Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.
- Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- San Diego FC 18 games · 21 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
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 | #28 |
| 14 | Points | 21 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 4 / 2 / 12 | W / D / L | 5 / 6 / 7 |
| 18 | Scored | 32 |
| 46 | Conceded | 29 |
| -28 | GD | +3 |
| 0.78 | PPG | 1.17 |
| 22% | Win % | 28% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
32%
Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season
San Diego FC this season
Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). San Diego FC are 28th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City
| Dejan Joveljic | 8 G | 1 A |
San Diego FC
| Marcus Ingvartsen | 11 G | 2 A |
| Anders Dreyer | 6 G | 5 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Kansas City welcome San Diego FC for this crunch clash at Children's Mercy Park.
- 5' San Diego FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Diego FC's shape.
- 23' Hirving Lozano puts San Diego FC on the lead.
- 28' 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.
- 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 38' San Diego FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 48' 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.
- 50' Jacob Bartlett gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Logan Ndenbe and will look to change the dynamic.
- 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 60' San Diego FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 63' Another substitution for San Diego FC to replace Hirving Lozano by Alexander Mighten on 63 minute.
- 64' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Manu Garcia on, Magomed Suleymanov off on 64 minutes.
- 65' The referee calls foul for Manu Garcia. He receives a card.
- 66' It is a substitution in San Diego FC team. Anibal Godoy is replaced by Emmanuel Boateng on 66 minute.
- 70' Magnificent from Anders Dreyer! That is 68 goals in 290 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 80' Jake Davis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 285 appearances.
- 85' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
- 86' The crowd applauds Khiry Shelton as he leaves the pitch. Alan Montes Castro steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
- 90' The crowd applauds Anders Dreyer as he leaves the pitch. Tomas Angel steps in for San Diego FC.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Sporting Kansas City and San Diego FC (для сухой ничьи).
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 |
|---|---|
| Anders Dreyer | 1 |
| Hirving Lozano | 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
3 / 4
0.77
Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16
San Diego FC xG
I would bet for:
San Diego FC to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: San Diego FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Sporting Kansas City or Draw
41%
Draw or San Diego FC
82%
Sporting Kansas City or San Diego FC
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: San Diego FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
11%
1 – 1
9.6%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 3
8.6%
0 – 0
6.9%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 4
4.6%
1 – 4
3.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 0
3.4%
2 – 1
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City
| Handicap | Sporting Kansas City covers | Push | San Diego FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 3% | 97% |
| -1.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -1 | 3% | 8% | 89% |
| -0.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| +0.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| +1 | 32% | 23% | 44% |
| +1.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +2 | 56% | 21% | 24% |
| +2.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
47%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.