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Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer
May 18, 2025 at 3.30am UK
 
Sporting Kansas

San Diego
0 - 0
Kansas


Godoy (21'), Godoy (21'), Bombino (37'), Bombino (37')
FT

Miller (9'), Miller (9'), Bassong (46'), Bassong (46'), Garcia (68'), Garcia (68')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's MLS Playoffs clash between San Diego and Sporting Kansas City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

San Diego

All competitions
Major League Soccer
Last Game: San Diego 2-0 Colorado
Thursday, May 15 at 3.30am in MLS Playoffs

Sporting Kansas City

All competitions
Major League Soccer
Last Game: St Louis City 2-2 Kansas
Thursday, May 15 at 1.45am in MLS Playoffs

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a San Diego win with a probability of 60.32%. A draw had a probability of 19.9% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 19.76%.

The most likely scoreline for a San Diego win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.13%) and 1-0 (7.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.8%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 1-2 (5.25%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood.

Result
San DiegoDrawSporting Kansas City
60.32% (0.36499999999999 0.36)19.93% (-0.111 -0.11)19.76% (-0.25 -0.25)
Both teams to score 62% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.99% (0.155 0.16)34.01% (-0.153 -0.15)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.13% (0.17599999999999 0.18)55.87% (-0.17299999999999 -0.17)
San Diego Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.98% (0.14700000000001 0.15)11.02% (-0.143 -0.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.66% (0.313 0.31)35.34% (-0.308 -0.31)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.68% (-0.14299999999999 -0.14)30.32% (0.146 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.49% (-0.174 -0.17)66.51% (0.17699999999999 0.18)
Score Analysis
    San Diego 60.32%
    Sporting Kansas City 19.76%
    Draw 19.93%
San DiegoDrawSporting Kansas City
2-1 @ 9.7% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 8.13% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
1-0 @ 7.37% (-0.015 -0.01)
3-1 @ 7.13% (0.039 0.04)
3-0 @ 5.97% (0.056 0.06)
3-2 @ 4.25% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
4-1 @ 3.93% (0.044 0.04)
4-0 @ 3.29% (0.05 0.05)
4-2 @ 2.34% (0.017 0.02)
5-1 @ 1.73% (0.029 0.03)
5-0 @ 1.45% (0.03 0.03)
5-2 @ 1.03% (0.014 0.01)
4-3 @ 0.93% (0.003 0)
Other @ 3.05%
Total : 60.32%
1-1 @ 8.8% (-0.054 -0.05)
2-2 @ 5.79% (-0.026000000000001 -0.03)
0-0 @ 3.34% (-0.027 -0.03)
3-3 @ 1.69% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 0.31%
Total : 19.93%
1-2 @ 5.25% (-0.053999999999999 -0.05)
0-1 @ 3.99% (-0.048 -0.05)
0-2 @ 2.38% (-0.039 -0.04)
2-3 @ 2.3% (-0.02 -0.02)
1-3 @ 2.09% (-0.029 -0.03)
0-3 @ 0.95% (-0.019 -0.02)
Other @ 2.81%
Total : 19.76%

How you voted: San Diego vs Kansas

San Diego
83.3%
Draw
16.7%
Sporting Kansas City
0.0%
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