When Sporting Kansas City first met Los Angeles Football Club at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles back in March, many thought it could be a preview of the Western Conference finals.
While that game didn’t disappoint in terms of excitement with LAFC’s stoppage time winner, the two teams have marched down quite different paths since then.
LAFC entered Children’s Mercy Park on Wednesday night far and away the best team in MLS, sitting atop the West at a staggering 37 points through 17 games. Sporting KC, on the other hand, have had seemingly everything go wrong since then.