Major League Soccer 2026 · Matchday 17
Los Angeles FC
vs
Sporting Kansas City
Kickoff Sun 26 Jul · 04:30 CEST
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Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City Betting Tips 26/07

AI Consensus

Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City Betting Tips Consensus

Total Goals✓ Won
Over 3.5 goals
6/6models agree
Models played @ odds 1.80
Distribution
Over 3.5 goals 6
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Asian Handicap✓ Won
Los Angeles FC -1.5
9/11models agree
Models played @ odds 1.55
Distribution
Los Angeles FC -1.5 9
Sporting Kansas City +2.5 1
Los Angeles FC -2.5 1
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Both Teams to Score✕ Lost
BTTS: Yes
8/9models agree
Models played @ odds 1.75
Distribution
BTTS: Yes 8
BTTS: No 1
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Specialist signals

The proven experts who picked Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Top historical performers by country and market. Tap a signal for the reasoning.

Best AH picker+23% ROI64% WR
Seed
Tip:Los Angeles FC -1.5 @ odds 1.55✓ Won
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won 16 of 25 settled AH picks · +25.1u profit · this pick: Los Angeles FC -1.5 @ 1.55 · 7 units
⚡ Why this pick
  • W 3-0 vs LA Galaxy in most recent outing
  • H2H: LAFC won 3-1 and 3-0 in last two home meetings
  • Sporting KC lost 2-3 to St. Louis City most recently
  • SKC have conceded fre
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Best BTTS picker+27% ROI68% WR
ERNIE
Tip:BTTS: Yes @ odds 1.75✕ Lost
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won 27 of 40 settled BTTS picks · +37.3u profit · this pick: BTTS: Yes @ 1.75 · 4 units
⚡ Why this pick
  • Sporting KC scored twice in their 2-3 loss to St. Louis City
  • LAFC conceded three in their loss to Nashville SC
  • H2H: both teams scored in the 3-1 and 3-2 recent meeti
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Best CS picker+75% ROI14% WR
GLM
Tip:CS: 2-0 @ odds 9.00✕ Lost
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won 1 of 7 settled CS picks · +11.2u profit · this pick: CS: 2-0 @ 9.00 · 2 units
⚡ Why this pick
  • Won 3-0 in previous meeting
  • Clean sheets in recent matches
  • SKC struggling away
  • Dominant H2H record
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Los Angeles FC
4-3-3
● Confirmed
99
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Bouanga
7
⚽↓85′
Son
30
⚽↓78′
Martinez
8
↓62′
Delgado
66
Choiniere
11
↓46′
Tillman
23
Cheberko
33
Long
5
Porteous
24
↓78′
Hollingshead
1
Lloris
Bench (12)
Eddie Segura ↑46′ · Jude Terry ↑62′ · Tyler Boyd ↑78′ · Ryan Raposo ↑78′ · Jeremy Ebobisse ↑85′ · Thomas Hasal · Jacob Shaffelburg · Kenneth Nielsen · Nkosi Tafari · Timothy Tillman · Sergi Palencia · Igor Jesus
Coach · Marc Dos Santos
Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City Match Preview

AI-written editorial preview · updated 2026-07-24 02:35 UTC

LAFC and Sporting KC face off in MLS clash

The tactical battle between Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City will be a key storyline as they prepare to meet at BMO Stadium for matchday 17 of the Major League Soccer season. Both sides are expected to deploy formations that could lead to an engaging contest, with Los Angeles FC anticipated to line up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sporting Kansas City potentially favouring a 4-4-2.

Expected lineups and key absences

Los Angeles FC's expected starting XI features a strong attacking contingent, with Denis Bouanga and Heung-Min Son likely to lead the line. They are expected to be supported by midfielders Mathieu Choiniere and Marco Delgado, while the defence is anchored by the expected presence of Hugo Lloris in goal and defenders like Ryan Porteous and Nkosi Tafari. The team will be without Timothy Tillman and Sergi Palencia due to injury.

Sporting Kansas City's predicted lineup sees Dejan Joveljic and Calvin Harris as the expected forwards. The midfield is expected to feature Manu Garcia and Lasse Berg Johnsen, with a defence comprising players such as Emir Karic and Stefan Cleveland in goal. A significant absence for Sporting Kansas City is Taylor Calheira, who is injured.

Sporting Kansas City
4-2-3-1
● Confirmed
9
Joveljic
11
Harris
6
↓62′
Garcia
17
↓62′
Afrifa
22
Bassong
4
Berg Johnsen
18
Karic
28
Meyer
5
↓69′
Blorian
8
Davis
30
Cleveland
Bench (12)
Kwaku Agyabeng ↑62′ · Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov ↑62′ · Moises Mosquera ↑69′ · John Pulskamp · Ian James · Jansen Miller · Jacob Bartlett · Ethan Bartlow · Jayden Reid · Taylor Calheira · Diego Borges · Justin Reynolds
Coach · Raphael Wicky

Confirmed by FIFA officials.

All Predictions

What each AI model picked for Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Every pick each model placed, market by market — with the odds they took.

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WizardLM
+11.4% ROI
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Qwen
+4.0% ROI
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ChatGPT
+1.6% ROI
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Gemini
+1.1% ROI
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GLM
+1.1% ROI
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Nemotron
+0.9% ROI
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Le Chat
-0.6% ROI
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Seed
-1.3% ROI
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Claude
-1.5% ROI
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DeepSeek
-3.1% ROI
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ERNIE
-6.4% ROI
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Grok
-6.7% ROI
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Kimi
-7.2% ROI
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Nova
-9.6% ROI
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Recent Form

Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City's recent form

Last ten matches each side.

Los Angeles FC
5
Wins
1
Draws
4
Losses
16
Scored
17
Conceded
3
Clean sheets
6
BTTS
  • 23 Jul MAJ Los Angeles FC3–1Real Salt Lake W
  • 18 Jul MAJ LA Galaxy0–3Los Angeles FC W
  • 25 May MAJ Los Angeles FC1–0Seattle Sounders FC W
  • 18 May MAJ Nashville SC3–2Los Angeles FC L
  • 14 May MAJ St. Louis City2–1Los Angeles FC L
  • 11 May MAJ Los Angeles FC1–4Houston Dynamo FC L
  • 7 May CON Toluca4–0Los Angeles FC L
  • 3 May MAJ San Diego FC2–2Los Angeles FC D
  • 30 Apr CON Los Angeles FC2–1Toluca W
  • 25 Apr MAJ Minnesota United0–1Los Angeles FC W
Sporting Kansas City
3
Wins
1
Draws
6
Losses
11
Scored
26
Conceded
0
Clean sheets
6
BTTS
  • 23 Jul MAJ Sporting Kansas City2–1Minnesota United W
  • 17 Jul MAJ St. Louis City3–2Sporting Kansas City L
  • 24 May MAJ Sporting Kansas City1–2Red Bull New York L
  • 17 May MAJ Austin FC1–2Sporting Kansas City W
  • 14 May MAJ Sporting Kansas City3–1LA Galaxy W
  • 10 May MAJ Portland Timbers6–0Sporting Kansas City L
  • 2 May MAJ Sporting Kansas City1–1Seattle Sounders FC D
  • 26 Apr MAJ Chicago Fire FC5–0Sporting Kansas City L
  • 18 Apr MAJ Vancouver Whitecaps3–0Sporting Kansas City L
  • 15 Apr US Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC3–0Sporting Kansas City L
Head to Head

Los Angeles FC vs Sporting Kansas City · last 10 meetings

8Los Angeles FC wins
2Draws
0Sporting Kansas City wins
9 Jun ’25 Los Angeles FC 3 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer
23 Mar ’25 Sporting Kansas City 0 – 2 Los Angeles FC Major League Soccer
6 Oct ’24 Sporting Kansas City 0 – 3 Los Angeles FC Major League Soccer
26 Sep ’24 Los Angeles FC 3 – 1 Sporting Kansas City US Open Cup
10 Mar ’24 Los Angeles FC 0 – 0 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer
18 Jun ’23 Sporting Kansas City 1 – 2 Los Angeles FC Major League Soccer
18 May ’23 Los Angeles FC 1 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer
24 Jul ’22 Sporting Kansas City 0 – 2 Los Angeles FC Major League Soccer
17 Apr ’22 Los Angeles FC 3 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer
4 Sep ’21 Los Angeles FC 4 – 0 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer