Sporting Kansas City v Los Angeles FC result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC

Major League Soccer · Sun, 18 Jun 2023 01:30 BST · Children's Mercy Park

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

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

Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC — Los Angeles FC won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Los Angeles FC won 2–1 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 18 June. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Sporting Kansas City out-shot Los Angeles FC 16 to 6 and created the better chances, 1.98 xG to 1.06 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Los Angeles FC came from behind: Sporting Kansas City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Sporting Kansas City: A. Pulido (17’ pen); Los Angeles FC: Denil Maldonado (48’, assisted by M. Bogusz) and C. Vela (90’, assisted by A. Long).

Discipline

R. Mendoza showed three yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 16 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: D. Rosero (50’); Los Angeles FC: M. Bogusz (59’) and S. Biuk (65’).

What it changes

Sporting Kansas City have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) 9.5, A. Long (Los Angeles FC) 9.0 and E. Duenas (Los Angeles FC) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Los Angeles FC next host Los Angeles Galaxy on 26 October 2026.

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

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

The numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: R. Mendoza
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting Kansas City 2 · draws 1 · Los Angeles FC 3 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 3W 1D 1L · Los Angeles FC 0W 1D 4L

Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC (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

1.88 / 0.5

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.57 / 8.8

Corners

against 3.43 / 4.6 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.86 / 4.8

Shots on target

against 3.86 / 2.8 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.86 / 2.4

Cards

against 2 / 3.2 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.94 yellows

Referee · R. Mendoza

2.13 home / 1.81 away

over 16 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 June 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 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	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	Los Angeles FC for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.57 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	8.8 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12.86 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15.2 for · 9.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.86 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.8 for · 2.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 13.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13.6 for · 12 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.86 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: R. Mendoza — 3.94 yellow cards a game, 0.19 red cards, 24.69 fouls over 16 matches (2.13 to the home side, 1.81 to the away side).

Home 2.13Away 1.81

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 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	18.6	5.4 5/2	0.6 1/0	—
Róger Espinoza n 8	33.8	3 5/2	1.7 4/1	—
G. Kinda n 8	39.8	1.4 5/0	2.3 5/3	—
J. Davis n 8	67.1	1.3 6/1	0.7 3/1	—
M. Tzionis n 8	50.1	1.3 4/2	2.9 4/4	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 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	83.8	2 7/6	1.2 6/3
Dániel Sallói n 8	88.6	1.5 6/2	0.9 5/1
E. Thommy n 8	76.6	1.5 6/4	0.9 5/1
G. Kinda n 8	39.8	1.4 4/1	0.6 2/0
Felipe Hernández n 8	32.8	1.4 3/1	1 2/1

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 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	39.8	0.6 2/0	0.6 2/0
A. Pulido n 8	83.8	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
E. Thommy n 8	76.6	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Khiry Shelton n 8	18.6	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	88.6	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Davis n 8	67.1	4 6/5
Felipe Hernández n 8	32.8	3.4 3/3
M. Tzionis n 8	50.1	2.9 6/3
Tim Leibold n 8	42.3	2.7 5/3
Róger Espinoza n 8	33.8	2.3 3/2

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 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	3.2 6/3

Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 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
D. Crisostomo n 5	15	7.2 3/3	2.4 1/1	—
M. Bogusz n 8	48.6	1.9 6/2	1.6 5/2	—
Sergi Palencia n 8	69	1.6 5/3	1 4/1	—
J. Murillo n 8	69.6	1.5 6/3	0.3 2/0	—
R. Hollingshead n 8	68	1.5 4/3	1.2 5/2	—

Los Angeles FC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 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+
D. Bouanga n 8	79.6	3.5 7/6	1.8 6/4
M. Bogusz n 8	48.6	3 7/4	2.1 6/3
Kwadwo Opoku n 8	49.8	2 6/3	1.8 6/2
N. Ordaz n 4	11.3	2 1/0	2 1/0
S. Biuk n 8	37.9	1.8 4/2	0.9 2/1

Los Angeles FC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Bouanga n 8	79.6	0.6 4/0	0.1 1/0
Kwadwo Opoku n 8	49.8	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
C. Vela n 8	66	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
José Cifuentes n 8	77.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
S. Biuk n 8	37.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Los Angeles FC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Palacios n 8	89.9	3.4 8/7
Sergi Palencia n 8	69	3.1 6/5
E. Duenas n 8	55.9	3 6/5
R. Hollingshead n 8	68	2.2 6/4
Ilie Sánchez n 8	85.1	2.1 7/6

Los Angeles FC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Jakupović n 4	90	3.5 4/2
John McCarthy n 8	90	2.1 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		Los Angeles FC
63%	Possession	37%
1.98	Expected goals (xG)	1.06
16	Shots	6
7	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	1
3	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside the box	5
8	Corners	2
0	Offsides	4
14	Fouls	17
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	6
517	Passes	304
86%	Pass accuracy	80%

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. McIntosh	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Rosero	90	0	2	0	0	3	Y	6.5
Robert Castellanos	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
R. Walter	90	0	3	2	1	3	0	7.2
N. Radoja	90	0	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
E. Thommy	90	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.2
A. Pulido	90	1	3	3	2	1	0	7.6
Dániel Sallói	90	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.5
J. Davis	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Tim Leibold	59	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
G. Kinda	58	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
Khiry Shelton sub	32	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
Róger Espinoza sub	31	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
J. Russell sub	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

Los Angeles FC player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
John McCarthy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Denil Maldonado	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.3
A. Long	90	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	7.9
E. Duenas	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.9
D. Crisostomo	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
M. Bogusz	90	0	1	1	1	2	1	Y	7.5
S. Biuk	90	0	0	1	1	0	4	Y	7.3
N. Ordaz	77	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Gaines	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
D. Palacios	45	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6.7
Ilie Sánchez	45	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
R. Hollingshead sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
J. Murillo sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Vela sub	45	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.7
Yekeson Subah sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7

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

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityLWWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Los Angeles FCLLDLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting Kansas City 2 · 1 draw · Los Angeles FC 3 · 3.33 goals/game

2023-05-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City
2022-07-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC
2022-04-17 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City
2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City
2021-08-05 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City
2021-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Los Angeles FC#3 pos52 pts34 pl+15 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

Los Angeles FC scored1.59

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

Los Angeles FC conceded1.15

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC?: In their last 6 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 2, Los Angeles FC won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 3W 1D 1L; Los Angeles FC 0W 1D 4L.

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