Sporting KC v LA Galaxy – Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds – MLS – 5 September 2011
The Los Angeles Galaxy play the first of four matches in the next two weeks with a trip to face Sporting Kansas in Major League Soccer. The match will take place at LiveStrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas on Monday, September 5, 2011. Kickoff is scheduled for 23:00 BST (UK time), 00:00 CET (Central Europe), and 18:00 EST (USA Eastern).
Sporting KC v LA Galaxy TV Listings
It will be televised on Fox Soccer Channel (USA), Setanta Sports (Africa), and on GolTV (Canada).
Sporting KC v LA Galaxy Preview
Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes
“We’ve had to learn some really hard lessons,” Manager Peter Vermes said, “sometimes our fault and sometimes not.”
“We’re in the same position we were last week. Nothing has really changed, which is pretty incredible.”
“He’s a big player for them (Donovan). He can change their game a lot. That’s what we’re going to have to be very much cognizant of. He can get behind you. He can play underneath. He recovers well. He can give the final pass. He’s one of the best players in the League.”
LA Galaxy manager Bruce Arena
“I would not have probably played Beckham or Gonzalez and it was a plus for us. Then, with the injury to Berhalter, Sunday would have been difficult (last week’s NY match being postponed). This is going to be the story in September and October, to deal with these games sandwiched between MLS games in an important part of this competition as well as MLS so it’s really going to be a challenging month of September for us.”
“We know Frankie’s a good player, an experienced player, and the only way we are going to get him in a position to help our team down the stretch is to get him on the field. I wasn’t sure whether we’d get 90 minutes out of him [Saturday] and did. I think that it was great, and hopefully, he can be part of a rotation of our backline.”
Injuries
Sporting - OUT: DF Daneil Cyrus (L foot fracture); MF Luke Sassano (R knee sprain); MF Konrad Warzycha (R knee surgery); DOUBTFUL: MF Craig Rocastle (R knee sprain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Birahim Diop (groin strain); PROBABLE: MF Milos Stojcev (R ankle sprain)
Galaxy - OUT: DF Sean Alvarado (R knee surgery); DF Gregg Berhalter (R foot sprain); DF Leonardo (R knee surgery); QUESTIONABLE: MF David Beckham (back spasms); MF Jovan Kirovski (L ankle sprain); GK Donovan Ricketts (L ulna fracture)
Team Stat Comparison
| Kansas City | Los Angeles | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 26 | 26 |
| Table Position | 2 | 1 |
| Points | 36 | 51 |
| Goal Difference | 4 | 17 |
| Goals for * | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Goals against * | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Last 5 | L-W-W-L-W | W-W-L-W-W |
| Last 5 home | L-W-W-L-W | W-W-W-W-D |
| Last 5 away | D-W-D-W-D | L-W-D-W-W |
| * Goals per match – home matches for home club and away matches for away club | ||
Competition Stats
| Kansas City | Los Angeles | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | Kei Kamara 8 | Landon Donovan 11 |
| Assists | Teal Bunbury 3 | David Beckham 9 |
| Yellows | Aurélien Collin 6 | David Beckham 9 |
| Reds | Omar Bravo 2 | Vitor Junior 1 |
Tables
| PO | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Columbus
|
26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 40 |
| 2 |
Kansas City
|
26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 36 |
| 3 |
Houston
|
27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 |
Philadelphia
|
25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 34 |
| 5 |
NY Red Bulls
|
26 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 |
DC United
|
24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 31 |
| 7 |
Chicago
|
26 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 27 |
| 8 |
Toronto
|
28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 24 |
| 9 |
New England
|
26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 23 |
Next Matches
| Kansas City | Los Angeles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/5 | Los Angeles | 9/5 | @Kansas City |
| 9/10 | Houston | 9/9 | Colorado |
| 9/17 | @Real Salt Lake | 9/17 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 9/23 | Philadelphia Union | 9/24 | @Columbus |
| 9/28 | Columbus | 10/1 | Real Salt Lake |
Sporting KC v LA Galaxy Prediction
2-2 Draw
Sporting KC v LA Galaxy Odds
Sporting KC win – 6/4
Draw – 21/10
Galaxy win – 13/8
