Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy

24 March 2024 · MLS · 2024

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–0

  • Nemanja Radoja 34’
  • William Agada 45+3’
  • Eriq Zavaleta 72’
  • Dejan Joveljić 75’
  • Mark Delgado 80’

Match summary

LA Galaxy came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Sporting Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Nemanja Radoja put Sporting Kansas City ahead from a corner in the 34th minute and William Agada made it 2-0 from a corner in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Eriq Zavaleta pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 72nd minute, Dejan Joveljić equalised in the 75th minute, and Mark Delgado won it in the 80th minute.

Sporting Kansas City can feel hard done by, creating 2.58 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to LA Galaxy's 2.01 from 12.

Key events

Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy
Kick-off
Alan PulidoShot on target
12’
William AgadaShot on target
12’
Erik ThommyShot on target
12’
William AgadaShot on target
25’
29’
Maya YoshidaShot on target
Nemanja RadojaLeft foot shot1-0 (Sporting Kansas City)
34’
William AgadaRight foot shot2-0 (Sporting Kansas City)
45+3’
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
William AgadaShot on target
52’
Erik ThommyFoul
53’
62’
Gastón BrugmanEdwin Cerrillo
Tim LeiboldTime wasting
69’
71’
Dejan JoveljićShot on target
72’
Eriq ZavaletaLeft foot shot2-1 (LA Galaxy)
Nemanja RadojaShot on target
73’
75’
Dejan JoveljićRight foot shot2-2 (LA Galaxy)
80’
Mark DelgadoRight foot shot2-3 (LA Galaxy)
80’
Gabriel PecShot on target
81’
Mark DelgadoVAR: Goal ruled out
83’
Miguel BerryDejan Joveljić
Stephen AfrifaDániel Sallói
83’
83’
Diego FagúndezGabriel Pec
Stephen AfrifaShot on target
85’
88’
Gastón BrugmanFoul
90+5’
Diego FagúndezShot on target
Full-time2-3

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.58 2.01 34’ Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City), 1-0 34’ 45+3’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), 2-0 45+3’ 72’ Eriq Zavaleta (LA Galaxy), 2-1 72’ 75’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), 2-2 75’ 80’ Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy), 2-3 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.58 2.01 34’ Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City), 1-0 Radoja 34’ 45+3’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), 2-0 Agada 45+3’ 72’ Eriq Zavaleta (LA Galaxy), 2-1 Zavaleta 72’ 75’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), 2-2 Joveljić 75’ 80’ Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy), 2-3 Delgado 80’
Sporting Kansas City 2.58 xGLA Galaxy 2.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 LA Galaxy attacking Sporting Kansas City attacking 
80’ Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 48’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.70 xG, goal 34’ Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.52 xG, goal 75’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 52’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 71’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 90+5’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 39’ Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 90’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 38’ Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 89’ Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 10’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Eriq Zavaleta (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 12’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 27’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Eriq Zavaleta (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 48’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.70 xG, goal 34’ Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.52 xG, goal 75’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 52’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 71’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 90+5’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 39’ Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 90’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 47’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 38’ Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 10’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Eriq Zavaleta (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 12’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 27’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Eriq Zavaleta (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ William Agada (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sporting Kansas City 4-2-2-2 Starting XI
Melia
Leibold
Rosero
Voloder
Davis
Radoja
Walter
Sallói 83’
Thommy
Agada
Pulido
LA Galaxy 4-3-3 Starting XI
McCarthy
Aude
Zavaleta
Yoshida
Yamane
Delgado
Cerrillo 62’
Puig
Paintsil
Joveljić 83’
Pec 83’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Timothy Melia
90′ 4 3 33 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Jacob Davis
90′ 3 – 1 5 2 52 1 – – –
Dany Rosero
90′ 3 – 1 4 1 56 2 – – –
Robert Voloder
90′ 2 1 1 5 2 59 1 – – –
Tim Leibold
90′ 3 1 – 3 – 55 2 – –
Midfielders4 players
Nemanja Radoja
90′ 1 – 63 1 0.04 3 – 7 – 1 –
Rémi Walter
90′ – – 56 2 0.06 3 2 3 – – –
Erik Thommy
90′ – – 43 4 0.49 1 1 5 1 2
Dániel Sallói Taken off
83′ – 1 29 2 0.79 3 1 5 2 1 –
Forwards3 players
William Agada
90′ 1 – 8 4 1.32 0.05 2 3 2 26 –
Alan Pulido
90′ – – 3 1 0.15 0.02 2 2 2 30 –
Stephen Afrifa Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 1 0.02 0.00 – – – 4 –
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 WDDDW
LA Galaxy LDWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: LA Galaxy 2-2 Sporting Kansas City, 22 Jun 23 Next meeting: LA Galaxy 4-2 Sporting Kansas City, 16 Jun 24  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.