San Diego FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
San Diego FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Snapdragon Stadium.
- San Diego FC 15 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 15 | 22 |
| 6 | Charlotte FC | 15 | 21 |
| 7 | FC Cincinnati | 15 | 20 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 15 | 19 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 15 | 18 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 15 | 16 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Montreal Impact FC | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Orlando City SC | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 14 | 11 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 7 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 14 | 32 |
| 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 14 | 26 |
| 19 | FC Dallas | 15 | 25 |
| 20 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 24 |
| 21 | Seattle Sounders FC | 13 | 24 |
| 22 | Houston Dynamo | 14 | 22 |
| 23 | Minnesota United FC | 15 | 22 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 20 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 15 | 17 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 15 | 16 |
| 27 | St. Louis City | 14 | 16 |
| 28 | Portland Timbers | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 15 | 14 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 14 | 11 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | Sporting Kansas City | H | 0–0 | D |
| 15 May | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 11 May | St. Louis City | A | 2–1 | W |
| 04 May | FC Dallas | H | 5–0 | W |
| 26 Apr | Real Salt Lake | H | 1–3 | L |
| 19 Apr | Charlotte FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | San Diego FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 15 May | St. Louis City | A | 2–2 | D |
| 11 May | Portland Timbers | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 May | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Apr | FC Cincinnati | A | 1–2 | L |
| 20 Apr | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 5–3 | W |
Season Stats
| San Diego FC | Sporting Kansas City | |
|---|---|---|
| #25 | Position | #30 |
| 17 | Points | 11 |
| 15 | Played | 14 |
| 4 / 5 / 6 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 9 |
| 30 | Scored | 14 |
| 27 | Conceded | 36 |
| +3 | GD | -22 |
| 1.13 | PPG | 0.79 |
| 27% | Win % | 21% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
27%
Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season
San Diego FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
San Diego FC are 25th (17 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
San Diego FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/7
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! San Diego FC vs Sporting Kansas City — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 9' It’s gonna be a card for Jansen Miller.
- 14' It’s high time Jason Grubb made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Diego FC that had 49 games and scored 83 goals.
- 21' It’s a booking for San Diego FC player. Anibal Godoy gets a card.
- 26' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Daniel Salloi suffering a number of foals already.
- 31' Khiry Shelton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Diego FC tonight.
- 36' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 37' The referee calls foul for Luca Bombino. He receives a card.
- 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' Zorhan Bassong picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Oscar Verhoeven is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
- 56' Robert Voloder needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 59' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Logan Ndenbe on, Tim Leibold off on 59 minutes.
- 60' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrew Brody is hanging Khiry Shelton on the field on 60 minute.
- 65' A quiet spell here at Snapdragon Stadium. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Manu Garcia.
- 72' Time for substitution for San Diego FC. Oscar Verhoeven is replaced by Willy Kumado.
- 77' Magomed Suleymanov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 81' Emmanuel Boateng is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexander Mighten at the 81 minute mark.
- 84' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Santiago Munoz by Mason Toye on 84 minute.
- 86' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Manu Garcia is replaced by Memo Rodriguez.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
San Diego FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
11
Hirving Lozano ↓ Tomas Angel 81'
-
14
Luca de la Torre ↓ Milan Iloski 72'
- 17
-
20
Anibal Godoy ↓ Onni Valakari 60'
- 10
- 77
- 97
- 1
- 6
-
33
Oscar Verhoeven ↓ Willy Kumado 72'
- 27
Bench
- 13
-
32
Milan Iloski ↑ 72'
-
8
Onni Valakari ↑ 60'
-
24
Emmanuel Boateng ↑ 81'
- 22
- 70
-
2
Willy Kumado ↑ 72'
-
9
Tomas Angel ↑ 81'
- 25
Coach
Jason Grubb
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
-
21
Manu Garcia ↓ Memo Rodriguez 86'
-
26
Erik Thommy ↓ Daniel Salloi 60'
-
14
Tim Leibold ↓ Logan Ndenbe 59'
-
11
Khiry Shelton ↓ Andrew Brody 60'
- 22
- 4
- 1
-
7
Santiago Munoz ↓ Mason Toye 84'
- 93
- 16
- 15
Bench
-
10
Daniel Salloi ↑ 60'
-
3
Andrew Brody ↑ 60'
-
8
Memo Rodriguez ↑ 86'
-
13
Mason Toye ↑ 84'
-
18
Logan Ndenbe ↑ 59'
- 17
- 5
- 30
- 36
Coach
Kerry Zavagnin
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Hirving Lozano | 1 |
| Anders Dreyer | 1 |
Head to Head
San Diego FC Form
Sporting Kansas City Form
2025-05-18
San Diego FC
0–0
Sporting Kansas City
D
2025-05-15
St. Louis City
2–2
Sporting Kansas City
D
2025-05-11
Portland Timbers
1–0
Sporting Kansas City
L
2025-05-04
Sporting Kansas City
1–0
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
2025-04-26
FC Cincinnati
2–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
2025-04-20
San Jose Earthquakes
3–5
Sporting Kansas City
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.3
San Diego FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
San Diego FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
San Diego FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
38%
San Diego FC or Sporting Kansas City
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
9%
3 – 0
8.7%
3 – 1
7.1%
0 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 2
3.3%
0 – 1
3%
Asian Handicap — San Diego FC
| Handicap | San Diego FC covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -2 | 26% | 21% | 53% |
| -1.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| -1 | 47% | 23% | 31% |
| -0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +0.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +1 | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

