Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy: result 1-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 5Kick-off on April 7, 2012 at 08:10 PM (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 won 1-0 on April 7, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 41′K. KamaraSporting Kansas City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 4 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats; Los Angeles Galaxy have 1, 0 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2012 | Chivas USA(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 25, 2012 | FC Dallas(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 18, 2012 | New England Revolution(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 11, 2012 | DC United(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2012 | New England Revolution(home) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 18, 2012 | DC United(home) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 11, 2012 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 1.8 and concede 0.3 goals per match over their last 4; Los Angeles Galaxy score 1.7 and concede 2.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.8 | 0.3 | 3 | 1/4 | 2/4 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3/3 | 3/3 |
Over the last 4 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 1, 2012Colorado Rapids2-0Chicago Fire
- Apr 2, 2012Chivas USA0-1Sporting Kansas City
- Apr 5, 2012Real Salt Lake1-0CF Montreal
- Apr 6, 2012FC Dallas1-0New England Revolution
- Apr 7, 2012CF Montreal2-1Toronto FC
- Apr 7, 2012Columbus Crew1-4New York Red Bulls
- Apr 7, 2012San Jose Earthquakes3-1Whitecaps
- Apr 7, 2012DC United0-0Seattle Sounders