San Diego FC vs Sporting KC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

San Diego FC host Sporting KC at Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday, November 7 (7:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM CT / 4:00 PM PT).

San Diego FC and Sporting Kansas City both arrive at Snapdragon Stadium with clean team news, with no fresh absences flagged for either side. Anders Dreyer, who leads the club with 15 goals from 99 shots this season, is set to spearhead the home attack again, with Marcus Ingvartsen (12 goals) and Onni Valakari supplying the final ball from midfield. For the visitors, André Luiz do Silva tops the scoring charts with 7 goals, and Taylor Calheira and Calvin Harris are expected to carry much of Sporting Kansas City’s attacking workload.

San Diego FC sit 12th in the Western Conference with 38 points from 33 games, a position that still leaves work to do, while Sporting Kansas City prop up much of the table in 15th on 23 points with a brutal -42 goal difference. The hosts haven’t been tidy at the back either, drawing with Seattle Sounders, LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo around a heavy loss at Vancouver Whitecaps, but Dreyer’s output has kept them competitive, and a 1-0 win at St. Louis City SC on October 31 showed they can still grind results out. Sporting Kansas City, meanwhile, have lost four of their last five and shipped goals in bulk along the way. With San Diego’s firepower up against a defense that has leaked at the rate Sporting Kansas City have, expect goals at both ends and the hosts to edge it.

US viewers can watch San Diego FC vs Sporting KC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

Season Form & Standings

San Diego FC sit 12th in the Western Conference with 38 points from 33 games, while Sporting Kansas City are 15th on 23 points, dragged down by a -42 goal difference that’s the worst mark in the conference.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC): San Diego FC’s talisman has scored 15 goals from 99 shots this season, with 44 of those on target — the clearest attacking threat on the field.
• Marcus Ingvartsen (San Diego FC): Ingvartsen has added 12 goals from 69 shots in 1,938 minutes, giving San Diego FC a dangerous partnership up top alongside Dreyer.
• André Luiz do Silva (Sporting Kansas City): André Luiz do Silva leads Sporting Kansas City with 7 goals from 41 shots, 18 of which have tested the keeper, despite just 864 minutes on the field.

Recent Form

San Diego FC: D D D L W

• 2026-10-31: St. Louis City SC 0-1 San Diego FC (W, away)
• 2026-10-29: Vancouver Whitecaps 4-1 San Diego FC (L, away)
• 2026-10-25: San Diego FC 2-2 Seattle Sounders (D, home)
• 2026-10-18: LA Galaxy 2-2 San Diego FC (D, away)
• 2026-10-15: San Diego FC 3-3 Houston Dynamo (D, home)

San Diego FC have gone D D D L W across their last 5, highlighted by a 3-3 draw with Houston Dynamo, back-to-back 2-2 draws against LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders, a 4-1 loss at Vancouver Whitecaps and a 1-0 win at St. Louis City SC on October 31.

Sporting KC: L L L L D

• 2026-10-31: Sporting KC 1-1 FC Dallas (D, home)
• 2026-10-29: Minnesota United 3-1 Sporting KC (L, away)
• 2026-10-25: Sporting KC 1-2 Austin FC (L, home)
• 2026-10-18: Sporting KC 1-3 Real Salt Lake (L, home)
• 2026-10-15: Nashville SC 4-0 Sporting KC (L, away)

Sporting Kansas City have gone L L L L D across their last 5, including a 4-0 defeat at Nashville SC, a 1-3 loss to Real Salt Lake, a 1-2 defeat to Austin FC, a 3-1 loss at Minnesota United and a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas on October 31.

San Diego FC vs Sporting KC Prediction

San Diego FC’s 12th-place standing in the Western Conference won’t excite anyone, but with 38 points and more firepower than their next opponent, they should have enough to see off a Sporting Kansas City side rooted in 15th on 23 points. Expect goals from both ends given how porous Sporting Kansas City’s defense has been, but San Diego FC’s extra quality in front of goal — led by Dreyer’s 15 for the season — should be the difference. We’re calling it 2-1 to the hosts.