Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy Prediction, 5/13/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/12/2026

Game: Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy

Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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

TV: Apple TV

Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS is the location where the Galaxy (1-2-8) will attempt to defeat Sporting KC (4-4-4) on Wednesday. Sporting Kansas City is priced at +102 while the Galaxy are at -122. The over/under has been set at 3. The starting goalies will be John Pulskamp for Kansas City and J.T. Marcinkowski for LA.

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KC has given up 32 goals while conceding 2.91 goals per 107, and opponents have a total of 64 SoT against them. They have yet to earn a clean sheet this season. Kansas City has a total of 17 yellow cards this year. The Wizards rank 2nd in expected goals with 18.2, and their expected goals against sit at 19.6. This season, this team averages 0.45 points per match (5 points) and also rank 1st in European soccer with 6 assists. Their goal differential is currently at -24 by way of 8 goals scored and 32 goals given up. Sporting KC has a total of 34 saves and also hold a save percentage of 50.0% this season.

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This season, LA has a save % of 62.5% (48 SoT against), and also rank 18th in European soccer with 16 points. The Galaxy average 1.3 points per match while totaling 11 assists and 2 red cards. The LA Galaxy have totaled 18 goals and their expected goals this season is currently at 20.8. LA has a clean sheet percentage of 8.3% this year and 27 yellow cards. Their goals against per 105 is currently at 1.50 with 31 saves, and they have a total of 1 clean sheet. LA ranks 12th in goals against with 18, and their goal differential sits at 0.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Kansas City is John Pulskamp. Pulskamp has seen the field for a total of 6,428 minutes and has 212 stops in his pro soccer career. Pulskamp (17-14-40 mark during his soccer career) has tallied 10 shutouts, which leaves him with a 14.0%% clean sheet percentage. The keeper hailing from the United States has faced 340 shots sent his way in 71 career starts. His GA/90 is 1.96 (140 total goals allowed) and his save percentage is 62.4%.

J.T. Marcinkowski is expected to look after the goal for LA. During his career, Marcinkowski has surrendered 173 goals while earning 358 saves in 105 starting assignments. He has given up 1.65 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 33-30-42. He has a save percentage of 69.0% and his clean sheet rate is currently at 18.1%%. Marcinkowski has recorded 19 clean sheets while he has seen 519 shots tried against him in 9,437 career mins.

Dejan Joveljic is a footballer you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kansas City. Joveljic has been in the starting lineup in 97 contests during his career and tallies 0.57 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Serbia has 57 goals in 9,010 minutes. He has accounted for 16 assists while accumulating 130 pts thus far in his career.

LA has a player in Klauss, who is a thorn in the side of defenses. The forward representing Brazil has accumulated 6,233 mins while scoring 30 goals. He sports an average of 0.43 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 73 outings so far in his pro soccer career. He has earned 67 pts so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 7 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LA Galaxy (+102)

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