Sporting Kansas City vs. LAFC 7/23/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Sporting Kansas City hosts LAFC on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Sporting Kansas City is last or 14th in the conference table at 5-5-12 on 20 points with a goal difference of -19. Sporting Kansas City was defeated on the road 3-0 by Real Salt Lake last Sunday. Sporting Kansas City is winless in each of its last two matches in the MLS.

Sporting Kansas City has lost each of its last three matches at home and it's the first time the club has lost three consecutive matches at home since September of 2014. Sporting KC has never lost four consecutive MLS matches during the regular season at home in regulation. Johnny Russell is the leading goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City with six, while Felipe Hernandez is the leader in assists with three.

LAFC is first in the conference table at 13-3-4 on 42 points with a goal difference of +18. LAFC is one point clear of second place Austin FC. LAFC defeated Nashville 2-1 on the road last Sunday. Cristian Arango scored in the 27th minute for LAFC and Jose Cifuentes scored the winner in the 46th minute. Giorgio Chiellini and Gareth Bale each made their debuts in MLS for LAFC in the match. 

LAFC is just the sixth club in the history of the MLS to take 42 or more points through the first 20 matches of a season. Cristian Arango is the leading goal scorer for LAFC with eight, while Jose Cifuentes and Carlos Vela each have scored six. Vela is the leader in assists with seven, while Cifuentes is second with four assists.