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 34 games · 38 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #28 | Position | #30 |
| 38 | Points | 26 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 9 / 11 / 14 | W / D / L | 7 / 5 / 22 |
| 57 | Scored | 40 |
| 63 | Conceded | 81 |
| -6 | GD | -41 |
| 1.12 | PPG | 0.76 |
| 26% | Win % | 21% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season
San Diego FC this season
6%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
San Diego FC are 28th (38 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
San Diego FC
0-15
7/10
16-30
5/10
31-45
7/12
46-60
7/5
61-75
7/8
76+
10/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
San Diego FC
| Anders Dreyer | 14 G | 12 A |
| Marcus Ingvartsen | 12 G | 3 A |
Sporting Kansas City
| Andre Luiz | 7 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Sporting Kansas City get us underway at Snapdragon Stadium.
- 5' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- 9' Controversy at the stadium! Jansen Miller argues furiously but the card stands.
- 14' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 21' It’s a booking for San Diego FC player. Anibal Godoy gets a card.
- 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sporting Kansas City winning 50% of all matches.
- 36' Luca de la Torre has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 37' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Luca Bombino on 37 minutes.
- 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 46' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Zorhan Bassong on 46 minutes.
- 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Robert Voloder is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Diego FC.
- 56' Hirving Lozano, a Mexico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 59' The supporters are chanting for Logan Ndenbe. He replaces Tim Leibold on 59 minute.
- 60' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 60 minute. Khiry Shelton leaves to be changed by Andrew Brody.
- 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 68' Manu Garcia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 68.
- 72' San Diego FC make a change. Oscar Verhoeven trudges off to be replaced by Willy Kumado on 72 minutes.
- 77' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 81' Emmanuel Boateng has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexander Mighten on 81 minute.
- 84' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Santiago Munoz trudges off to be replaced by Mason Toye on 84 minutes.
- 86' The whistle greets Manu Garcia as he departs to be replaced by Memo Rodriguez.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
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 |
|---|---|
| Andre Luiz | 1 |
| 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
1 / 4
1.92
San Diego FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
San Diego FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
45%
San Diego FC or Sporting Kansas City
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
3%
Asian Handicap — San Diego FC
| Handicap | San Diego FC covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 18% | 64% |
| -1.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| -1 | 36% | 23% | 41% |
| -0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
16%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

