Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 26 Jul 2026, 02:30 UTCScheduledBMO StadiumPre-match analysis

Los Angeles FC

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Sporting Kansas City

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Sporting Kansas City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Los Angeles FC, Sporting Kansas City. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Sporting Kansas City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sporting Kansas City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.13 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2 goals/match	1.13 goals/match	1.63 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Los Angeles FC, Sporting Kansas City.

3 days▲Rest daysLos Angeles FC · Sporting Kansas City3.08 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Los Angeles FC	Sporting Kansas City	Baseline
Rest days	3 days	3.08 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	2 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Los Angeles FC show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Los Angeles FC's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

13.9 shots/match▲ShotsLos Angeles FC · Sporting Kansas City9.56 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Los Angeles FC	Sporting Kansas City	Baseline
Shots	13.9 shots/match	9.56 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	12.5 shots/match	16.6 shots/match	12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Los Angeles FC favored in 11 of 14 directional metrics · Sporting Kansas City in 0 · 3 too close

1.76 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 17/161.13 goals/match

1.06 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 17/162.5 goals/match

1.25 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 14/130.95 xG/match

1.24 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 14/131.98 xG/match

13.9 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 17/169.56 shots/match

12.5 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 17/1616.6 shots/match

4.76 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 17/164.13 shots/match

3.94 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 17/166.06 shots/match

46.4%Possessionseason · 17/1644.3%

5.82 corners/matchCornersseason · 17/163.81 corners/match

5.24 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 17/165.94 corners/match

2 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/31.33 cards/match

11.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 17/1613.5 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

59%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 17/160%

88%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 17/1669%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Los Angeles FC21.7

Sporting Kansas City8.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Los Angeles FC66.1

Sporting Kansas City7.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Los Angeles FC75

Sporting Kansas City10

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Los Angeles FC85

Sporting Kansas City25

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles FC30

Sporting Kansas City43.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 59%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles FC81.7

Sporting Kansas City8.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Los Angeles FC62.5

Sporting Kansas City26.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2 goals/matchGoals scored5/52 goals/match

1.2 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/51.6 goals/match

1.74 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.49 xG/match

15.6 shots/match▲Shots5/514.6 shots/match

4.8 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲6.6 shots/match

45.8%Possession5/547.4%

7 corners/matchCorners5/55.2 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

9 fouls/matchFouls5/514.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.5 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.2 goals/match

1.6 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/102.6 goals/match

1.25 xG/match▲Expected goals10/101.04 xG/match

13.4 shots/match▲Shots10/1011.3 shots/match

4.5 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲4.8 shots/match

45.7%Possession10/1043.7%

5.9 corners/matchCorners10/104.2 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1014.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

17 / 16 matches

1.76 goals/match▲Goals scored17/161.13 goals/match

1.06 goals/match▲Goals allowed17/162.5 goals/match

1.25 xG/match▲Expected goals14/130.95 xG/match

13.9 shots/match▲Shots17/169.56 shots/match

4.76 shots/match▲Shots on target17/164.13 shots/match

46.4%Possession17/1644.3%

5.82 corners/matchCorners17/163.81 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/31.33 cards/match

11.5 fouls/matchFouls17/1613.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

9 / 8 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored9/80.88 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed9/83.13 goals/match

1.19 xG/match▲Expected goals7/70.66 xG/match

13.8 shots/match▲Shots9/88.88 shots/match

4.44 shots/match▲Shots on target9/82.88 shots/match

45.1%Possession9/845.4%

6 corners/matchCorners9/83.75 corners/match

—Cards2/1—

12.1 fouls/matchFouls9/814.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.08 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples17 / 16home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness3 daysfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 26 Jul 2026, 02:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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What the record shows

Sporting Kansas City's recent record differs from the season

Recent scheduling adds useful context

Los Angeles FC show a distinct attacking-volume record

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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