Los Angeles FC vs. Sporting Kansas City 5/17/23 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Los Angeles FC hosts Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Los Angeles FC is second in the conference table at 6-3-1 on 21 points with a goal difference of +12. LAFC is two points adrift of first place Seattle but has two matches in hand. Los Angeles FC defeated Real Salt Lake 3-0 this past Saturday and is unbeaten in nine of its first 10 matches in MLS action.

Los Angeles FC has 13 victories in its last 14 matches at home played during the MLS regular season with just one loss. This run dates back to May of 2022, but only one club in the history of the MLS has 14 victories across 15 matches at home during the regular season. Denis Bouanga is the leading goal scorer for LAFC with nine and Carlos Vela has scored three. Vela is the leader in assists with five. 

Sporting Kansas City is 14th or last in the conference table at 2-3-7 on nine points with a goal difference of -8. Sporting Kansas City took all three points at home this past Saturday when defeating Minnesota United 3-0. Sporting Kansas City opened the scoring with a goal by Daniel Rosero Valencia in the 9th minute, while Daniel Salloi scored in the 22nd minute and Gadi Kinda completed the scoring for Sporting with a goal in the 84th minute.

Sporting Kansas City has two consecutive victories in league play following a winless run of 10 consecutive matches to open this season that included three draws and seven losses. Sporting Kansas City has scored more goals during its two wins with five than in all of its first 10 matches combined. Daniel Salloi is the leading goal scorer for Sporting with two and is the leader in assists with three.