Los Angeles FC faces Sporting Kansas City on the heels of shutout win

Los Angeles FC (16-8-7, second in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (8-17-7, 14th in the Western Conference)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE LAFC +132, Sporting Kansas City +175, Draw +268; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Saint Louis City SC 1-0, Los Angeles FC visits Sporting Kansas City.

Sporting KC is 6-15-5 against Western Conference opponents. Sporting KC has a 4-11 record in one-goal games.

LAFC is 13-7-6 against Western Conference opponents. LAFC has an MLS-high 191 shots on goal, averaging 6.2 per game.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The last meeting finished tied 0-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: William Agada has nine goals and three assists for Sporting KC. Alan Pulido has four goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Denis Bouanga has 19 goals and nine assists for LAFC. Mateusz Bogusz has scored two goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 4-4-2, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 7.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

LAFC: 3-4-3, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Erik Thommy (injured), Nemanja Radoja (injured), Andreu Fontas (injured).

LAFC: Lorenzo Dellavalle (injured), Jesus Murillo (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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