Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy

14 May 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Ricardo Montero

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Capita 32’
Dejan Joveljić 45+4’
Calvin Harris 70’

Gabriel Pec 89’

Match summary

Sporting Kansas City saw off LA Galaxy 3-1. Sporting Kansas City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Capita put Sporting Kansas City ahead in the 32nd minute and Dejan Joveljić made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Calvin Harris made it 3-0 in the 70th minute and Gabriel Pec pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sporting Kansas City created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to LA Galaxy's 1.14 from 18.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%

15 Shots 18

7 Shots on target 7

4 Corners 8

73 Attacks 93

45 Dangerous attacks 61

361 Passes 538

79.8% Pass accuracy 86.2%

16 Tackles 23

19 Fouls 6

1 Yellow cards 2

3 Offsides 2

Key events

Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy

Kick-off

14’

Mauricio CuevasShot on target

19’

Mauricio CuevasShot on target

CapitaLeft foot shot

1-0

32’

Zorhan Bassong

41’

Dejan JoveljićRight foot shot

2-0

45+4’

Half-time2-0

Stephen AfrifaCapita

46’

Elijah WynderHarbor Miller

49’

Mauricio Cuevas

Second half underway

Calvin HarrisShot on target

52’

57’

Joseph PaintsilShot on target

Jacob BartlettZorhan Bassong

61’

Manu GarcíaTaylor Calheira

62’

Calvin HarrisShot on target

63’

64’

Justin HaakCarlos Garcés

64’

Miki YamaneMauricio Cuevas

65’

Erik ThommyLucas Sanabria

Calvin HarrisRight foot shot

3-0

70’

Jayden ReidShot on target

76’

Erik ThommyShot on target

77’

Matheus NascimentoMarco Reus

78’

Erik ThommyShot on target

79’

Gabriel Pec

Dejan JoveljićShot on target

80’

Justin ReynoldsJacob Davis

81’

85’

Gabriel PecShot on target

89’

Gabriel PecLeft foot shot

3-1

Shapi SuleymanovDejan Joveljić

90+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.

Sporting Kansas City 2.05 xGLA Galaxy 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

LA Galaxy attacking Sporting Kansas City attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Stefan Cleveland	90′	6	1	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jacob Davis Taken off	81′	3	1	–	4	1	36	2	–	–	–
Ian James	90′	1	1	–	1	–	19	–	–	–	–
Wyatt Meyer	90′	1	3	–	2	1	27	–	–	–	–
Jayden Reid	90′	1	2	–	3	1	24	3	–	–	–
Justin Reynolds Came on as a substitute	9′	–	1	–	1	1	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Capita Taken off	45′	1	–	12	–	0.00	2	2	4	1	1	–
Lasse Berg Johnsen	90′	–	–	59	3	0.38	1	1	2	–	–	–
Zorhan Bassong Taken off	61′	–	–	35	2	0.03	4	2	4	3	–
Calvin Harris	90′	1	2	25	2	0.34	–	–	5	3	2	–
Jacob Bartlett Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	11	–	0.01	–	1	1	1	–	–
Manu García Came on as a substitute	28′	–	1	19	3	0.36	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Taylor Calheira Taken off	62′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	1	6	1	24	–
Dejan Joveljić Taken off	89′	1	–	4	2	0.71	0.04	2	1	–	24	–
Stephen Afrifa Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	–	–	0.02	–	4	1	18	–

Goalkeeper1 player


JT Marcinkowski	90′	4	3	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Mauricio Cuevas Taken off	64′	3	1	–	6	1	46	1	–	–
Jakob Glesnes	90′	2	–	–	8	4	66	–	–	–	–
Carlos Garcés Taken off	64′	3	3	–	3	–	41	1	–	–	–
John Nelson	90′	2	1	–	7	–	37	–	–	–	–
Harbor Miller Taken off	45′	1	1	–	2	–	14	1	–	–	–
Justin Haak Came on as a substitute	26′	1	–	–	2	–	20	1	–	1	–
Miki Yamane Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	1	–	23	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Lucas Sanabria Taken off	65′	–	–	32	–	0.03	1	1	4	–	2	–
Edwin Cerrillo	90′	–	–	61	2	0.06	4	1	5	–	–	–
Gabriel Pec	90′	1	–	48	3	0.07	1	–	7	–	4
Marco Reus Taken off	77′	–	–	29	1	0.13	–	–	2	–	2	–
Joseph Paintsil	90′	–	–	32	2	0.80	–	–	6	1	3	–
Elijah Wynder Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	23	3	0.03	1	–	2	1	–	–
Erik Thommy Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	29	1	0.07	–	1	1	–	1	–

Forwards1 player


Matheus Nascimento Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	0.10	1	–	–	5	–

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

Sporting Kansas City L L L D L

LA Galaxy D L W D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: LA Galaxy 1-2 Sporting Kansas City, 15 Mar 26 All Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy 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.