LA Galaxy
Football USA - MLS Dignity Health Sports Park Sat 27 Sep 22:30
Sporting Kansas City
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

MLS Betting Preview: LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City

LA Galaxy host Sporting Kansas City in this MLS fixture at Dignity Health Sports Park, with kick-off set for 22:30 on Saturday 27 September. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

The Value Lies With Galaxy to Win

We’re going for a straight pick on LA Galaxy when it comes to the Full-Time Result market. We think the hosts can achieve some kind of victory against Sporting KC, with odds of -119 currently available.

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1-0 Win for Sporting in Last H2H Clash

LA Galaxy were beaten 3-2 at Dignity Health Sports Park in their last game. This was at home to FC Cincinnati. The Los Angeles outfit had 46% possession and nine shots on target, with Joseph Paintsil and Mauricio Cuevas scoring one goal apiece.

Sporting Kansas City have lost four straight road games. Most recently, they lost 2-0 at home to Vancouver Whitecaps at Children's Mercy Park. Kerry Zavagnin's team had 48% possession and managed two shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Sporting won the last clash between the pair. Enjoying a 1-0 home triumph when facing Galaxy at Children's Mercy Park. We’ve seen the past 10 H2H matches feature four Sporting wins, three draws and three Galaxy triumphs.

MLS G W D L GF GA GD GD P
26 LA Galaxy logo LA Galaxy 34 7 9 18 46 66 -20 46:66 30
27 Sporting KC logo Sporting KC 34 7 7 20 46 70 -24 46:70 28
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LA Galaxy – Last 10 League Games

Galaxy have 3 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.8 goals from 5.3 shots on goal and 9.6 attempts. Los Galácticos have averaged 54.6% possession and 5.2 corners per match, conceding 1.9 goals and 5.9 corners from 5.1 shots on goal and 10.0 attempts.

Joseph Paintsil is the top scorer with 5 goals, while Gabriel Pec has 3 and Maya Yoshida 2. Marco Reus is the leading assists maker on 3.

Sporting Kansas City – Last 10 League Games

Sporting KC have 1 victory, 8 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 1.2 goals from 4.8 shots on goal and 9.5 attempts. There’s been an average of 47.8% possession, 5.8 corners taken and 3.7 corners against, while they’ve conceded 2.5 goals from 5.7 shots on goal and 10.6 attempts.

Dejan Joveljic is top scorer on 5, with Daniel Salloi and Mason Toye next on 2. Khiry Shelton, Santiago Munoz and Jacob Bartlett have been the top assists providers with 1 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

LA Galaxy confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Novak Micovic (GK), Mauricio Cuevas, Maya Yoshida, Chris Rindov, John Nelson, Elijah Wynder, Edwin Cerrillo, Harbor Miller, Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil, Diego Fagundez.

Sporting KC confirmed lineup (4-4-2): John Pulskamp (GK), Khiry Shelton, Ian James, Alan Montes, Logan Ndenbe, Stephen Afrifa, Zorhan Bassong, Memo Rodriguez, Daniel Salloi, Dejan Joveljic, Mason Toye.

LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the full betting picture for LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City, including a key match prediction, our correct score selection, best corners advice, top player prop picks and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

It’s great to get attractive odds of -119 for a home win in this MLS encounter. We think that LA Galaxy will have the upper hand and this could be the best way of getting value.

The formbook always proves to be helpful when it comes to providing football betting tips. The latest MLS team news is also vital, with the stats helping to shape our opinion too.

Key LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City league stats:

  • SKC have lost their last 4 games on the road.
  • SKC have lost 8 of their last 10 games.
  • SKC have lost 13 of their last 19 games on the road.
Galaxy to Win Probability

If you go by the top bookies, there’s a 54.3% likelihood of our pick winning. After careful examination, our team calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Maya Yoshida to Score +650 BetMGM logo

Maya Yoshida (Galaxy) has managed two goals in his past eight MLS matches. We believe this is the best of the player props, with a healthy +650 available when it comes to betting him to score at any time.

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Corners Prediction

Sporting KC Under 4.5 Corners -141 BetMGM logo

Sporting KC have failed to cover the 4.5 corners line in six straight away matches, while the previous 10 LA Galaxy home games have seen them concede an average of 4.20 corners. There’s the opportunity to go under the Sporting Team Corners line and we’re expecting this to happen, with odds of -141 available.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Galaxy Logo Galaxy
Total
11.10 5.20 5.90
Home
9.70 5.50 4.20
Away
10.60 4.90 5.70
Sporting KC Logo Sporting KC
Total
9.50 5.80 3.70
Home
9.30 6.70 2.60
Away
9.20 2.90 6.30
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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result LA Galaxy -119
Total Goals Over 2.5 -270
Team Corners Sporting KC Under 4.5 -141

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LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Match Odds Suggest Galaxy Win

The bookmakers have LA Galaxy as -135 favourites for this MLS encounter, with the 1x2 odds suggesting that they are 57% likely to triumph. Sporting Kansas City are seen as the most unlikely winner at +285.

There’s an alternative Asian Handicap angle where you back Galaxy -0.75 against Sporting at -108. A 2+ goal win means a full return, although you get a payout on half your stake if they win by one and the other half is refunded.

If you want to bet on three goals or more, then Over 2.5 is the shortest odds. If you think both sides will find the net, then you can back the Yes option on the Both Teams to Score market at -250.

The top football betting sites definitely give customers lots of choice. When it comes to MLS games, choose from hundreds of markets until you find the most attractive odds.

Gabriel Pec Top of First Goalscorer List

Those interested in Gabriel Pec to find the net anytime can get +140, with the favourite on offer to score the first goal at odds of +480.

Player Goals
Gabriel Pec (Galaxy)
First
+140
Anytime
+480
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Christian Ramírez (Galaxy)
First
+160
Anytime
+525
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Joseph Paintsil (Galaxy)
First
+165
Anytime
+575
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Matheus Nascimento (Galaxy)
First
+210
Anytime
+650
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Player Shots On Target
Christian Ramírez (Galaxy)
Over 0.5
-200
Under 0.5
+123
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Joseph Paintsil (Galaxy)
Over 0.5
-200
Under 0.5
+123
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Matheus Nascimento (Galaxy)
Over 0.5
-128
Under 0.5
-122
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Miguel Berry (Galaxy)
Over 0.5
-120
Under 0.5
-128
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Past Ten Galaxy Home Games Have Seen Five Defeats

Galaxy have managed five losses, four victories and one draw in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.70 goals per game and conceding 1.70.

The past four Sporting KC games on the road have ended in defeat. The Missouri outfit have clocked up six losses, two wins and two draws in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 2.10.

The previous Dignity Health Sports Park encounter involved a 4-2 Galaxy win against Sporting. The past 5 H2H matches at Dignity Health Sports Park have resulted in two Galaxy wins, two draws and one Sporting victory.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
LA Galaxy logo LA Galaxy Home Stats 4-1-5 3.40 1.70 1.70 8 2 5 5
Sporting Kansas City logo Sporting Kansas City Away Stats 2-2-6 3.30 1.20 2.10 8 2 7 3
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
LA Galaxy logo LA Galaxy League Stats
Sporting KC logo Sporting KC League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 1 win, 8 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City Lineups & Team News

Get the latest team news for Galaxy vs Sporting before you bet. Stay informed with our predicted and confirmed MLS lineups and the latest injury reports.

LA Galaxy Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Sporting KC Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

LA Galaxy Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Novak Micovic
19 Mauricio Cuevas 4 Maya Yoshida 63 Chris Rindov 14 John Nelson
22 Elijah Wynder 6 Edwin Cerrillo 26 Harbor Miller
11 Gabriel Pec 28 Joseph Paintsil 7 Diego Fagundez
1 John Pulskamp
11 Khiry Shelton 2 Ian James 23 Alan Montes 18 Logan Ndenbe
30 Stephen Afrifa 22 Zorhan Bassong 8 Memo Rodriguez 10 Daniel Salloi
9 Dejan Joveljic 13 Mason Toye

Sporting KC Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

LA Galaxy Substitutes

  • 2Miki Yamane
  • 3Julian Aude
  • 5Mathias Joergensen
  • 12James Marcinkowski
  • 15Eriq Zavaleta
  • 21Tucker Lepley
  • 24Ruben Ramos
  • 25Carlos Garces
  • 27Miguel Berry

Sporting KC Substitutes

  • 4Robert Voloder
  • 6Nemanja Radoja
  • 7Santiago Munoz
  • 15Jansen Miller
  • 16Jacob Bartlett
  • 17Jacob Davis
  • 36Ryan Schewe
  • 93M. Suleymanov

Previous LA Galaxy Lineups

20 Sep MLS
LA Galaxy 2-3 FC Cincinnati
13 Sep MLS
Seattle Sounders 2-2 LA Galaxy
06 Sep MLS
Houston Dynamo 1-1 LA Galaxy
23 Aug MLS
LA Galaxy 3-0 Colorado Rapids
16 Aug MLS
Inter Miami 3-1 LA Galaxy
10 Aug MLS
LA Galaxy 0-4 Seattle Sounders

Previous Sporting KC Lineups

20 Sep MLS
Sporting KC 0-2 Vancouver
13 Sep MLS
Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KC
07 Sep MLS
Sporting KC 1-2 Austin FC
30 Aug MLS
Sporting KC 4-2 Colorado Rapids
24 Aug MLS
Seattle Sounders 5-2 Sporting KC
16 Aug MLS
Orlando City 3-1 Sporting KC

Injuries & Suspensions

LA Galaxy Injury Table
Type Name Info
Edwin Cerrillo 2nd yellow (Red
Edwin Cerrillo 2nd yellow (Red
Julian Aude Lower leg
Lucas Sanabria Foot
Marco Reus Other
Ricard Puig Cruciate ligame
Sporting KC Injury Table
Type Name Info
Andrew Brody Other
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2025 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Philadelphia 34 20 6 8 57:35 66
2 FC Cincinnati 34 20 5 9 52:40 65
3 Inter Miami 34 19 8 7 81:55 65
4 San Diego 34 19 6 9 64:41 63
5 Vancouver 34 18 9 7 66:38 63
6 Los Angeles FC 34 17 9 8 65:40 60
7 Charlotte FC 34 19 2 13 55:46 59
8 Minnesota Utd 34 16 10 8 56:39 58
9 NYCFC 34 17 5 12 50:44 56
10 Seattle Sounders 34 15 10 9 58:48 55
11 Nashville SC 34 16 6 12 58:45 54
12 Columbus Crew 34 14 12 8 55:51 54
13 Chicago Fire 34 15 8 11 68:60 53
14 Orlando City 34 14 11 9 63:51 53
15 Austin FC 34 13 8 13 37:45 47
16 FC Dallas 34 11 11 12 52:55 44
17 Portland Timbers 34 11 11 12 41:48 44
18 NY Red Bulls 34 12 7 15 48:47 43
19 Real Salt Lake 34 12 5 17 38:49 41
20 SJ Earthquakes 34 11 8 15 60:63 41
21 Colorado Rapids 34 11 8 15 44:56 41
22 Houston Dynamo 34 9 10 15 43:56 37
23 NE Revolution 34 9 9 16 44:51 36
24 St. Louis 34 8 8 18 44:58 32
25 Toronto FC 34 6 14 14 37:44 32
26 LA Galaxy 34 7 9 18 46:66 30
27 Sporting KC 34 7 7 20 46:70 28
28 CF Montréal 34 6 10 18 34:60 28
29 Atlanta United 34 5 13 16 38:63 28
30 D.C. United 34 5 11 18 30:66 26
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Philadelphia 17 12 4 1 36:15 40
2 Charlotte FC 17 13 1 3 33:16 40
3 Nashville SC 17 11 3 3 36:17 36
4 Inter Miami 17 11 3 3 44:26 36
5 Seattle Sounders 17 10 6 1 38:20 36
6 Los Angeles FC 17 11 2 4 31:13 35
7 Vancouver 17 10 4 3 42:20 34
8 NY Red Bulls 17 10 3 4 36:23 33
9 NYCFC 17 11 0 6 28:21 33
10 Columbus Crew 17 9 5 3 29:20 32
11 FC Cincinnati 17 9 3 5 27:19 30
12 Orlando City 17 8 4 5 36:26 28
13 Minnesota Utd 17 8 4 5 29:20 28
14 Colorado Rapids 17 8 4 5 25:21 28
15 Real Salt Lake 17 9 1 7 23:21 28
16 Austin FC 17 7 7 3 18:16 28
17 Portland Timbers 17 7 6 4 25:26 27
18 San Diego 17 7 5 5 25:17 26
19 Chicago Fire 17 6 6 5 25:25 24
20 LA Galaxy 17 7 2 8 27:28 23
21 SJ Earthquakes 17 5 6 6 37:32 21
22 FC Dallas 17 6 3 8 25:25 21
23 Atlanta United 17 4 8 5 29:29 20
24 St. Louis 17 4 6 7 23:28 18
25 Houston Dynamo 17 5 3 9 20:30 18
26 Sporting KC 17 4 5 8 25:32 17
27 Toronto FC 17 3 7 7 17:19 16
28 NE Revolution 17 4 4 9 20:25 16
29 D.C. United 17 2 7 8 13:31 13
30 CF Montréal 17 2 6 9 14:33 12