Los Angeles FC vs. Sporting Kansas City Betting Lines, Odds, & Offensive Leaders October 5, 2024

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Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City, at opposite ends of MLS, will meet at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday, with fifth-place LAFC the favorite (+140) over 27th-place Sporting Kansas City (+170).

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Betting Odds

Los Angeles FC to win vs Sporting Kansas City +140

Bet $20, Payout $48.00

Los Angeles FC vs. Sporting Kansas City Odds & Favorites

  • Favorite: Los Angeles FC (+140)
  • Underdog: Sporting Kansas City (+170)
  • Over/under: 2.5

Los Angeles FC vs. Sporting Kansas City Betting Insights

  • With 55 goals in 31 matches, LAFC is eighth in MLS in scoring, while Sporting Kansas City has given up 61 goals, ranking 25th.
  • LAFC has been favored in 26 matches this season, and won 13.
  • Thus far this season, LAFC (+140) has been at least this big a favorite 24 times, and won 12.
  • LAFC has a 41.7% chance of winning this match, based on the moneyline.
  • Sporting Kansas City ranks 15th in MLS in scoring so far this season (50 goals, 1.6 per game), and LAFC is fifth in goals allowed at 41 total and 1.3 per match.
  • Sporting Kansas City has three wins in 18 matches as an underdog this season.
  • Sporting Kansas City (+170) has been at least this big an underdog in 16 games, and won two.
  • The likelihood of Sporting Kansas City winning this match is 37.0%, based on the moneyline.
  • LAFC games have finished with more than 2.5 goals 19 times so far this year.
  • These two teams score a combined average of 3.4 goals per game, higher than the total for this matchup by 0.9 goals.
  • Sporting Kansas City’s games have gone over 2.5 goals on 23 occasions this season.
  • These two teams allow a combined 3.2 goals per game, 0.7 higher than the total for this matchup.

Los Angeles FC vs. Sporting Kansas City Offensive Leaders

Los Angeles FC Offensive Leaders

  • Denis Bouanga has taken a team-high 140 shots (4.7 per game) for LAFC, and scored 19 goals.
  • Mateusz Bogusz is another top shot-taker for LAFC (85), and has turned that into 14 goals.
  • Bouanga is tops on LAFC in chances created as well, with 53 (1.8 per game) plus nine assists.

Sporting Kansas City Offensive Leaders

  • In 28 games, Erik Thommy has 71 shots (21st in league) and seven goals (52nd) for Sporting Kansas City.
  • In 31 matches, William Agada has taken 69 shots (2.2 per game) and scored nine goals.
  • Thommy also has accumulated six assists plus a team-best 41 chances created (35th in league).
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