Los Angeles Galaxy v Sporting Kansas City result

Full-time · Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City

Major League Soccer · Thu, 22 Jun 2023 03:30 BST · Dignity Health Sports Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Los Angeles Galaxy · Sporting Kansas City · Head-to-head

Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City — this Major League Soccer match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City drew 2–2 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Major League Soccer on Thursday 22 June. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Sporting Kansas City out-shot Los Angeles Galaxy 21 to 10 and created the better chances, 2.48 xG to 1.62 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Sporting Kansas City: A. Pulido (12’, assisted by E. Thommy; 90’ pen); Los Angeles Galaxy: M. Cáceres (24’, assisted by Douglas Costa) and P. Judd (64’, assisted by Riqui Puig).

Discipline

F. Dujic showed three yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Los Angeles Galaxy: D. Aguirre (90’); Sporting Kansas City: E. Thommy (17’) and D. Rosero (23’).

What it changes

Los Angeles Galaxy are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Sporting Kansas City have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) 10.7, Douglas Costa (Los Angeles Galaxy) 6.8 and M. Cáceres (Los Angeles Galaxy) 6.3 led the match.

Next up

Los Angeles Galaxy next travel to Los Angeles FC on 26 October 2026.

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Los Angeles Galaxy: Los Angeles FC v Los Angeles Galaxy, Monday 26 October — the preview. Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park · Carson, California
Referee: F. Dujic
Head-to-head (last 6): Los Angeles Galaxy 1 · draws 2 · Sporting Kansas City 3 · 3.83 goals/game
Recent form: Los Angeles Galaxy 2W 1D 2L · Sporting Kansas City 3W 1D 1L

Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 2

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 5.88

Corners

against 4.5 / 3.25 · 3 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4 / 5.13

Shots on target

against 4.83 / 3.88 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.17 / 1.75

Cards

against 2.83 / 2 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.8 yellows

Referee · F. Dujic

2.2 home / 1.6 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 June 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 June 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Los Angeles Galaxy for / against	Line	Sporting Kansas City for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.88 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.33 for · 14.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	13.25 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.13 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 14.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	9.63 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: F. Dujic — 3.8 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 25.13 fouls over 15 matches (2.2 to the home side, 1.6 to the away side).

Home 2.2Away 1.6

Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Boyd n 8	60.6	2.8 7/5	1.1 6/0	—
Oriol Rosell n 8	27.1	2.1 3/1	0 0/0	—
G. Brugman n 8	80.1	2 5/5	1.3 5/4	—
M. Rodríguez n 8	60.4	1.7 6/2	1.7 6/3	—
M. Delgado n 8	82	1.4 6/3	1 6/1	—

Los Angeles Galaxy — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Judd n 8	29.5	4.2 6/3	1.9 4/1
J. Hernández n 8	81.5	2.8 8/7	1.4 7/3
Riqui Puig n 8	90	1.8 8/4	1.1 6/3
D. Joveljic n 8	49.6	1.8 6/2	0.5 2/0
T. Boyd n 8	60.6	1.7 6/2	0.6 3/0

Los Angeles Galaxy — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Kelvin Leerdam n 8	33.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
M. Rodríguez n 8	60.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
P. Judd n 8	29.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
D. Aguirre n 8	28.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Riqui Puig n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Los Angeles Galaxy — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Raheem Edwards n 8	39	3.5 7/3
Calegari n 8	87.8	2.6 6/5
M. Delgado n 8	82	2.5 7/6
G. Brugman n 8	80.1	2.4 6/3
J. Aude n 8	77.9	2.3 8/5

Los Angeles Galaxy — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Bond n 8	81.8	4.1 6/4

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Khiry Shelton n 8	19.1	5.3 5/2	1.2 1/1	—
Róger Espinoza n 8	30.6	2.9 4/2	1.8 4/1	—
Tim Leibold n 8	47.5	1.7 5/2	0.2 1/0	—
J. Davis n 8	65.4	1.5 7/1	0.7 3/1	—
D. Rosero n 8	86.6	1.4 6/4	1.2 7/2	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Pulido n 8	84.4	2.1 7/6	1.5 6/4
Dániel Sallói n 8	90	1.5 6/2	0.9 5/1
Felipe Hernández n 8	32.8	1.4 3/1	1 2/1
E. Thommy n 8	78.4	1.3 6/3	0.7 5/0
J. Russell n 8	75	1.3 6/3	0.9 5/1

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Kinda n 8	43.5	0.5 2/0	0.5 2/0
A. Pulido n 8	84.4	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
Khiry Shelton n 8	19.1	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
J. Russell n 8	75	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Davis n 8	65.4	3.6 5/4
Felipe Hernández n 8	32.8	3.4 3/3
M. Tzionis n 8	50.1	2.9 6/3
Róger Espinoza n 8	30.6	2.9 4/2
Tim Leibold n 8	47.5	2.4 5/3

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Timothy Melia n 8	87.4	3.2 7/5
K. McIntosh n 8	81.4	2.6 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Los Angeles Galaxy		Sporting Kansas City
51%	Possession	49%
1.62	Expected goals (xG)	2.48
10	Shots	21
2	Shots on target	5
6	Shots off target	10
2	Blocked shots	6
6	Shots inside the box	15
6	Corners	8
0	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	0
493	Passes	468
88%	Pass accuracy	91%

Los Angeles Galaxy player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Bond	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Calegari	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
Chris Mavinga	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
M. Delgado	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
G. Brugman	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.3
Riqui Puig	90	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	7.5
T. Boyd	86	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. Cáceres	85	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.7
P. Judd	76	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.3
Douglas Costa	75	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7.3
J. Aude	62	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.3
Raheem Edwards sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
D. Aguirre sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	5.3
A. Bibout sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Kelvin Leerdam sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Mauricio Cuevas sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. McIntosh	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Davis	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
D. Rosero	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	Y	6.9
Andreu Fontàs	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
Tim Leibold	90	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	6.6
N. Radoja	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	7.5
R. Walter	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Pulido	90	2	0	5	2	1	1	0	8.5
Dániel Sallói	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.3
E. Thommy	76	0	1	3	1	4	0	Y	7.5
Khiry Shelton	65	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
J. Russell sub	25	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
Róger Espinoza sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Los Angeles Galaxy v Sporting Kansas City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Los Angeles GalaxyWLWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Sporting Kansas CityWWDWL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Los Angeles Galaxy 1 · 2 draws · Sporting Kansas City 3 · 3.83 goals/game

2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy
2022-09-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City
2022-08-07 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy
2021-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy
2021-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City
2019-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Los Angeles Galaxy#13 pos36 pts34 pl-16 GD

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Los Angeles Galaxy scored1.5

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

Los Angeles Galaxy conceded1.97

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City?: In their last 6 meetings, Los Angeles Galaxy won 1, Sporting Kansas City won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City?: Recent form — Los Angeles Galaxy 2W 1D 2L; Sporting Kansas City 3W 1D 1L.

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