Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 09 Aug 2025

MLS Betting Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego

Sporting Kansas City host San Diego in this MLS match at Children's Mercy Park, with kick-off set for 20:30 on Saturday 9 August 2025. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

SDFC Look Capable of Landing Victory

We’re keen to secure odds of -108 for an away win when San Diego face Sporting KC. There’s every chance that the visitors will have the edge and the Full-Time Result market offers plenty of value.

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No Goals When Teams Last Met

Sporting Kansas City were defeated in their last game. Away from home, they suffered a 3-0 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place. Kerry Zavagnin's side had three shots on target and 46% possession.

San Diego FC have won four straight road games. In their previous appearance, they recorded a 1-0 home win over Nashville SC at Snapdragon Stadium. The Southern California outfit had four shots on goal and recorded 59% possession, with Hirving Lozano scoring the winner eight minutes after half-time.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The most recent head-to-head saw road team Sporting draw 0-0 with San Diego at Snapdragon Stadium.

MLS		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
4	San Diego	25	14	4	7	48	32	16	48:32	46
24	Sporting KC	24	6	6	12	36	45	-9	36:45	24

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Sporting KC have 3 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.7 goals from 8.8 attempts and 4.5 shots on goal. The Wiz have averaged 44.6% possession and 4.9 corners per game, conceding 2.1 goals and 4.7 corners from 14.0 attempts and 6.7 shots on goal.

Dejan Joveljic leads the way with 7 goals, Santiago Munoz has 3, with Daniel Salloi and Erik Thommy scoring 2. Manu Garcia is the leading assists maker on 4.

SDFC have won 6, lost 3 and drawn 1, with an average of 5.1 shots on goal, 9.1 attempts and 2.1 goals. Mikey Varas' team average 61.2% possession, 4.3 corners awarded and 3.6 corners against, while 1.5 goals have been conceded from 7.5 attempts and 4.0 shots on goal.

Milan Iloski is top of the team’s scoring charts with 8, Anders Dreyer has 5, with Hirving Lozano and Tomas Angel both on 2. Anders Dreyer has had 8 assists in the previous 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Sporting KC predicted lineup (4-3-3): John Pulskamp (GK), Andrew Brody, Jansen Miller, Joaquín Fernández, Tim Leibold, Jacob Bartlett, Zorhan Bassong, Nemanja Radoja, Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov, Dejan Joveljić, Dániel Sallói.

San Diego predicted lineup (4-3-3): Pablo Sisniega (GK), Oscar Verhoeven, Manu Duah, Ian Pilcher, Luca Bombino, Onni Valakari, Jeppe Tverskov, Luca De la Torre, Anders Dreyer, Tomás Ángel, Hirving Lozano.

Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego Prediction & Betting Tips

Tackle Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego with all the betting insight you need, including our expert match prediction, scoreline forecast, corners market advice and a hand-picked bet builder.

Match Prediction

There’s plenty of scope for San Diego to triumph in this MLS encounter and we’ll take them to secure a victory. Take the odds of -108 feeling optimistic that a win can be bagged.

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Key Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego league stats:

• SDFC have won 4 consecutive games on the road.
• SDFC have won 7 of their last 11 games on the road.
• SDFC have won 6 of their last 10 games.

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 51.8% chance of winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Sporting KC 1 - 2 San Diego

We’ve got a correct score prediction which involves San Diego winning 2-1. Odds of +700 look appealing and we should get a run for our money here.

Corners Prediction

San Diego Under 4.5 Corners -104

San Diego have had under 4.5 corners in four consecutive away matches, with Sporting KC conceding under 4.5 corners in the previous six home games. We can use these numbers for our gain, with odds of -104 that San Diego come up short when it comes to the Team Corners line.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Sporting KC

Total

9.60 4.90 4.70

Home

10.00 5.70 4.30

Away

9.20 3.10 6.10

San Diego

Total

7.90 4.30 3.60

Home

8.40 5.80 2.60

Away

8.00 3.50 4.50

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-104

Under 9.5

-135

Sporting KC Corners

Over 4.5

+106

Under 4.5

-152

San Diego Corners

Over 4.5

-137

Under 4.5

-103

Most Corners

1

+140

X

+650

2

-118

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Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego 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.

San Diego Trading at Shorter Odds Than Sporting

The bookies have San Diego as -108 favourites for this MLS clash, with the Full-Time Result betting odds implying that they are 52% likely to win. At +245, Sporting Kansas City are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

Asian Handicap betting is popular and you can wager San Diego -0.5 at -106 should you want to go for the favourites, with Sporting +0.5 available at -116 and you will also win with the latter if it’s a draw.

Over 2.5 Goals is the market leader and that means three or more goals are predicted. Should you expect both teams score, then the BTTS Yes option is available at -222.

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Full-Time Result

1

+245

X

+290

2

-108

Half-Time Result

1

+265

X

+155

2

+138

Double Chance

1X

-120

12

-385

X2

-333

Draw No Bet

1

+148

2

-217

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.5

-116

2 Hcp -0.5

-106

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+155

Over 2.5

-200

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-222

No

+155

Anders Dreyer Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

Those interested in favourite Anders Dreyer to find the net first are able to get +420. If the Anytime Goalscorer angle makes more appeal, then this is +148.

Anders Dreyer (SDFC)

First

+148

Anytime

+420

Tomás Ángel (SDFC)

First

+195

Anytime

+525

Hirving Lozano (SDFC)

First

+200

Anytime

+500

Stephen Afrifa (SKC)

First

+245

Anytime

+750

Onni Valakari (SDFC)

First

+260

Anytime

+650

Daniel Salloi (SKC)

First

+300

Anytime

+900

Alex Mighten (SDFC)

First

+330

Anytime

+850

Luca de la Torre (SDFC)

First

+510

Anytime

+1300

Jeppe Tverskov (SDFC)

First

+550

Anytime

+1500

Aníbal Godoy (SDFC)

First

+650

Anytime

+1800

Memo Rodríguez (SKC)

First

+750

Anytime

+2000

Oscar Verhoeven (SDFC)

First

+750

Anytime

+2200

Franco Negri (SDFC)

First

+750

Anytime

+2200

Bombino Lucas (SDFC)

First

+750

Anytime

+2200

Logan Ndenbe (SKC)

First

+800

Anytime

+2200

Hirving Lozano (SDFC)

Over 0.5

-238

Under 0.5

+163

Stephen Afrifa (SKC)

Over 0.5

-185

Under 0.5

+104

Tomás Ángel (SDFC)

Over 0.5

-182

Under 0.5

+125

Onni Valakari (SDFC)

Over 0.5

-133

Under 0.5

-105

Daniel Salloi (SKC)

Over 0.5

-130

Under 0.5

-137

Alex Mighten (SDFC)

Over 0.5

-111

Under 0.5

-127

Anders Dreyer (SDFC)

Over 1.5

+138

Under 1.5

-200

Luca de la Torre (SDFC)

Over 0.5

+180

Under 0.5

-270

Jeppe Tverskov (SDFC)

Over 0.5

+205

Under 0.5

-313

Aníbal Godoy (SDFC)

Over 0.5

+245

Under 0.5

-400

Memo Rodríguez (SKC)

Over 0.5

+260

Under 0.5

-667

Logan Ndenbe (SKC)

Over 0.5

+285

Under 0.5

-476

Oscar Verhoeven (SDFC)

Over 0.5

+310

Under 0.5

-909

Franco Negri (SDFC)

Over 0.5

+320

Under 0.5

-909

Bombino Lucas (SDFC)

Over 0.5

+320

Under 0.5

-1000

Sporting Looking to Turn a Corner on Home Soil

Sporting KC have not triumphed at Children's Mercy Park in three straight matches. Kerry Zavagnin's side have managed four losses, three victories and three draws in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.60 goals per game and conceding 1.90.

San Diego have won four on the bounce away from home. The Southern California outfit have collected six victories and four defeats in the last 10 away matches, recording an average of 2.20 goals per game and conceding 1.90.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Sporting Kansas City Home Stats		3-3-4	3.50	1.60	1.90	5	5	7	3
San Diego Away Stats		6-0-4	4.10	2.20	1.90	9	1	8	2

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego Lineups & Team News

Always review the Sporting vs SDFC team news before locking in your bets. We’ll share the predicted and confirmed lineups for the MLS together with updated injury news.

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