Sporting Kansas City is playing much better than LA Galaxy in the first half, they have several dangerous attacks that they have not been able to finish.
LA Galaxy: Efrain Álvarez, Eriq Zavaleta, Sacha Kljestan, Julián Araujo, Jonathan Klinsmann, Jonathan Pérez, Adam Saldaña, Raheem Edwards and Samuel Grandsir.
Sporting Kansas City: Kaveh Rad, Kendall McIntosh, Kayden Pierre, Marinos Tzionis, Robert Voloder, Felipe Hernàndez and Oriol Rosell.
The referee designation for today's game is as follows:
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Assistant Referee 1: Kyle Atkins
Assistant Referee 2: CJ Morgante
Fourth official: Joe Dickerson
VAR: Geoff Gamble
Assistant VAR: Robert Schaap
The last time these two teams met was on October 27, 2021 and on that occasion Sporting Kansas City won 2-0 at Children's Mercy Park. That confrontation was full of fouls, yellow cards, corner kicks and many goals that we hope will be repeated today.
Sporting Kansas City and LA Galaxy have met several times, of the last 5 games the LA Galaxy have won twice, there was a tie and in the other 2 games the winner was Sporting Kansas City.
We're just under an hour away from kick-off between Sporting Kansas City and the LA Galaxy at Children's Mercy Park. Both teams will go out in search of victory. Who will make it tonight? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.
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What time is the Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy match for MLS 2022?
This is the start time of the game Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy of August 6th in several countries:
Argentina: 9:30 PM on Star+.
Bolivia: 8:30 PM on Star+.
Brazil: 9:30 PM.
Chile: 9:30 PM on Star+.
Colombia: 7:30 PM on Star+.
Ecuador: 7:30 PM on Star+.
United States (ET): 8:30 PM on ESPN+ and TUDN USA.
Spain: 2:30 AM on DAZN.
Mexico: 7:30 PM on Star+.
Paraguay: 9:30 PM on Star+.
Peru: 8:30 PM on Star+.
Uruguay: 7:30 PM on Star+.
These were the eleven players who started last game:
John Pulskamp, Andreu Fontàs, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Ben Sweat, Kayden Pierre, Rémi Walter, Felipe Hernàndez, Cameron Duke, William Agada, Marinos Tzionis and Johnny Russell.
These were the eleven players who started last game:
Jonathan Bond, Derrick Williams, Eriq Zavaleta, Chase Gasper, Julián Araujo, Marky Delgado, Gastón Brugman, Rayan Raveloson, Douglas Costa, Kevin Cabral and Javier Hernández.
Forward Johnny Russell (#7) is a fundamental piece of Sporting Kansas City's offense and is the team's leading scorer in the tournament with 6 goals in 22 games played. Another key player for the team is midfielder Felipe Hernàndez (#21) who is the team's top assister with 3 assists in 22 games played and is a fundamental piece in generating dangerous plays for Kansas. He also already scored a goal in the tournament so we could also see him score in Saturday's game. Lastly, Dániel Sallói (#20) plays in the forward position, he is the second highest scorer in the team, he has scored 4 goals during the tournament and we could see him scoring tomorrow. All three players are considered key to Sporting Kansas City's offensive attack and will be of paramount importance if they are to win.
Sporting Kansas City has had a terrible start to the season in Major League Soccer, sitting at the bottom of the tournament. Until week 23 of the tournament they have a total of 20 points with 5 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses. They are located in the fourteenth position of the western conference and if they want to steal the thirteenth place from the San Jose Earthquakes they will have to win the game. Their last game was on Monday July 30, 2022, they lost 2-0 against Austin FC. They arrive as the underdogs to win this game, but they could cause an upset and win.
The next three players are considered key to the LA Galaxy's offensive attack and any one of them is likely to score in the game against Sporting Kansas City. Mexican player Javier Hernández (#14) or better known as “El Chicharito” is the team's creative, his ability to control the ball and generate plays have been of great value to his team. He was the author of a goal in the previous match, in 19 games played he has achieved 7 goals and an assist, this makes him the second highest scorer and the ninth highest assister of the team. Forward Samuel Grandsir (#11) is another important on-court distributor, he is the team's biggest assister, he has generated 3 assists in 12 games as a starter and 9 coming off the bench. Lastly, 22-year-old striker Dejan Joveljic (#99) is the team's top scorer with 9 goals in 19 games coming off the bench. They leave, at his young age, he has achieved a lot in the team, he is a very important substitute who wants to be a starter in the team and it is very likely that we will see him scoring in the game.
The Los Angeles team has had a great tournament so far in the MLS, after 9 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses, they have 30 points in the general table that puts them in ninth position in the Western Conference. They've had an amazing start to the season, hopefully they can keep up the same pace throughout the tournament and advance to the postseason. Their last game was on July 30, 2022, and resulted in a 1-0 loss against FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium in Texas, earning their 10th loss. They arrive as favorites to win this game and stay with the victory because of the incredible team they have and the good time they are going through.
The Children's Mercy Park is located in Kansas City, United States. It will be the venue for this match, it has a capacity of 25,000 spectators and it was inaugurated on June 9, 2011. It is the home of Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer and it cost 200 million dollars.
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