Preview

• As week 19 of the 2025 MLS arrives, San Diego take on Sporting KC at Snapdragon Stadium on 2025-05-18 (kick-off 03:30 GMT).
• With the data available to us, M. Varas and K. Zavagnin have not met as managers before.
• With 23 points, San Diego sit 2nd, while Sporting KC have 11 points to occupy 13th.
• San Diego have 3 players out: H. Diop (Lower-Body Injury), M. Ingvartsen (Leg Injury), A. Reyes (Lower-Body Injury) and Sporting KC have 3 players missing: J. Fernandez (Muscle Injury), L. Ndenbe (Injury), M. Rodriguez (Muscle Injury).
• Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-3-3, San Diego should be met by Sporting KC's expected 4-3-3.
• Mixed fortunes: San Diego prevailed 2-0 against Colorado Rapids, whereas Sporting KC were held to a 2-2 draw vs. St. Louis City.
• San Diego look strong (3-0-2) over the last 5 matches, whereas Sporting KC have 2-1-2 in the same span.
• No historical head-to-head exists for San Diego vs Sporting KC according to our records.
• A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting San Diego's 3-2-2 home form and Sporting KC's 1-1-5 away record.

Predictions

Summary

Stats

Lineups

San DiegoSporting KC

San Diego 4-3-3 M. Varas

6.9

CJ dos Santos

6.9

Willy Kumado

7.2

Christopher McVey

7.2

Paddy McNair

7.3

Luca Bombino

6.7

Onni Valakari

7.7

Jeppe Tverskov

6.7

Milan Iloski

6.6

Emmanuel Boateng

7

Anders Dreyer

6.3

Tomás Ángel

Substitute Players

33

Oscar Verhoeven

20

Aníbal Godoy

14

Luca De La Torre

77

Alex Mighten

11

Hirving Lozano

70

Alejandro Alvarado Jr

25

Ian Pilcher

22

Franco Negri

13

Pablo Sisniega

Excluded Players

H. DiopLower-Body InjuryM. IngvartsenLeg InjuryA. ReyesLower-Body Injury

Sporting KC 4-3-3 P. Vermes

7.5

John Pulskamp

6.9

Andrew Brody

6.9

Jansen Miller

7.7

Robert Voloder

6.7

Logan Ndenbe

6.3

Memo Rodríguez

7.3

Jacob Bartlett

6.6

Zorhan Bassong

6.9

Magomed Shapi Suleymanov

6.7

Mason Toye

6.7

Dániel Sallói

Substitute Players

11

Khiry Shelton

14

Tim Leibold

21

Manu García

7

Santiago Muñoz

26

Erik Thommy

17

Jacob Davis

5

Daniel Rosero Valencia

30

Stephen Afrifa

36

Ryan Schewe

Excluded Players

N. RadojaInactive

H2H

Standings

TotalHomeAway

Eastern Conference

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	San Diego FC	20	12	3	5	41	25	16	39	W W W W L
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	19	11	5	3	35	19	16	38	W L L W D
3	Minnesota United	20	9	7	4	33	23	10	34	D W L W D
4	Portland Timbers	19	8	6	5	28	27	1	30	L D W W L
5	Seattle Sounders	19	8	5	6	27	25	2	29	W L L W W
6	San Jose Earthquakes	20	7	6	7	40	32	8	27	D W D L W
7	Los Angeles FC	17	7	5	5	30	24	6	26	L W D D W
8	Colorado Rapids	20	7	5	8	23	28	-5	26	D W L L L
9	Austin FC	20	7	5	8	15	23	-8	26	L W W L D
10	Houston Dynamo	20	6	5	9	25	31	-6	23	W L L L W
11	FC Dallas	19	5	6	8	26	35	-9	21	L L W D D
12	Sporting Kansas City	20	5	5	10	31	37	-6	20	D W L L W
13	Real Salt Lake	19	5	4	10	19	26	-7	19	D W L D L
14	St. Louis City	20	3	6	11	19	31	-12	15	L L D L W
15	Los Angeles Galaxy	20	1	6	13	19	42	-23	9	D L D W L

Western Conference

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	Philadelphia Union	20	12	4	4	35	20	15	40	L W W D W
2	FC Cincinnati	20	12	3	5	31	26	5	39	W W W L D
3	Nashville SC	20	11	5	4	36	23	13	38	W W W D D
4	Columbus Crew	20	10	7	3	33	26	7	37	W W W L D
5	Orlando City	20	9	6	5	37	26	11	33	L W W L L
6	New York City	20	9	4	7	27	22	5	31	W L W D L
7	Inter Miami	16	8	5	3	36	27	9	29	W W D L D
8	New York Red Bulls	20	8	5	7	32	24	8	29	D D L W W
9	Chicago Fire	19	8	4	7	38	34	4	28	W L L W W
10	Charlotte	20	8	1	11	32	34	-2	25	L L L W L
11	New England Revolution	18	6	6	6	24	21	3	24	D L L W D
12	DC United	20	4	6	10	17	39	-22	18	L L L W D
13	Toronto FC	20	4	5	11	23	28	-5	17	L W D L L
14	Atlanta Utd	19	4	5	10	22	37	-15	17	L L L W W
15	CF Montreal	20	3	5	12	17	36	-19	14	W L W L L