Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.
- Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- San Diego FC 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 33 |
| 11 | D.C. United SC | 26 | 30 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 27 | 29 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 27 | 29 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 27 | 24 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | 50 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | St. Louis City | 26 | 44 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 44 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids SC | 27 | 36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 36 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 35 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 27 | 32 |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 32 |
| 27 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | Austin FC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | San Diego FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 27 Jul | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 20 Jul | New York City FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Jul | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 05 Jul | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Jun | Real Salt Lake | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Jul | Nashville SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Jul | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Jul | Toronto FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Jul | Chicago Fire FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 06 Jul | Houston Dynamo | H | 3–4 | L |
Season Stats
| Sporting Kansas City | San Diego FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #30 | Position | #25 |
| 21 | Points | 32 |
| 26 | Played | 27 |
| 6 / 3 / 17 | W / D / L | 8 / 8 / 11 |
| 31 | Scored | 47 |
| 63 | Conceded | 47 |
| -32 | GD | +0 |
| 0.81 | PPG | 1.19 |
| 23% | Win % | 30% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
4%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
26%
Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season
San Diego FC this season
Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). San Diego FC are 25th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Diego FC
0-15
6/8
16-30
3/5
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/3
61-75
7/7
76+
7/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
San Diego FC
| Marcus Ingvartsen | 12 G | 3 A |
| Anders Dreyer | 11 G | 9 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City are looking to make home advantage count against San Diego FC.
- 5' It looks surprising San Diego FC does not make any changes. Jeppe Tverskov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Aiden Harangi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' San Diego FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 20' San Diego FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 23' Goal! Hirving Lozano scores his 81 goal in 440 matches.
- 28' San Diego FC 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.
- 33' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past San Diego FC's compact .
- 38' With 1 assists to his name this season, Magomed Suleymanov is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Diego FC.
- 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 48' 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.
- 50' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Bartlett is hanging Logan Ndenbe on the field on 50 minute.
- 55' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
- 63' Hirving Lozano makes way for Alexander Mighten at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Diego FC.
- 64' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Magomed Suleymanov exits the field as Manu Garcia enters on 64.
- 65' Sporting Kansas City receives a card for a hard tackle on 65.
- 66' Emmanuel Boateng is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anibal Godoy at the 66 minute mark.
- 70' Assisted by Onni Valakari with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anders Dreyer makes no mistake. 0-2!
- 75' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Diego FC's shape.
- 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luca Bombino made 293 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' Emmanuel Boateng has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 8 cards already picked up this season.
- 86' Khiry Shelton makes way for Alan Montes Castro at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
- 90' The San Diego FC manager makes a substitution. Anders Dreyer departs to be replaced by Tomas Angel.
- With this win, San Diego FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 11
- 9
-
18
Logan Ndenbe ↓ Jacob Bartlett 50'
-
22
Zorhan Bassong ↓ Stephen Afrira 86'
- 4
- 1
-
7
Santiago Munoz ↓ Mason Toye 64'
- 17
- 93
- 15
Bench
-
21
Manu Garcia ↑ 64'
- 6
- 3
- 8
-
13
Mason Toye ↑ 64'
-
30
Stephen Afrira ↑ 86'
- 36
-
16
Jacob Bartlett ↑ 50'
-
23
Alan Montes Castro ↑ 86'
Coach
Kerry Zavagnin
San Diego FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
-
20
Anibal Godoy ↓ Emmanuel Boateng 66'
-
10
Anders Dreyer ↓ Tomas Angel 90'
- 8
-
97
Christopher McVey ↓ Ian Pilcher 64'
- 1
- 6
- 27
- 19
- 26
- 23
Bench
- 14
- –
-
77
Alexander Mighten ↑ 63'
-
24
Emmanuel Boateng ↑ 66'
- 22
-
9
Tomas Angel ↑ 90'
- 18
-
25
Ian Pilcher ↑ 64'
- 15
Coach
Jason Grubb
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Hirving Lozano | 1 |
| Anders Dreyer | 1 |
Head to Head
Sporting Kansas City Form
2025-08-10
Sporting Kansas City
0–2
San Diego FC
L
2025-07-27
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
3–0
Sporting Kansas City
L
2025-07-20
Sporting Kansas City
1–1
New York City FC
D
2025-07-13
Sporting Kansas City
2–3
Seattle Sounders FC
L
2025-07-05
Colorado Rapids SC
1–2
Sporting Kansas City
W
2025-06-29
Sporting Kansas City
1–1
Real Salt Lake
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.94
Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06
San Diego FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: San Diego FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Sporting Kansas City or Draw
46%
Draw or San Diego FC
79%
Sporting Kansas City or San Diego FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: San Diego FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 3
7%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 3
6.6%
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 0
3.9%
0 – 4
3.6%
1 – 4
3.5%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City
| Handicap | Sporting Kansas City covers | Push | San Diego FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 10% | 85% |
| -0.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| +0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +1 | 38% | 23% | 39% |
| +1.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +2 | 61% | 19% | 20% |
| +2.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.