GolVolt — San Diego vs Sporting KC: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Sporting KC without a win in 7 matches

LDLLLLD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 27 September, 2:0 against Houston Dynamo.

Streak

San Diego have scored in 8 matches in a row

DDLDDDLW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 15 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 8 March: Sporting KC – San Diego 0:1

DWW

San Diego are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Attack

San Diego score 1.8 goals per match

San Diego1.8 Sporting KC0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sporting KC score 0.8.

Player in form

Cédric Bakambu: 4 goals in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG3.23

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 3.2).

Players to watch

Major League Soccer, this season.

Anders Dreyer

San Diego · forward

14goals 12assists 7.53avg rating

Last match, St. Louis City: 1 goal, rating 7.6.

André Luiz

Sporting KC · midfielder

7goals 3assists 7.26avg rating

Last match, Dallas: rating 7.0.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is San Diego at home and Sporting KC away, as in this match.

San Diego

at home · 10

4W3D3L2.4scored per match2.1conceded per match

Sporting KC

away · 10

2W0D8L1.2scored per match2.5conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 8 Mar 2026 · Major League Soccer Sporting KC 0:1 San Diego Dreyer 39'. San Diego: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

2wins

1 draw1.0 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 3

0wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: San Diego (4-3-3, last: St. Louis City) · Sporting KC (4-4-2, last: Dallas).

Official around 00:00, Sun 8 Nov

PSSisniega KSSargeant IMMurphy CMMcVey DTThórhallsson OVValakari PSSoma AAAlvarado BZZamblé MIIngvartsen ADDreyer SCCleveland JDDavis JMMiller WMMeyer EKKaric ALLuiz JBBartlett OWWolff CACapita TCCalheira RRRamos

San DiegoSporting KC

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

Mikey VarasSan Diego Raphaël WickySporting KC

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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