San Diego vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 17 May 2025

Sporting KC +1 can run San Diego close and we’ll collect a return at Asian Handicap odds of -114 if the away team can win or draw the game. There’s the insurance of stake returned if a one-goal defeat is suffered.

San Diego FC were winners for the third consecutive time in their last game. Landing a 2-0 home win against Colorado Rapids at Snapdragon Stadium. The Southern California club enjoyed 62% possession and managed nine shots on target, while Christopher McVey and Anders Dreyer each scored one goal.

Sporting Kansas City played St. Louis City away from home in their previous game. It was a 2-2 draw at Energizer Park. Kerry Zavagnin's side had the lion’s share of the ball boasting 55% possession and five shots on goal, while Tim Leibold and Dejan Joveljic were on the scoresheet.

MLS		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
24	San Diego	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:0	0
27	Sporting KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:0	0

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5 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, averaging 2.0 goals from 5.1 shots on goal and 10.8 attempts. SDFC have had 57.9% possession and 4.6 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.5 goals from 5.0 shots on goal and 10.0 attempts, while being awarded 3.4 corners.

Top scorer Hirving Lozano has found the net 4 times, with Anders Dreyer and Onni Valakari getting 3 apiece. Leading assistor is Anders Dreyer with 5.

Sporting KC have 3 victories, 5 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 1.7 goals from 7.6 attempts and 4.0 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 50.6% possession, 4.2 corners in their favour and 5.3 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.9 goals from 10.5 attempts and 4.8 shots on goal.

Dejan Joveljic has landed 5 goals, Daniel Salloi 4, with Tim Leibold and two others scoring 1. Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov and Manu Garcia have both managed 3 assists in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

San Diego confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Carlos Dos Santos (GK), Oscar Verhoeven, Christopher McVey, Patrick McNair, Luca Bombino, Anibal Godoy, Jeppe Tverskov, Luca de la Torre, Alex Mighten, Anders Dreyer, Hirving Lozano.

Sporting KC confirmed lineup (4-3-3): John Pulskamp (GK), Khiry Shelton, Jansen Miller, Robert Voloder, Tim Leibold, Manu Garcia, Jacob Bartlett, Zorhan Bassong, Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov, Santiago Munoz, Erik Thommy.

San Diego vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction & Betting Tips

Sporting KC +1 looks to be a sensible play on the Asian Handicap. You can get a price of -114 that the visitors prosper from having a one-goal advantage and we anticipate a competitive MLS clash.

We take note of any injuries or suspensions affecting each side before going ahead with our football picks. The form guide and stats also help the team at Sportsgambler.com crunch the numbers ahead of the action.

Key San Diego vs Sporting Kansas City league stats:

• The +1 line has been covered by SKC in 3 of their last 5 games.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by SDFC in 5 of their last 10 games.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by SDFC in 6 of their last 13 games.

The latest betting odds imply that our pick has a 53.3% prospect of winning. However, our experts think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

San Diego 1 - 1 Sporting KC

We’ve found an attractive bet at odds of +650 and it involves the game ending in a 1-1 scoreline. We like a wager on correct score as there’s the chance to bank a bigger return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Anders Dreyer to Score +140

Anders Dreyer (SDFC) has been among the goals in his past three MLS matches. He looks like an attractive wager to be on the scoresheet and you’re able to back this Anytime Goalscorer selection at odds of +140.

Latest Anders Dreyer Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+133

First

+380

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Corners Prediction

Sporting KC Under 3.5 Corners -120

The past 5 Sporting KC games have seen them awarded an average of 2.20 corners, while San Diego have conceded 2.71 corners on average in their last 7 home matches. We’re anticipating Sporting to fall short of the line, with this Team Corners wager available at -120.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

San Diego

Total

8.00 4.60 3.40

Home

8.86 6.14 2.71

Away

6.83 3.50 3.33

Sporting KC

Total

9.50 4.20 5.30

Home

10.60 5.70 4.90

Away

9.50 4.40 5.10

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-127

Under 9.5

-111

San Diego Corners

Over 5.5

-125

Under 5.5

-110

Sporting KC Corners

Over 3.5

-120

Under 3.5

-120

Most Corners

1

-185

X

+575

2

+180

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San Diego vs Sporting Kansas City Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

With the bookies giving them a 64% probability of winning, San Diego might become a popular accumulator pick at their current betting odds. That is reflected in their -175 price of winning this MLS clash. If you want to back the outsider for this match, Sporting Kansas City are available at +450.

The Over 2.5 Goals option is currently favourite on the Total Goals market.

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Full-Time Result

1

-175

X

+310

2

+450

Half-Time Result

1

-100

X

+155

2

+360

Double Chance

1X

-667

12

-435

X2

+130

Draw No Bet

1

-455

2

+280

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1

-108

2 Hcp +1

-125

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+165

Over 2.5

-213

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-200

No

+143

There is -119 available that Hirving Lozano finds the net anytime. If you’re interested in the favourite to score the first goal, then you are able to secure +265.

Hirving Lozano (SDFC)

First

-119

Anytime

+265

Marcus Ingvartsen (SDFC)

First

+130

Anytime

+380

Anders Dreyer (SDFC)

First

+133

Anytime

+380

Milan Iloski (SDFC)

First

+140

Anytime

+390

Tomás Ángel (SDFC)

First

+143

Anytime

+410

Onni Valakari (SDFC)

First

+165

Anytime

+460

Alex Mighten (SDFC)

First

+215

Anytime

+600

Heine Gikling Bruseth (SDFC)

First

+265

Anytime

+700

Stephen Afrifa (SKC)

First

+290

Anytime

+750

Emmanuel Boateng (SDFC)

First

+295

Anytime

+750

Luca de la Torre (SDFC)

First

+360

Anytime

+950

Jeppe Tverskov (SDFC)

First

+390

Anytime

+950

Daniel Salloi (SKC)

First

+390

Anytime

+1000

Christopher McVey (SDFC)

First

+460

Anytime

+1150

Andrés Reyes (SDFC)

First

+480

Anytime

+1150

Erik Thommy (SKC)

First

+480

Anytime

+1150

Aníbal Godoy (SDFC)

First

+480

Anytime

+1200

Hamady Diop (SDFC)

First

+550

Anytime

+1300

Willy Kumado (SDFC)

First

+550

Anytime

+1400

Bombino Luca (SDFC)

First

+575

Anytime

+1600

Franco Negri (SDFC)

First

+600

Anytime

+1700

Jasper Löffelsend (SDFC)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Oscar Verhoeven (SDFC)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Khiry Shelton (SKC)

First

+700

Anytime

+1700

Logan Ndenbe (SKC)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Memo Rodríguez (SKC)

First

+900

Anytime

+2000

San Diego vs Sporting Kansas City Lineups & Team News

Make sure you know the lineups ahead of kick-off, with injuries also playing a part when it comes to SDFC vs Sporting team news.

We’ve got details of the MLS squads so that you know every player on the roster.

San Diego Team Page Sporting Kansas City Team Page

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