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Sporting KC 3-1 Los Angeles FC result, stats and report
Who won Sporting KC vs Los Angeles FC?
Sporting KC 3-1 Los Angeles FC, full time in Major League Soccer. Played UK time. Our model's pre-match pick was Under 2.5 goals, which did not land. Before this meeting the sides had met once in the fixtures we hold, and Los Angeles FC won it.
Editorial publication status
No Match Review published
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No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.
Sporting KC 3–1 Los Angeles FC
Sporting KC host Los Angeles FC at the bottom of the Western Conference, carrying a defensive record that has conceded 51 goals in 21 games. LAFC arrive in Kansas City with their own away-form concerns, but the structural problems on show here point clearly in one direction.
Sporting KC beat Los Angeles FC 3-1 at home.
4 goals took the match over the 2.5 line.
Expected Goals (xG)
SportSignals model forecast
Recorded before kick-off · prediction, not a Tip
Los Angeles FC to win
Result
3:1
SKC v LAF
📊 Match recap and data context
Sporting KC defeated Los Angeles FC 3-1 at home in MLS play. Our model favored LAFC at 55 percent probability, a pick that missed. Sporting KC arrived winless in five matches but broke through decisively, while LAFC's recent form of one win in five proved insufficient to contain the hosts' attack. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
SportSignals uses automated analysis with editorial oversight. Check current team news and market prices before relying on this context.
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Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip
How the forecast compared
The provider forecast gives Los Angeles FC win the highest 1X2 probability at 55.4%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.
- SKC
- 20.8%
- Draw
- 23.8%
- LAF
- 55.4%
- Both teams to score · Yes
- 50.8%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 50.4%
Full-time forecast audit: Los Angeles FC win was the highest probability; the match result was Sporting KC win.
Forecast result checked ·
No Tip was published for this match
No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.
Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle
Pre-match facts retained
The historical evidence saved at kick-off, kept separate from what happened in the match.
Pre-match historical evidence
- 0-2is the most common scoreline between Sporting KC and Los Angeles FC, landing 3 times across 16 league meetings on record.Immutable kick-off snapshot
- 9/16recorded league meetings saw both teams score (56.3%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
- 24league matches at home winless for Sporting KC.Immutable kick-off snapshot
- 21league matches away from home unbeaten for Los Angeles FC.Immutable kick-off snapshot
- Sporting KC scored first in 2 of their last 10 league matches (20%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
- Los Angeles FC scored first in 6 of their last 10 league matches (60%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
- Sporting KC have averaged 1.0 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
- Los Angeles FC have averaged 1.6 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
- Taylor Calheira has the highest listed average xGOT for Sporting KC at 0.46 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot
- Armindo Sieb has the highest listed average xGOT for Los Angeles FC at 0.72 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot
Immutable kick-off snapshot · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.
Questions about this result
What was the final score in Sporting KC vs Los Angeles FC?
SKC beat LAF 3-1 in the Major League Soccer.Who scored the opening goal?
André Luiz opened the scoring in the 18th minute.Who scored in the match?
André Luiz (18'), Taylor Calheira (31'), Denis Bouanga (47'), Jacob Bartlett (71').How many bookings were there?
The referee showed 4 yellow cards.Who refereed the match?
Chris Penso officiated.When and where was the match played?
SKC vs LAF kicked off on Sunday, 13 September 2026 UK time.How many corners were there in the match?
19 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.Did the model call it right?
No. The published pick was Under 2.5 goals, and it did not land.
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