Sporting Kansas City and Chivas Guadalajara return to Leagues Cup action on Monday when they meet at Children's Mercy Park. After losing their group openers, both teams will be trying to get the desired outcome and qualify for the playoffs.
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Sporting Kansas City were denied a dream start to the 2023 Leagues Cup as they were defeated on penalties by FC Cincinnati on July 24 following a thrilling 3-3 draw in normal time. Sporting Kansas now returns home, where they have gone unbeaten in six of their past eight games, winning five and drawing one.
Guadalajara, like Monday's hosts, was defeated 3-1 by Cincinnati in their Leagues Cup opening on July 28. Prior to it, the Mexican team had a three-game winning streak, including a 2-0 friendly win over Athletic Bilbao on July 16.
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Chivas vs Sporting Kansas City kick-off time
| Date: | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 10:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm PT |
| Venue: | Children's Mercy Park |
Chivas and Sporting Kansas City face off on July 31 at Children's Mercy Park. Kickoff is set for 10:00 pm Eastern Time (ET), or 7:00 pm Pacific Time (PT).
How to watch Chivas vs Sporting Kansas City online - TV channels & live streams
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The match between Chivas and Sporting Kansas City can be streamed live on Apple TV with the MLS Season Pass.
Team news & squads
Chivas team news
Jonathan Padilla, who scored in both of their previous league matches, will surely retain his place on the left wing. He is off to a great start and will hope to keep adding goals to the bag. Ronaldo Cisneros will start tonight having been in good form off the bench.
Chivas predicted XI: Jimenez; Mozo, Orozco, Sepulveda, Briseno, Calderon; Guzman, Beltran; Brizuela, R. Cisneros, Padilla.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Whalley, Jimenez, Rangel |
| Defenders: | Mozo, Sepulveda, Briseno, Orozco, Sanchez, Mayorga, Mier, Calderon |
| Midfielders: | Guzman, Perez, Vega, Brizuela, Gutierrez, Alvarado, Beltran, Cisneros, Gonzalez, Torres, Munoz |
| Forwards: | Rios, Juan Macias, Marin, R. Cisneros, Padilla |
Cincinnati team news
Joey Akpounonu has missed the majority of the season due to injury and is expected to miss out yet again. Luciano Acosta has been in fine form in front of the goal and has been the club's top scorer with twelve goals to his name in all competitions.
Cincinnati possible XI: Celentano; Arias, Gaddis, Murphy; Powell, Nwobodo, Moreno, Barreal; Kubo; Acosta, Badji.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Celentano, Kann |
| Defenders | Hagglund, Miazga, Mosquera, Arias, Powell, Murphy, Gaddis |
| Midfielders | Moreno, Nwobodo, Barreal, Acosta, Kubo, Angulo |
| Forwards | Vazquez, Santos, Brenner, Ordonez, Badji |
Head-to-Head Record
This will be their first-ever encounter between the two teams.