Teams to be updated before the match
Match details:
Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy
Childrens Mercy Park
August 7th, 06:00
Preview:
Two teams in poor form clash today in MLS when Sporting Kansas City host LA Galaxy. The two sides are separated by 10 points and 15 places in the table.
Sporting Kansas City are at the rock bottom of the table right now with 5 wins in 24 matches. They have lost 14 times – three of them coming in their last three games.
LA Galaxy are also in poor form, with four losses in their last five matches. They have won just once in those 5 matches, and that came against Atlanta United.
Sporting Kansas City won 2-0 when they faced LA Galaxy at home last season.
Suspension and injuries:
Sporting Kansas City: Alan Pulido, Ozzie Cisneros, Kortne Ford, and Gadi Kinda are ruled out.
LA Galaxy: Jorge Villafaña is ruled out.
Starting line-up:
Sporting Kansas City: Melia, Pierre, Isimat-Mirin, Fontàs, Ndenbe, Walter, Russell, F Hernández, Duke, Sallói, Shelton
LA Galaxy: Bond, Araujo, DePuy, Williams, Edwards, Raveloson, Delgado, Cabral, Vázquez, Grandsir, J Hernandez
Top picks:
Daniel Sallói: The best pick from Sporting Kansas City would be their left-winger, Daniel Sallói. He has scored 4 times this season and will be keen on getting more under his belt.
Javier Hernandez: The Mexican has been doing well this season and has 9 goals to his name. He will be the one to back today with the captaincy armband.
Samuel Grandsir: The left-winger from LA Galaxy would also be a good pick as he will be making good runs into the box. He could prove to be the one making the difference on the pitch today.
Captaincy options:
- Javier Hernandez
- Samuel Grandsir
- Daniel Sallói
Fantasy team:
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