{"id":11096,"date":"2026-09-09T07:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=11096"},"modified":"2026-09-09T07:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:48:05","slug":"match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-lafc-09-12-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/mls\/match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-lafc-09-12-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporting KC vs LAFC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sporting KC host LAFC at Sporting Park on Saturday, September 12 (8:30 PM ET \/ 7:30 PM CT \/ 5:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are no fresh injury or suspension concerns for either side heading into this one, so the shape of the game comes down to who’s carrying the goal threat. Calvin William Harris leads the way for Sporting Kansas City with 3 goals from 42 shots and 13 chances created in 1,717 minutes, with Stephen Afrifa-Kodua matching that goal tally in a far smaller sample of 468 minutes and Taylor Calheira and Osvaldo Pedro Capemba both good for 2 goals apiece. For LAFC, Denis Athanase Bouanga is the headline act with 12 goals, 72 shots and 48 chances created in 1,935 minutes, and he’ll have support from Heung-Min Son, who has racked up 79 shots and 42 chances created of his own, plus David Enmanuel Mart\u00ednez Morales among the visitors’ 6-goal contributors.<\/p>\n

The form lines paint a stark contrast. Sporting Kansas City have lost 4 of their last 5, drawing the other, including a 4-3 shootout defeat at FC Dallas and a 0-3 hammering at home to Vancouver Whitecaps. They sit 15th in the West with 15 points from 23 games. LAFC, by contrast, sit third in the West. They have drawn 3 of their last 5 without finding a win, most recently a 2-2 result at Real Salt Lake. With Sporting Kansas City’s defence conceding freely and LAFC operating an attack that’s rarely blank, goals at both ends look the safer read than a shutout at Sporting Park.<\/p>\n\n\n