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Sporting KC

0–2

xG 1.19–1.41

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Los Angeles FC

Children's Mercy Park

Kansas City · Sat 22 Mar, 19:30 CT · Major League Soccer · Cap 18,467

xVerdict

Tight on both the score and the chances. SKC held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
Chance quality was even.
xAnalysis

The count finished 1.19–1.41. The sources were mixed.

SKCLAF
0.82Open play0.82
0.37Set play0.59
0.10Free kicks0.00
0.27Corners0.00
Shot profileFact
SKC took the volume, 11 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

LAF worked into better areas, 8 shots for three big chances.

SKCLAF

Shots

11 – 8

xG / shot

0.11 – 0.18

On target

3 – 4

Inside box

7 – 8

Outside box

4 – 0

Blocked

7 – 1

Woodwork

0 – 1

Big chances

1 – 3

Big missed

1 – 2

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
LAF scored first.
xAnalysis

The opener came in the 18'.

First half

  • 11'Yellow, Logan Ndenbe (Foul).
  • 18'David Martínez scores (left foot shot, Mark Delgado).
  • 24'Yellow, Memo Rodríguez (Persistent fouling).

Second half

  • 54'Aaron Long scores (left foot shot).
  • 60'Yellow, Sergi Palencia (Foul).
  • 65'Yellow, Nemanja Radoja (Foul).
  • 66'Willy Agada on, Dejan Joveljić off.
  • 66'Dániel Sallói on, Erik Thommy off.
  • 71'VAR.
  • 72'Mason Toye on, Shapi Suleymanov off.
  • 75'Adrian Wibowo on, David Martínez off.
  • 75'Yaw Yeboah on, Cengiz Ünder off.
  • 86'Khiry Shelton on, Jake Davis off.
  • 87'Odin Holm on, Nathan Ordaz off.
  • 87'Tim Leibold on, Logan Ndenbe off.
  • 87'Nkosi Tafari on, Mark Delgado off.
  • 90+2'Yellow, Yaw Yeboah (Foul).
  • 90+5'Artem Smolyakov on, Ryan Hollingshead off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3Fact
LAF went front three.
xAnalysis

SKC kept a lone nine and the extra midfielder.

SKC · 4-2-3-1LAF · 4-3-3

14689151718212693146811142224273033PulskampVoloderRadojaRodríguezJoveljićMillerDavisNdenbeGarcíaThommySuleymanovLlorisSeguraJesusDelgadoTillmanPalenciaÜnderHollingsheadOrdazMartínezLong
Player ratingsFact
LAF's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.9–7.4. Long led the card at 8.3.

SKC

8Memo RodríguezMF908.01
21Manu GarcíaMF907.62
18Logan NdenbeDF877.10
14Tim LeiboldDF37.01
17Jake DavisDF866.91
6Nemanja RadojaMF906.80
4Robert VoloderDF906.80
26Erik ThommyMF666.71
15Jansen MillerDF906.70
13Mason ToyeFW186.70
9Dejan JoveljićFW666.72
10Dániel SallóiFW246.50
93Shapi SuleymanovMF726.40
23Willy AgadaFW246.30
1John PulskampGK906.30
11Khiry SheltonFW40.00

LAF

33Aaron LongDF908.30
4Eddie SeguraDF907.80
24Ryan HollingsheadDF907.62
30David MartínezFW757.60
6Igor JesusMF907.50
1Hugo LlorisGK907.40
14Sergi PalenciaDF907.30
8Mark DelgadoMF877.21
22Cengiz ÜnderFW757.22
20Yaw YeboahMF157.10
11Timothy TillmanMF907.01
27Nathan OrdazFW876.81
77Adrian WibowoFW156.50
29Artem SmolyakovDF10.00
80Odin HolmMF30.00
91Nkosi TafariDF30.00
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 3–3.

SKC

  • Joaquín FernándezUnavailable
  • Dany RoseroUnavailable
  • Andrew BrodyUnavailable

LAF

  • Olivier GiroudUnavailable
  • MarlonUnavailable
  • Lorenzo DellavalleUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The pressure flipped.
xAnalysis

LAF had the first half. SKC had the second.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
SKC pinned the night in LAF's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 43% of the night in LAF's third and 18% in SKC's.

SKC thirdMiddleLAF third
18%38%43%
SKCLAF
Match statsFact
Possession was shared.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 51%–49%.

SKCLAF

Possession

51% – 49%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

488 – 495

Lge 461.9

Corners

11 – 1

Lge 4.8

Tackles

22 – 17

Lge 15.4

npxG

1.19 – 1.41