Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Sporting Kansas City vs San Diego – Lineups & Match Details

San Diego beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0. Goals: A. Dreyer (39'). Sporting Kansas City had 33% possession against San Diego's 67%. Shots on target: 3-5.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 3

Sunday, 8 March 2026

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

San DiegoSan Diego

Referee: M. Badawi

Lineups

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-2-3-1
J. Pulskamp1J. PulskampG
J. Miller15J. MillerD
E. Bartlow23E. BartlowD
W. Meyer28W. MeyerD
J. Reid99J. ReidD
J. Bartlett16J. BartlettM
M. Garcia6M. GarciaM
J. Davis8J. DavisM
S. Suleymanov93S. SuleymanovM
C. Harris11C. HarrisM
D. Joveljic9D. JoveljicF

Substitutes

30S. ClevelandG
17S. AfrifaF
19T. CalheiraF
88S. DonovanM
4L. JohnsenM
14M. TschantretM
41P. Lurot
61Z. Loyo ReynagaM
20K. AgyabengM
San DiegoSan Diego4-3-3
D. Ferree18D. FerreeG
L. Bombino27L. BombinoD
C. McVey97C. McVeyD
M. Duah26M. DuahD
K. Sargeant5K. Sargeant
P. Soma15P. SomaM
J. Tverskov6J. TverskovM
O. Valakari8O. ValakariM
A. Dreyer10A. DreyerF
M. Ingvartsen7M. IngvartsenF
A. Pellegrino90A. PellegrinoF

Substitutes

13P. SisniegaG
20A. GodoyM
9L. MorganF
21B. DukeM
19D. VazquezM
25I. PilcherD
77A. MightenF
33O. VerhoevenD
14B. B. ZambleF

Match Events

27'Y

L. Bombino

36'Y

Jansen Miller

38'Y

Manu García

39'G

A. Dreyer

64'S

P. Soma

Substitution 1

64'S

L. Bombino

Substitution 2

71'S

J. Bartlett

Substitution 1

75'Y

M. Duah

76'S

M. Ingvartsen

Substitution 3

78'Y

C. McVey

79'S

C. Harris

Substitution 2

79'S

M. Suleymanov

Substitution 3

80'Y

D. Vazquez

81'Y

J. Davis

90'S

J. Davis

Substitution 4

90'+4S

O. Valakari

Substitution 4

90'+4S

A. Pellegrino

Substitution 5

Statistics

Sporting Kansas City
33%67%
San Diego
0.36Expected Goals (xG)2.02
5Total Shots15
3Shots on Target5
2Corners6
11Fouls12
2Offsides2
80Pass Accuracy (%)90
3Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Sporting Kansas City host San Diego on Sunday, 8 March 2026. The kick-off time is 01:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Sporting Kansas City go into the match 15th in the table; San Diego sit 13th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sporting Kansas City have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. San Diego have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 2 times recently. Past results: 10 Aug 2025: Sporting Kansas City 0-2 San Diego; 18 May 2025: Sporting Kansas City 0-0 San Diego. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

San Diego beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0. San Diego replied with A. Dreyer 39'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 39 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sporting Kansas City held 33% of the ball against 67% for San Diego. Shots on target finished 3-5. Expected goals read 0.36 for Sporting Kansas City, 2.02 for San Diego.

Verdict

San Diego take the three points; Sporting Kansas City look at a thin night for the home crowd. Sporting Kansas City sat 15th and San Diego 13th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.