Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy: result 1-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 9Kick-off on May 2, 2016 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas
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What was the result of Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy?
Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles Galaxy drew 1-1 on May 2, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 30′Brad DavisSporting Kansas City
- 42′Giovani dos Santos RamírezLos Angeles Galaxy
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Los Angeles Galaxy have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 24, 2016 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 17, 2016 | FC Dallas(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 14, 2016 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 9, 2016 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2016 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 5-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Houston Dynamo(away) | 4-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 11, 2016 | Portland Timbers(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 3, 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 20, 2016 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Sporting Kansas City win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Los Angeles Galaxy win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2015 | Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Los Angeles Galaxy | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 19, 2015 | Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 19, 2014 | Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Los Angeles Galaxy | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| 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 Oct 25, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 1.2 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Los Angeles Galaxy score 1.8 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | 11/15 | 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 Galaxy sit 12th (26 points from 22 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 30, 2016New York City FC3-2Vancouver Whitecaps
- Apr 30, 2016CF Montreal2-2Colorado Rapids
- Apr 30, 2016Chicago Fire1-1DC United
- Apr 30, 2016New England Revolution2-2Orlando City SC
- May 1, 2016Real Salt Lake2-1Houston Dynamo
- May 1, 2016Portland Timbers2-1Toronto FC
- May 6, 2016Orlando City SC1-1New York Red Bulls
- May 7, 2016Vancouver Whitecaps2-1Portland Timbers