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 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
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 |
| 21 | Points | 14 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 5 / 6 / 7 | W / D / L | 4 / 2 / 12 |
| 32 | Scored | 18 |
| 29 | Conceded | 46 |
| +3 | GD | -28 |
| 1.17 | PPG | 0.78 |
| 28% | Win % | 22% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
32%
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 28th (21 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
San Diego FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/7
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
San Diego FC
| Marcus Ingvartsen | 11 G | 2 A |
| Anders Dreyer | 6 G | 5 A |
Sporting Kansas City
| Dejan Joveljic | 8 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Snapdragon Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jason Grubb will be considering his options from the bench.
- 9' The referee calls foul for Jansen Miller. He receives a card.
- 14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 19' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 21' Anibal Godoy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 26' Khiry Shelton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 285 appearances.
- 31' Anders Dreyer is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
- 36' Andrew Brody needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 37' That is a card for San Diego FC. Luca Bombino will be fuming at that decision.
- 42' Magomed Suleymanov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 46' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zorhan Bassong on 46.
- 51' 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 Oscar Verhoeven suffering a number of foals already.
- 56' USA international Memo Rodriguez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 59' Logan Ndenbe is replacing Tim Leibold for the Sporting Kansas City side.
- 60' Khiry Shelton makes way for Andrew Brody at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
- 65' San Diego FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Manu Garcia on 68.
- 72' Willy Kumado is replacing Oscar Verhoeven for the San Diego FC side.
- 77' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 81' A tactical swap from San Diego FC — Emmanuel Boateng on, Alexander Mighten off on 81 minutes.
- 84' Mason Toye is ready to make an impact after coming on for Santiago Munoz at the 84 minute mark.
- 86' Memo Rodriguez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Manu Garcia at the 86 minute mark.
- 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
1 / 4
2.13
San Diego FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
San Diego FC to win 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
San Diego FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
39%
San Diego FC or Sporting Kansas City
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.3%
1 – 0
11.2%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%
1 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — San Diego FC
| Handicap | San Diego FC covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -2 | 23% | 21% | 56% |
| -1.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| -1 | 44% | 24% | 33% |
| -0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +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
47%
✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
13%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

