Los Angeles FC begin a two-game Major League Soccer homestand on Sunday when they host Sporting Kansas City from BMO Stadium.

Both sides came from behind to earn points in their previous league contest, with LA claiming a 2-2 draw with CF Montreal and KC defeating the Houston Dynamo 3-1.

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All season long, the Black and Gold have suffered some early blows but, more often than not, found a way to earn a positive result.

Their draw with Montreal was the fourth time in the 2025 regular season that this team had given up the opening goal and managed to earn a point.

That never-say-die attitude served them well last weekend as they came back to defeat Club America, 2-1 in extra time and book a place in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup.

Steve Cherundolo’s men are currently on an eight-match unbeaten run in this competition, netting multiple times in each of those games.

LAFC have collected 10 out of a possible 12 points from their previous four league fixtures at BMO Stadium, outscoring their opponents by a combined margin of 10-3 over that span.

The Black and Gold have avoided defeat in nine consecutive meetings with Kansas City across all competitions, winning 3-1 in extra time when these sides last met at BMO Stadium in the 2024 US Open Cup final.

Coming from behind has also become a trademark for Sporting Kansas City in 2025, as they are on a four-match unbeaten run in this competition.

Kerry Zavagnin saw his side concede first in three of those outings, as they currently sit four points below the Western Conference playoff line.

Zavagnin has accumulated the second-most points by a KC coach in their first 10 regular season matches in charge, collecting 15 thus far, five fewer than Curt Onalfo in 2007.

Three times domestically this season, this side have been behind by two goals at the half and found a way to avoid defeat in each instance.

Their interim coach has drastically improved Sporting’s quality in the attacking third, with this team scoring 19 goals in 10 league matches since the start of April, the second-most in MLS over that time.

SKC can surpass their number of domestic away triumphs by earning maximum points on Sunday, having earned at least a point in their last three league contests as the visitors.

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Team News

A leg injury kept Odin Thiago Holm out of the Los Angeles lineup against Montreal, while Lorenzo Dellavalle was sidelined with a cruciate ligament tear.

Nathan Ordaz will miss this match as he is on international duty with El Salvador, and David Martinez was called up for Venezuela.

Mark Delgado and Olivier Giroud scored in their previous league fixtures, enabling the Black and Gold to keep their undefeated run intact.

A clavicle injury kept Robert Voloder out of the Kansas City lineup in Houston, Daniel Rosero and Jacob Davis were sidelined with ankle issues, while Nemanja Radoja missed out because of a quad strain.

Sporting will be without Zorhan Bassong this weekend after the defender was named to the Canada squad for the upcoming Canadian Shield Invitational.

Dejan Joveljic netted a brace versus the Dynamo, having scored in his team's last three league games, with Santiago Munoz scoring the other one.

Los Angeles FC possible starting lineup:

Lloris; Palencia, Long, Segura, Hollingshead; Amaya, Jesus, Delgado; Yeboah, Ebobisse, Bouanga

Sporting Kansas City possible starting lineup:

Pulskamp; Shelton, Miller, Fernandez, Ndenbe; Garcia, Bartlett, Rodriguez; Thommy, Joveljic, Salloi

We say: Los Angeles FC 3-2 Sporting Kansas City

LAFC and SKC are in good form and have had no trouble finding the back of the net, but we trust the consistency of the Black and Gold and their depth to get the job done.

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Written by
Joel Lefevre

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