Major League Soccer: Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Sporting Kansas City and LA Galaxy who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When LA Galaxy come to Sporting Park for the Major League Soccer match this coming Thursday, Sporting Kansas City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

The Sporting Kansas City go into the game in rank 15 in the Western Conference, while the LA Galaxy rank 8 in the Western Conference.

Form: Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy

Sporting Kansas City Form

A draw is the best Sporting Kansas City can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 5-0 defeat against Chicago Fire FC. A1-1 draw with Seattle Sounders FC followed before they were defeated 6-0 by Portland Timbers. Sporting Kansas City are without a win in their last six Major League Soccer matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored five goals.

LA Galaxy Form

LA Galaxy look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Real Salt Lake by 2-1, before drawing 1-1 with Vancouver Whitecaps. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Atlanta United by a 1-2 scoreline. LA Galaxy won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Sporting Kansas City and LA Galaxy

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sporting Kansas City and LA Galaxy played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Dejan Joveljic, who is performing well for Sporting Kansas City. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Major League Soccer outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against LA Galaxy.The visitors will be looking to Gabriel Pec to find the net once again, after managing three Major League Soccer goals for LA Galaxy in recent matches.

Betting markets: Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy

Full-time result

Sporting Kansas City claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Sporting Park. However, they did draw three whilst losing six. LA Galaxy won three of their last 10 away games, with three draws and four defeats as well. LA Galaxy conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Sporting Kansas City scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, LA Galaxy scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 10 consecutive LA Galaxy games. Sporting Kansas City managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, LA Galaxy were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Sporting Kansas City have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with LA Galaxy.

Total goals

Sporting Kansas City saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches LA Galaxy played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals themselves during this run. Somehow Sporting Kansas City failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 11 matches. LA Galaxy are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 21 matches.