LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City

22 June 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Martín Cáceres 24’
Preston Judd 64’

Alan Pulido 12’, 90+1’ (pen)

Match summary

LA Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City shared the points in a 2-2 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Alan Pulido put Sporting Kansas City ahead with a header in the 12th minute and Martín Cáceres equalised with a header in the 24th minute. In the second half, Preston Judd put LA Galaxy in front with a header in the 64th minute and Pulido equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Sporting Kansas City had the better of the chances, with 2.48 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to LA Galaxy's 1.62 from 10.

Key events

LA Galaxy Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

12’

Alan PulidoHeader

0-1

17’

Erik ThommyFoul

23’

Dany RoseroFoul

23’

Dany RoseroShot on target

Martín CáceresHeader

1-1

24’

35’

Erik ThommyShot on target

Second half underway

Half-time1-1

Raheem EdwardsJulián Aude

62’

Preston Judd

2-1

64’

65’

Johnny RussellKhiry Shelton

Daniel AguirreDouglas Costa

75’

Aaron BiboutPreston Judd

76’

Róger EspinozaErik Thommy

81’

Johnny RussellShot on target

Kelvin LeerdamMartín Cáceres

85’

Mauricio CuevasTyler Boyd

86’

Daniel AguirreHandball

90’

90+1’

Alan PulidoPenalty

2-2

Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

LA Galaxy 1.62 xGSporting Kansas City 2.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting Kansas City attacking LA Galaxy attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

LA Galaxy 4-3-3 Starting XI

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jonathan Bond	90′	3	2	33	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Calegari	90′	–	–	1	3	–	37	–	–	–	–
Martín Cáceres Taken off	85′	1	1	2	1	–	40	–	1	–	–
Chris Mavinga	90′	2	1	–	2	–	60	1	–	–	–
Julián Aude Taken off	62′	2	–	1	3	–	32	–	–	–	–
Raheem Edwards Came on as a substitute	28′	1	–	–	1	–	13	–	–	–	–
Kelvin Leerdam Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Mark Delgado	90′	–	–	56	–	0.02	1	1	2	2	–	–
Gastón Brugman	90′	–	–	72	–	0.02	5	1	7	1	2	–
Riqui Puig	90′	–	1	71	2	0.62	1	–	4	–	2	–
Douglas Costa Taken off	75′	–	1	28	3	0.63	–	–	6	1	–	–
Tyler Boyd Taken off	86′	–	–	22	–	0.01	1	2	2	1	1	–
Daniel Aguirre Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	5	1	0.00	–	–	–	1	–
Mauricio Cuevas Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	5	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Preston Judd Taken off	76′	1	–	2	1	–	0.14	2	3	3	13	–
Aaron Bibout Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	1	–	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Kendall Mcintosh	90′	0	2	16	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Jacob Davis	90′	2	1	–	3	–	64	–	–	–	–
Dany Rosero	90′	–	3	1	2	1	49	2	–	–
Andreu Fontàs	90′	1	–	1	7	3	54	1	–	–	–
Tim Leibold	90′	3	1	–	4	–	45	3	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Erik Thommy Taken off	76′	–	1	35	4	0.41	–	3	3	1	2
Nemanja Radoja	90′	–	–	53	–	0.04	2	1	6	1	2	–
Rémi Walter	90′	–	–	39	1	0.16	1	–	3	1	1	–
Dániel Sallói	90′	–	–	32	2	0.07	1	1	8	1	–	–
Róger Espinoza Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	14	1	0.01	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Khiry Shelton Taken off	65′	–	–	–	–	–	0.08	1	2	–	21	–
Alan Pulido	90′	2	–	6	2	1.36	0.06	1	3	–	33	–
Johnny Russell Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	1	1	0.36	0.01	–	4	1	13	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

LA Galaxy L L L W D

Sporting Kansas City W W D W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sporting Kansas City 0-0 LA Galaxy, 12 Mar 23 Next meeting: Sporting Kansas City 2-3 LA Galaxy, 24 Mar 24 All LA Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.