Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City: result 2-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 8Kick-off on April 21, 2013 at 02:55 AM (UTC)Stubhub Center, Carson, California
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What was the result of Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City?
Los Angeles Galaxy won 2-0 on April 21, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 28′Marcelo Fazzio SarvasLos Angeles Galaxy
- 74′Landon DonovanLos Angeles Galaxy
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Los Angeles Galaxy have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 8, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2013 | FC Dallas(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 30, 2013 | Toronto FC(away) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 24, 2013 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 17, 2013 | Chivas USA(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 3, 2013 | Chicago Fire(home) | 4-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2013 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 6, 2013 | DC United(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 30, 2013 | CF Montreal(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 23, 2013 | New England Revolution(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 16, 2013 | Chicago Fire(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Los Angeles Galaxy win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Sporting Kansas City win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Los Angeles Galaxy | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy on Apr 7, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Los Angeles Galaxy score 1.7 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.1 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Los Angeles Galaxy sit 12th in Major League Soccer (26 points from 22 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (15 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 26 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 15 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Apr 21, 2013FC Dallas2-0Whitecaps
- Apr 21, 2013Real Salt Lake1-0Chivas USA
- Apr 21, 2013DC United2-3Philadelphia Union
- Apr 22, 2013San Jose Earthquakes1-1Portland Timbers
- Apr 27, 2013Toronto FC1-2New York Red Bulls
- Apr 27, 2013CF Montreal2-0Chicago Fire
- Apr 27, 2013Whitecaps2-2FC Dallas
- Apr 27, 2013New England Revolution2-0Philadelphia Union