Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 40Kick-off on October 28, 2018 at 08:30 PM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas
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What was the result of Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles FC?
Sporting Kansas City won 2-1 on October 28, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 37′R. EspinozaSporting Kansas City
- 63′C. VelaLos Angeles FC (pen.)
- 72′D. SallóiSporting Kansas City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Los Angeles FC have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2018 | FC Dallas(away) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 18, 2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 4-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 7, 2018 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 30, 2018 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 23, 2018 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 4-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 7, 2018 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Chicago Fire(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 22, 2018 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Sporting Kansas City win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Los Angeles FC win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2018 | Los Angeles FC 0-2 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City on Aug 12, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 2.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Los Angeles FC score 2.1 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 2.0 | 1.3 | 6 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Los Angeles FC | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting Kansas City sit 15th in Major League Soccer (15 points from 20 matches) and Los Angeles FC sit 3rd (35 points from 22 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 35 |
| 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
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