March 12th features a match where Sporting KC hosts LA Galaxy at Children’s Mercy Park in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 10th placed Sporting KC, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Colorado Rapids. Neither Colorado Rapids nor Sporting KC could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 17 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Sporting KC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, LA Galaxy recorded a 1-3 loss against FC Dallas. Dejan Joveljić struck first for LA Galaxy in the 35th minute on a feed from Kelvin Leerdam, then Alan Velasco got the equalizer for FC Dallas in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Paul Arriola Finally they completed the comback victory in the 56th minute on a goal by Jesus Ferreira to cap off a wild match. LA Galaxy looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Sporting KC won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
LA Galaxy hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Marky Delgado and Alvarez, and they each have 1 goal. William Agade and Johnny Russell are the top scorers for Sporting KC in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.