Sporting KC vs LA Galaxy Prediction, 5/4/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/30/2025

Game: Sporting KC vs LA Galaxy

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025

Location: Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS

TV: MLS Season Pass

The Galaxy (0-3-7) are hitting the road to Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS on Sunday where they will meet Sporting KC (2-1-7). Sporting Kansas City is priced at -196 and the Galaxy are at +162. The total is 3. The starting goaltenders will be John Pulskamp for Kansas City and John McCarthy for LA.

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Sporting KC has compiled 29 SVs and they also are the owners of a SV percentage of 57.1% for the year. This team's goal differential is currently at -5 by 16 goals compiled as well as 21 goals relinquished. On the season, this squad averages 0.70 pts/match (7 pts) and also are 12th among MLS teams with 11 assists. The Wizards are 25th in the category of goals expected with 10.8, and their xGA are coming in at 16.5. Kansas City has earned 22 yellow card warnings on the year. KC has give up 21 goals while giving up 2.10 goals per 90, and the other team have earned 49 SoT against them. They have accounted for 1 clean sheet, giving them a percentage of 10.0% this season.

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For the season, LA has a save rate of 58.3% (48 shots on target against), and are 30th in MLS with 3 points. The Galaxy have an average of 0.3 pts per match while amassing 7 assists and 1 red card. The LA Galaxy have totaled 8 goals and the team's xG on the campaign sits at 9.7. LA has racked up 20 yellow card warnings. This team's goals against per 90 is at 2.00 in addition to 27 saves. LA Galaxy is ranked 27th in regard to goals against with 20, and the team's goal difference is -12.

The guy protecting the net for Kansas City will be John Pulskamp. Pulskamp has been on the pitch for a total of 3,458 minutes and has accumulated 97 stops during his soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.72 (66 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 60.2%. The goalkeeper from the United States has seen 161 shots attempted against him in 38 starts. Pulskamp (11-7-20 record during his career) has recorded 7 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 18.2%% shutout rate.

John McCarthy will be looking after the goal for LA. In his career, McCarthy has conceded 158 goals and has accounted for 334 stops in 106 starts. McCarthy has totaled 21 clean sheets while he has seen 493 shots tried against him in 9,601 career mins. He sports a save percentage of 67.7% and his clean sheet rate sits at 19.7%%. He has allowed 1.48 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 42-23-41.

Dejan Joveljic is a member of the squad to keep an eye out for Kansas City. He has accounted for 14 assists while earning 92 pts in his career. The forward representing Serbia has 39 goals in 6,002 professional minutes played. Joveljic has had a starting assignment in 63 outings thus far in his career while he scores 0.59 goals per 90 minutes.

LA has a guy in Christian Ramirez, who pesters opposing defenses. He scores 0.49 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 117 matches in his career. The forward who is from the United States has totaled 9,893 professional minutes while scoring 54 goals. He has collected 123 pts in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 15 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sporting KC (+162)

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