Matchday

MLS 2025 · 10 Aug 2025

Sporting Kansas City 0–2 San Diego FC

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.6
Actual xG
1.9 – 0.9
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made San Diego FC favourites at 42%.

San Diego FC won although Sporting Kansas City made the better chances (1.9 xG to 0.9): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: CJ Dos Santos, 68.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Hirving Lozano +14.3, Shapi Suleymanov +9.8.

Well below it: Christopher McVey −16.6, Onni Valakari −14.8, Jeppe Tverskov −13.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sporting Kansas City

27 Jul 2025L 0–3at Vancouver Whitecaps MLS
20 Jul 2025D 1–1v New York City FC MLS
13 Jul 2025L 2–3v Seattle Sounders FC MLS
5 Jul 2025W 2–1at Colorado Rapids MLS

San Diego FC

26 Jul 2025W 1–0v Nashville SC MLS
20 Jul 2025D 1–1v Vancouver Whitecaps MLS
17 Jul 2025L 0–1v Toronto FC MLS
13 Jul 2025W 2–1at Chicago Fire MLS
6 Jul 2025L 3–4v Houston Dynamo MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Sporting Kansas City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jacob Bartlett Midfielder40000.1047.2–
Manu García Midfielder26000.0546.9–
John Pulskamp Goalkeeper9000–43.4−3.5
Shapi Suleymanov Midfielder64000.0142.8+9.8
Mason Toye Forward26000.0742.0–
Santiago Muñoz Forward64000.1040.9–
Stephen Afrifa Forward1100–39.9–
Dejan Joveljić Forward90000.3638.8−2.9
Zorhan Bassong Midfielder8600–38.0+1.4
Jansen Miller Defender90000.2137.8+2.4
Logan Ndenbe Defender50000.0934.3+6.3
Robert Voloder Defender9000–33.3–
Alan Montes Defender1100–32.5–
Jacob Davis Defender90000.1031.6–
Khiry Shelton Defender86000.1530.0−0.3
Dániel Sallói Midfielder90000.6727.6−6.0

San Diego FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
CJ Dos Santos Goalkeeper9000–68.0–
Hirving Lozano Forward63100.0453.0+14.3
Anders Dreyer Forward89110.7347.8+6.5
Ian Pilcher Defender2600–45.9–
Aníbal Godoy Midfielder6300–44.6–
Luca Bombino Defender9000–43.2+7.1
Aiden Harangi Defender9000–42.4–
Emmanuel Boateng Midfielder2700–36.9–
Jeppe Tverskov Midfielder9000–32.5−13.7
Alex Mighten Forward2700–29.6–
Luca De La Torre Midfielder4500–28.9−3.2
David Vazquez Midfielder4500–28.4–
Manu Duah Defender9000–26.1–
Christopher McVey Defender6400–25.7−16.6
Onni Valakari Midfielder90000.1223.9−14.8
Tomás Ángel Forward100–0.0–