LA Galaxy are back in action this week against Sporting Kansas City at the Dignity Health Sports Park. LA Galaxy aim to respond to their last defeat in this game. They lost that game against a struggling Chicago Fire side and they hope to redeem themselves when Sporting Kansas City comes visiting. And for Sporting Kansas City, they need another win after their last win against Seattle Sounders. They have been on a very poor run prior to the win and they hope their results can get better from this point.
According to current rankings, LA Galaxy is ranked 4th on the Western Conference table with 28 points in 17 games. And Sporting Kansas City is ranked 12th with 14 points in 17 games.
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The focus will be on the LA Galaxy this week as they prepare to take on a weak Sporting Kansas City team. LA Galaxy were disappointed with the results of their last game against Chicago Fire. They were confident about getting all 3 points, but they were handed a 2-1 defeat instead.
LA Galaxy are still far from the team they hope to be, as we can see from their previous results. In the last 5 games, LA Galaxy recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. And in their last 8 games, they have just 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
According to stats, LA Galaxy have scored 31 goals and conceded 25 in 17 games. They scored an average of 1.8 goals per game with a conversion rate of 12% and then conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game and they have kept 3 clean sheets so far.
LA Galaxy traveled to the Soldier Field to face Chicago Fire in their last game and they were defeated 2-1 in the end. Riqui Puig struck from the penalty spot in just 7 minutes to put Galaxy ahead and they conceded the equalizer in the 32nd minute. Finally Chicago Fire went ahead in the 61st minute and ultimately won the game in the end.
Summary of LA Galaxy's game by numbers was:- 64% possession, 2 big chances, 5 corner kicks, 4 shots on target and they struck the woodwork once.
Sporting Kansas City
It was a huge relief for Sporting Kansas City to end a 10-game winless run in their last game. In those 9 games, they lost 8 and drew only 2 games. They also held a 7-game losing streak until they beat Seattle Sounders in their last game. Now they turn their focus to LA Galaxy, as they hope to get another win.
A brief breakdown of Sporting Kansas City's stats shows they have scored 26 goals and conceded 32 goals in 17 MLS games. They scored an average of 1.5 goals per game with a 13% conversion rate and then conceded an average of 1.9 goals per game, while keeping just 1 clean sheet.
Sporting Kansas City ended their losing streak after beating Seattle Sounders 2-1 in their last game at home. They conceded in the 12th minute and Johnny Russell equalized In the 19th minute. In the 79th minute Seattle Sounders were reduced to 10 men due to a red card and then Alenis Vargas scored the winning goal for Sporting Kansas City.
Summary of Sporting Kansas game by numbers shows:- 57% possession, 1 big chance, 9 corner kicks and 4 shots on target.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between both clubs, Sporting Kansas won 9 matches while LA Galaxy won 4 matches and they drew 7 matches.
Analysis and Predictions
LA Galaxy are considered favorites to win despite their last result. They put in a good performance despite the end result. LA Galaxy are also in better form and they should put in a desperate performance in front of their fans after the last defeat.
Match Facts:-
LA Galaxy are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings
4/5 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals
Both teams scored in 4/5 meetings
Sporting Kansas scored first in 7/9 meetings
8/8 meetings ended with less than 4.5 cards
- LA Galaxy to Win at 1.635 Odds
- LA Galaxy to Win and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.73 Odds
- LA Galaxy Win 2-0 at 10.00 Odds