Here's an in-depth look at Sporting KC's 1-1 draw with LA Galaxy on Sunday, diving into the major stats, records and milestones.
Sporting KC Team Facts
- Sporting Kansas City tied the LA Galaxy 1-1 on Sunday night at Children’s Mercy Park.
- Sporting KC (4-4-2) remains in sixth place in MLS standings with 14 points.
- Peter Vermes made six changes to a Sporting KC starting lineup that drew 1-1 at Vancouver on Wednesday.
- Sunday marked the seventh match in MLS history without a save by either keeper.
- Sporting KC is unbeaten in eight straight home games vs. LA Galaxy (4-0-4), including a 3-0-2 mark at Children’s Mercy Park.
- The home team in the #SKCvLA series is unbeaten in eight straight games (6-0-2) dating back to 2011.
Sporting KC Player Facts
- Brad Davis scored the lone goal for Sporting KC in the 30th minute.
- Davis’ goal was assisted by Graham Zusi and Matt Besler.
- The goal was the second of the season for Davis and 57th of his MLS regular season career.
- The assist was Zusi's third of 2016 and 47th in his MLS regular season career.
- The assist was Besler's first in 2016 and 11th in his MLS regular season career.
- Seth Sinovic made his first start of 2016.
- Justin Mapp has recovered from injury and made his first appearance in the gameday 18. Mapp entered the match as a second half substitute.
LA Galaxy Team Facts
- LA Galaxy (4-1-3) sits in fourth place in MLS standings with 15 points, one point ahead of Sporting KC.
- LA Galaxy lead MLS with 18 goals and a +10 goal differential.
- Heading in Sunday’s match, LA Galaxy faced an average of 10.9 shots per game which was the second fewest of any team in MLS in 2016. Sporting KC had 17 shots on Sunday.
- LA Galaxy has not won in Kansas City since 2007.
LA Galaxy Player Facts
- Giovano dos Santos scored the lone goal for LA Galaxy on Sunday in the 42nd minute.
- The goal was dos Santos' seventh of his MLS regular season career and fourth in 2016.
- The goal was assisted by Gyasi Zardes, his second assist in 2016.
General Facts
- Children's Mercy Park welcomed 19,431 fans on Sunday, marking the 75th consecutive MLS sellout.
- Download Sporting KC Uphoria app to redeem a coupon for 99-cent Ben & Jerry’s at Kansas City area Price Chopper locations.
- Sunday’s match was nationally broadcast on FS1 and FOX Deportes. Local coverage was available on Sports Radio 810 WHB and LA Grande 1340 AM.
- Sporting KC is back in action next Saturday, hitting the road to face rivals Houston Dynamo at 7:30 p.m. CT.
