyer
- 55'Shot off targetDenis Bouanga
- 55'OffsideDenis Bouanga
- 57'CornerWyatt Meyer
- 57'Shot off targetStephen Afrifa
- 61'SubstitutionJacob Bartlett
- 62'Shot on targetTaylor Calheira
- 62'Shot blockedStephen Afrifa
- 62'Shot blockedStephen Afrifa
- 63'CornerEddie Segura
- 64'Shot blockedLasse Berg Johnsen
- 66'Shot on targetAndré Luiz
- 67'CornerMoises Mosquera
- 67'CornerEmir Karić
- 67'SubstitutionTyler Boyd
- 67'SubstitutionRyan Hollingshead
- 68'Shot off targetMark Delgado
- 69'CornerStefan Cleveland
- 69'Shot off targetStephen Afrifa
- 69'Shot on targetMathieu Choinière
- 70'CornerStephen Afrifa
- 71'GoalJacob Bartlett3–1
- 71'Shot blockedAndré Luiz
- 77'CornerEmir Karić
- 77'CornerTaylor Calheira
- 77'Shot blockedEddie Segura
- 80'FoulYevhen Cheberko
- 81'CornerJacob Shaffelburg
- 81'SubstitutionJeremy Ebobisse
- 81'Yellow cardYevhen Cheberko
- 82'Yellow cardCalvin Harris
- 82'FoulCalvin Harris
- 82'Shot off targetCalvin Harris
- 83'CornerTaylor Calheira
- 83'Shot blockedRyan Hollingshead
- 85'SubstitutionShapi Suleymanov
- 85'SubstitutionSeymour Garfield-Reid
- 85'FoulJacob Bartlett
- 87'Shot on targetCalvin Harris
- 87'SubstitutionJayden Reid
- 89'Shot on targetSon Heung-min
- 90'CornerShapi Suleymanov
- 90'Shot off targetEddie Segura
- 90+1'Shot off targetMark Delgado
- 90+1'Added time
- 90+3'Shot off targetJeremy Ebobisse
Line-ups
Sporting Kansas City4-4-2
Bench
Shot map
Sporting Kansas City20 shots · 8 on target · 3 goals · 1.91 xG
Los Angeles FC21 shots · 8 on target · 1 goals · 1.82 xG
Sporting Kansas City8 shots · 4 on target · 2 goals · 1.21 xG
Los Angeles FC7 shots · 3 on target · 0 goals · 0.30 xG
Sporting Kansas City12 shots · 4 on target · 1 goals · 0.70 xG
Los Angeles FC14 shots · 5 on target · 1 goals · 1.52 xG
- Sporting Kansas City
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Player ratings
Sporting Kansas City15 rated
Los Angeles FC16 rated
Player statistics
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Stefan ClevelandGoalkeeper | 90′ | 8.8 | 21/36 | 7 | ||||||||
| 19Taylor CalheiraForward | 90′ | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | 1.07 | 10/14 | 2 | 1/5 | ||||
| 28Wyatt MeyerDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 45/47 | 0/3 | ||||||||
| 3Moises MosqueraDefender | 90′ | 7.3 | 46/49 | 2 | 2/6 | 1 | ||||||
| 18Emir KarićDefender | 90′ | 6.7 | 42/50 | 2 | 4/9 | 4 | ||||||
| 13Justin ReynoldsDefender | 90′ | 6.7 | 1 | 31/35 | 3 | 5/5 | 3 | |||||
| 4Lasse Berg JohnsenMidfielder | 90′ | 6.4 | 1 | 0.02 | 49/55 | 2/6 | ||||||
| 14Calvin HarrisMidfielder | 87′ | 6.8 | 3 | 0.10 | 12/14 | 1 | 4/10 | 2 | ||||
| 11André LuizMidfielder | 85′ | 8.2 | 1 | 7 | 0.20 | 14/20 | 9/18 | 2 | ||||
| 17Stephen AfrifaForward | 85′ | 6.3 | 6 | 0.40 | 18/19 | 1 | 3/10 | |||||
| 20Kwaku AgyabengMidfielder | 61′ | 6.4 | 27/27 | 1 | 2/4 | 1 | ||||||
| 16Jacob BartlettDefender | 29′ | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | 13/13 | 1 | 2/4 | 2 | |||
| 29Seymour Garfield-ReidForward | 10′ | 6.8 | 2/4 | 1 | 2/3 | 1 | ||||||
| 93Shapi SuleymanovForward | 10′ | 6.3 | 1/2 | |||||||||
| 99Jayden ReidDefender | 8′ | 6.8 | 0/1 | 0/1 | ||||||||
| 42Alexander CunninghamMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 57Diego BorgesDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 15Jansen MillerDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1John PulskampGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 24Ruben RamosForward | — | — |
Los Angeles FC
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99Denis BouangaForward | 90′ | 8.5 | 1 | 5 | 0.65 | 22/27 | 2 | 5/7 | ||||
| 1Hugo LlorisGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.7 | 19/21 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 66Mathieu ChoinièreMidfielder | 90′ | 7.1 | 1 | 0.01 | 53/57 | 1 | 8/11 | 3 | ||||
| 91Nkosi TafariDefender | 90′ | 6.7 | 2 | 0.07 | 63/67 | 3/5 | 2 | |||||
| 4Eddie SeguraDefender | 90′ | 6.4 | 2 | 0.23 | 71/77 | 6/6 | 1 | |||||
| 7Son Heung-minForward | 90′ | 6.3 | 3 | 0.12 | 24/27 | 3 | 1/4 | |||||
| 23Yevhen CheberkoDefender | 81′ | 6.8 | 43/49 | 2 | 8/13 | 5 | ||||||
| 14Sergi PalenciaDefender | 67′ | 6.6 | 1 | 0.01 | 35/41 | 4/7 | 1 | |||||
| 9Armindo SiebForward | 67′ | 6.4 | 2 | 0.40 | 19/22 | 1 | 2/6 | 1 | ||||
| 18Jacob ShaffelburgForward | 45′ | 7.2 | 1 | 7/12 | 4 | 3/7 | ||||||
| 8Mark DelgadoMidfielder | 45′ | 6.3 | 2 | 0.27 | 35/40 | 1 | 1/4 | |||||
| 6Igor JesusMidfielder | 45′ | 6.1 | 20/20 | 1/3 | ||||||||
| 22Jude TerryMidfielder | 45′ | 6.1 | 1 | 0.04 | 23/25 | 2 | 1/3 | 1 | ||||
| 19Tyler BoydForward | 23′ | 6.8 | 8/8 | 2 | 0/2 | |||||||
| 24Ryan HollingsheadDefender | 23′ | 6.6 | 2 | 0.15 | 21/24 | 1 | 3/4 | |||||
| 17Jeremy EbobisseForward | 9′ | 6.4 | 1 | 0.18 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1 | |||||
| 33Aaron LongDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 31Cabral CarterGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 45Kenny NielsenDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 21Ryan RaposoMidfielder | — | — |
Around this match
Previous meetings
- Sat 25 JulLos Angeles FC 4-0 Sporting Kansas City
- Sun 8 JunLos Angeles FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City
- Sat 22 MarSporting Kansas City 0-2 Los Angeles FC
- Sat 5 OctSporting Kansas City 0-3 Los Angeles FC
- Sat 9 MarLos Angeles FC 0-0 Sporting Kansas City
- Sat 17 JunSporting Kansas City 1-2 Los Angeles FC
- Wed 17 MayLos Angeles FC 1-1 Sporting Kansas City
- Sat 23 JulSporting Kansas City 0-2 Los Angeles FC
- Sun 17 AprLos Angeles FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City
- Fri 3 SepLos Angeles FC 4-0 Sporting Kansas City