Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy
Ref: Ricardo Montero, Costa RicaChildren's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas · 21,650 cap
Match recap
Sporting Kansas City beat Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 in their Major League Soccer fixture. Capita, Joveljić, and Harris scored for Sporting Kansas City; Pec replied for Los Angeles Galaxy. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.05 for Sporting Kansas City versus 1.14 for Los Angeles Galaxy. Sporting Kansas City sit 15th in the Major League Soccer table while Los Angeles Galaxy are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Capita
Assist: Harris
Bassong
Yellow Card
⚽
Joveljić
Assist: Harris
Second Half
⇄
Capita
46'
⇄
Miller
49'
Cuevas
Yellow Card
⇄
Bassong
⇄
Calheira
64'
⇄
Sanabria
64'
⇄
Garcés
65'
⇄
Cuevas
⚽
Harris
Assist: Manu García
77'
⇄
Reus
79'
Pec
Yellow Card
⇄
Davis
89'
⚽
Pec
Assist: Haak
⇄
Joveljić
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | +27 | 40 |
| 11 |  San Diego | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 27 |
| 12 |  Los Angeles Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 |  Seattle Sounders | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 14 |  Austin | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -14 | 21 |
| 15 |  Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -30 | 15 |
As of 4 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Sporting Kansas CityLos Angeles Galaxy
2Won
Statistical edge
2–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.05VS1.14
Attack0 · 4 won
15
Shots
18
7
Shots on target
7
11
Shots in the box
11
4
Shots outside box
7
5
Shots off goal
7
4
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
40%
Possession
60%
361
Total passes
538
288
Accurate passes
464
80%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline1 · 2 won
19
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
4
-0.65
Goals prevented
-0.65
Sporting Kansas City
4-4-2
Los Angeles Galaxy
4-2-3-1Sporting Kansas City
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2I. JamesD
- 4L. JohnsenM
- 7CapitaM
- 8J. DavisD
- 9D. JoveljićF
- 11C. HarrisM
- 19T. CalheiraF
- 22Z. BassongM
- 28Wyatt MeyerD
- 30S. ClevelandG
- 99J. ReidD
Substitutes
- 1J. PulskampG
- 6Manu GarcíaM
- 13J. ReynoldsD
- 14M. TschantretM
- 16J. BartlettD
- 17S. AfrifaF
- 23E. BartlowD
- 93M. SuleymanovF
Los Angeles Galaxy
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5J. GlesnesD
- 6E. CerrilloM
- 8L. SanabriaM
- 11Gabriel PecM
- 12J. MarcinkowskiG
- 14J. NelsonD
- 18M. ReusM
- 19M. CuevasD
- 25C. GarcésD
- 26Harbor MillerM
- 28J. PaintsilF
Substitutes
- 1N. MićovićG
- 2M. YamaneD
- 4M. YoshidaD
- 9Matheus NascimentoF
- 15J. HaakM
- 16I. ParenteM
- 22E. WynderM
- 24R. RamosF
- 27E. ThommyM
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Harris | M | 90 | 9.2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Stefan Cleveland | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lasse Berg Johnsen | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Capita | M | 45 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Jacob Davis | D | 81 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Wyatt Meyer | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dejan Joveljić(C) | F | 89 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Zorhan Bassong | M | 61 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ian James | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Reid | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Taylor Calheira | F | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Diego Borges | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shapi Suleymanov | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macielo Tschantret | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Bartlow | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Pulskamp | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manu García | M | 28 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Justin Reynolds | D | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Bartlett | D | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Stephen Afrifa | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
Los Angeles Galaxy
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Paintsil | F | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Gabriel Pec | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2/4 |
| JT Marcinkowski | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakob Glesnes | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Edwin Cerrillo | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Lucas Sanabria | M | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mauricio Cuevas | D | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Harbor Miller | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Carlos Garcés | D | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Nelson | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Marco Reus(C) | M | 77 | 5.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ruben Ramos | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Novak Mićović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maya Yoshida | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Parente | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Haak | M | 26 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Elijah Wynder | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Miki Yamane | D | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheus Nascimento | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Erik Thommy | M | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |