MLS 2026 · 14 May 2026

Sporting Kansas City 3–1 LA Galaxy

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made LA Galaxy favourites at 51%.

Sporting Kansas City won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Stefan Cleveland, 59.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Calvin Harris +15.6, Elijah Wynder +11.3, Jakob Glesnes +11.2.

Well below it: Marco Reus −14.8, JT Marcinkowski −11.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

15 Mar 2026	LA Galaxy 1–2 Sporting Kansas City MLS

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Justin Reynolds Defender	9	0	0	–	67.1	–
Stefan Cleveland Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	59.4	–
Calvin Harris Midfielder	90	1	2	0.64	51.8	+15.6
Lasse Berg Johnsen Midfielder	90	0	0	–	51.3	+8.3
Manu García Midfielder	28	0	1	–	50.7	–
Dejan Joveljić Forward	89	1	0	0.71	45.9	+2.4
Jacob Bartlett Midfielder	29	0	0	–	43.4	–
Wyatt Meyer Defender	90	0	0	–	40.7	−0.7
Capita Midfielder	45	1	0	0.43	37.9	−1.3
Zorhan Bassong Midfielder	61	0	0	0.02	37.3	–
Stephen Afrifa Forward	45	0	0	–	36.4	–
Shapi Suleymanov Midfielder	1	0	0	–	36.1	–
Jacob Davis Defender	81	0	0	0.03	34.6	+2.5
Jayden Reid Defender	90	0	0	0.31	32.2	−0.3
Ian James Defender	90	0	0	–	32.1	−5.8
Taylor Calheira Forward	62	0	0	–	31.4	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jakob Glesnes Defender	90	0	0	0.08	49.0	+11.2
Elijah Wynder Midfielder	45	0	0	0.15	48.5	+11.3
Joseph Paintsil Forward	90	0	0	0.05	45.8	+2.4
Edwin Cerrillo Midfielder	90	0	0	–	44.6	+1.9
Matheus Nascimento Forward	13	0	0	–	43.7	–
Gabriel Pec Midfielder	90	1	0	0.13	41.7	−0.9
Miki Yamane Defender	26	0	0	–	40.4	–
JT Marcinkowski Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	39.8	−11.5
Harbor Miller Defender	45	0	0	–	38.9	+10.7
Lucas Sanabria Midfielder	65	0	0	0.12	38.9	−1.2
Erik Thommy Midfielder	25	0	0	0.13	38.6	–
Carlos Garcés Defender	64	0	0	–	38.2	−3.2
Mauricio Cuevas Defender	64	0	0	0.07	35.8	+7.5
Marco Reus Midfielder	77	0	0	0.23	29.8	−14.8
John Nelson Defender	90	0	0	–	26.5	−4.3
Justin Haak Defender	26	0	1	0.08	26.4	–