Major League Soccer: San Diego FC vs Sporting Kansas City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between San Diego FC and Sporting Kansas City who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Both San Diego FC and Sporting Kansas City need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Major League Soccer table. The match takes place at Snapdragon Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

San Diego FC approach round 34 as number 13 in the Major League Soccer table with 38 points on their account so far. With 33 rounds behind them, Sporting Kansas City have amassed 23 points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.

Team form: San Diego FC vs Sporting Kansas City

San Diego FC Form

San Diego FC delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Seattle Sounders FC brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Vancouver Whitecaps. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat St. Louis City by 0-1. San Diego FC only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Major League Soccer matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 13 and conceded 14 goals.

Sporting Kansas City Form

In their previous three games, Sporting Kansas City lost 1-2 and 3-1 against Austin FC and Minnesota United, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with FC Dallas. Sporting Kansas City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 15 goals to eight.

Betting stats for San Diego FC and Sporting Kansas City

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between San Diego FC and Sporting Kansas City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: San Diego FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz shows decent form right now for Sporting Kansas City, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Major League Soccer. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing San Diego FC, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Anders Dreyer also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Major League Soccer matches.

Betting markets: San Diego FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Snapdragon Stadium across all tournaments San Diego FC won five times, drew two and lost three times. Sporting Kansas City claimed two wins, zero draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Sporting Kansas City conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

San Diego FC scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Sporting Kansas City scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Sporting Kansas City games. San Diego FC probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as Sporting Kansas City managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of San Diego FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Sporting Kansas City, who managed to hit the net 1.6 times on average in these games. San Diego FC were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches. Sporting Kansas City conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.