Sporting Kansas City v San Diego result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 0–1 San Diego

Major League Soccer · Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:30 GMT · Children's Mercy Park

Updated 2 Nov 2026, 03:25 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · San Diego

Sporting Kansas City 0–1 San Diego — San Diego won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

San Diego won 1–0 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 8 March. Sporting Kansas City are winless in their last nine matches in all competitions. San Diego have won their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

San Diego led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — San Diego: A. Dreyer (39’, assisted by O. Valakari).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sporting Kansas City 0.36, San Diego 2.02, from 5 shots to 15 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Malik Badawi, USA showed seven yellow cards — against 5.1 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: Jansen Miller (36’), Manu García (38’) and J. Davis (81’); San Diego: Luca Bombino (27’), M. Duah (75’), C. McVey (78’) and D. Vazquez (80’).

What it changes

Sporting Kansas City have scored 39 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 30 clubs (2026 so far, after 33 games). Sporting Kansas City have conceded 81 goals, the most of the 30 clubs.

San Diego have scored 57 goals, the 12th-most of the 30 clubs (2026 so far, after 33 games). San Diego have conceded 62 goals, the eighth-most (shared) of the 30 clubs.

San Diego have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. Dreyer (San Diego) 7.7, J. Tverskov (San Diego) 5.3 and O. Valakari (San Diego) 4.9 led the match.

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next travel to San Diego on 8 November 2026.

San Diego next host Sporting Kansas City on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sporting Kansas City: San Diego v Sporting Kansas City, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 0–1 San Diego · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City
Referee: Malik Badawi, USA
Head-to-head (last 2): Sporting Kansas City 0 · draws 1 · San Diego 1 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 0W 2D 3L · San Diego 3W 0D 2L

Sporting Kansas City 0–1 San Diego (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 2 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.63 / 2.38

Goals

against 2.25 / 0.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 6.17

Corners

against 5 / 1.67 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.13 / 5.33

Shots on target

against 5.88 / 3.83 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.25 / 1.83

Cards

against 2.25 / 2.67 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

5.07 yellows

Referee · Malik Badawi, USA

23.29 fouls a game

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over 14 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 March 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 2 March 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	San Diego for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.38 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.17 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.13 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.83 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.13 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.33 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.88 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.83 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: Malik Badawi, USA — 5.07 yellow cards a game, 0.07 red cards, 23.29 fouls over 14 matches.

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Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City Goalkeeper

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Pulskamp	2	90180 min	63 /90	52.5 /90	10.5 /90

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 2 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pulskamp n 8	90.6	3.5 8/6

Sporting Kansas City Defensive

Sporting Kansas City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Wyatt Meyer	2	90180 min	42 /90	00 /90	21 /90	115.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90
I. James	2	90179 min	31.5 /90	42 /90	00 /90	63 /90	42 /90	00 /90
E. Bartlow	1	9090 min	11 /90	22 /90	00 /90	33 /90	00 /90	00 /90
J. Reynolds	1	3838 min	24.7 /90	12.4 /90	00 /90	511.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Jansen Miller	1	2222 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	312.3 /90	14.1 /90	00 /90
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Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 2 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Davis n 8	75	1.5 7/2	0.8 3/1	A. Dreyer
D. Joveljic n 8	90.6	1.4 5/3	1.4 5/4	—
Manu García n 8	65.3	1 5/1	1.6 4/3	J. Tverskov
J. Pulskamp n 8	90.6	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
I. James n 8	72.4	1.4 6/2	0 0/0	—
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Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 2 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Davis n 8	75	2 7/4
Manu García n 8	65.3	1.6 4/1
D. Joveljic n 8	90.6	0.4 3/0
I. James n 8	72.4	1.6 5/3
J. Bartlett n 8	57.1	1.6 6/2
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Sporting Kansas City Attacking

Sporting Kansas City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Joveljic	2	90180 min	21 /90	00 /90	42 /90	21 /90	00 /90	00 /90
C. Harris	2	85170 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	21.1 /90	00 /90
S. Suleymanov	2	79157 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.1 /90	10.6 /90	10.6 /90	00 /90
J. Davis	2	90180 min	00 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
J. Reid	2	90180 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	21 /90
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Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 2 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Joveljic n 8	90.6	1.7 7/5	1.1 4/4
J. Davis n 8	75	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Manu García n 8	65.3	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
J. Pulskamp n 8	90.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. James n 8	72.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 2 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Joveljic n 8	90.6	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
J. Davis n 8	75	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Pulskamp n 8	90.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
Manu García n 8	65.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Bartlett n 8	57.1	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
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San Diego

San Diego Goalkeeper

San Diego — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Ferree	2	90180 min	42 /90	00 /90	00 /90
P. Sisniega	2	90180 min	105 /90	21 /90	00 /90

San Diego — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for San Diego before kick-off, to 2 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
P. Sisniega n 8	88.6	3.9 7/6

San Diego Defensive

San Diego — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. McVey	4	90360 min	51.3 /90	102.5 /90	20.5 /90	123 /90	71.8 /90	20.5 /90
M. Duah	4	90359 min	41 /90	30.8 /90	10.3 /90	102.5 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
Luca Bombino	4	83333 min	41.1 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90	143.8 /90	61.6 /90	00 /90
Kieran Sargeant	3	65195 min	20.9 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	41.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90
W. Eisner	2	87173 min	21 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	42.1 /90	31.6 /90	00 /90
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San Diego — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for San Diego before kick-off, to 2 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. McVey n 8	91	1.6 7/4	0.2 2/0	—
J. Tverskov n 8	91	0.5 4/0	2.3 7/5	Manu García
M. Duah n 8	90.1	1 6/2	1.1 4/2	—
A. Dreyer n 8	90.1	0 0/0	1 6/2	J. Davis
Luca Bombino n 8	86.9	1.7 8/4	1.2 7/2	—
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San Diego — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for San Diego before kick-off, to 2 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Tverskov n 8	91	1.6 6/4
C. McVey n 8	91	1.6 6/5
M. Duah n 8	90.1	0.9 4/2
A. Dreyer n 8	90.1	0.7 5/1
Luca Bombino n 8	86.9	1.3 5/4
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San Diego Attacking

San Diego — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Dreyer	4	90359 min	10.3 /90	41 /90	92.3 /90	51.3 /90	143.5 /90	61.5 /90
A. Pellegrino	4	83331 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	82.2 /90	41.1 /90	30.8 /90	10.3 /90
M. Ingvartsen	4	67267 min	20.7 /90	20.7 /90	62 /90	41.3 /90	41.3 /90	00 /90
A. Mighten	3	2782 min	11.1 /90	00 /90	11.1 /90	11.1 /90	11.1 /90	11.1 /90
J. Tverskov	4	90360 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90	41 /90	41 /90
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San Diego — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for San Diego before kick-off, to 2 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. McVey n 8	91	0.7 4/1	0.2 2/0
J. Tverskov n 8	91	0.6 2/2	0.1 1/0
A. Dreyer n 8	90.1	2 8/5	1.4 8/3
M. Duah n 8	90.1	0.2 2/0	0.2 2/0
Luca Bombino n 8	86.9	0.8 4/1	0.3 2/0
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San Diego — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for San Diego before kick-off, to 2 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Tverskov n 8	91	0 0/0	0.2 2/0
C. McVey n 8	91	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
A. Dreyer n 8	90.1	0.6 4/1	0.5 3/1
M. Duah n 8	90.1	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Luca Bombino n 8	86.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		San Diego
33%	Possession	67%
0.36	Expected goals (xG)	2.02
5	Shots	15
3	Shots on target	5
0	Shots off target	5
2	Blocked shots	5
4	Shots inside the box	11
2	Corners	6
2	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	12
3	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	3
360	Passes	746
80%	Pass accuracy	90%

Sporting Kansas City Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Pulskamp	96	0	0	0	0	0	7
Jansen Miller	96	0	0	0	2	Y	7.2
E. Bartlow	96	0	0	1	0	0	7.6
Wyatt Meyer	96	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. Reid	96	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Manu García	96	0	0	1	0	Y	6.7
D. Joveljic	96	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
J. Davis	90	0	0	1	4	Y	7.5
S. Suleymanov	79	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
C. Harris	79	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
J. Bartlett	71	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Afrifa sub	25	1	1	0	0	0	7
K. Agyabeng sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
T. Calheira sub	17	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
S. Donovan sub	6	0	0	0	0	0	–

San Diego Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Ferree	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
C. McVey	96	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.5
M. Duah	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.7
Kieran Sargeant	96	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
J. Tverskov	96	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	8.2
A. Dreyer	96	1	0	6	4	3	0	0	8.3
O. Valakari	94	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	6.7
A. Pellegrino	94	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	6.3
M. Ingvartsen	76	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
Luca Bombino	64	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
P. Soma	64	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
O. Verhoeven sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
D. Vazquez sub	32	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.6
L. Morgan sub	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
I. Pilcher sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
A. Godoy sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Sporting Kansas City v San Diego — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityLLDLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.6 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

San DiegoLWLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Sporting Kansas City 0 · 1 draw · San Diego 1 · 1 goals/game

2025-08-10 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 San Diego
2025-05-18 San Diego 0–0 Sporting Kansas City

League standing · 2026

Sporting Kansas City#15 pos23 pts33 pl-42 GD

San Diego#13 pos38 pts33 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.18

San Diego scored1.73

Sporting Kansas City conceded2.45

San Diego conceded1.88

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What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and San Diego?: In their last 2 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 0, San Diego won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and San Diego?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 0W 2D 3L; San Diego 3W 0D 2L.

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