San Diego FC vs Sporting KC Prediction, 5/17/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/14/2025

Game: San Diego FC vs Sporting KC

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025

Location: Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, CA

TV: MLS Season Pass

Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, CA is the location where Sporting KC (3-1-8) will compete against SDFC (6-2-4) on Saturday. San Diego is priced at -160 while Sporting Kansas City is at +132. The betting total comes in at 3. The starting goalkeepers are C.J. dos Santos for San Diego and John Pulskamp for Kansas City.

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San Diego has conceded 16 goals while allowing 1.33 goals per 90 minutes, and their opponents have compiled 56 SoT against them. They have a total of 4 clean sheets, which gives them a rate of 33.3% so far this year. San Diego has compiled 27 yellow cards over the course of the season in addition to 1 red card. The San Diego Football Club rank 8th in relation to goals expected having 19.5, and the expected goals against are coming in at 19.7. This year, the squad has an average of 1.67 pts per fixture (20 points) and have a ranking of 4th in MLS with 18 assists. Their differential on goals is at 7 by 23 goals finished as well as 16 goals given up. San Diego FC has a total of 40 SVs and hold a save% of 71.4% on the campaign.

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The Wizards have put together an average of 0.8 pts/match while tallying 11 assists. KC has a clean sheet % of 16.7% so far this season as well as 25 yellow card cautions. Sporting KC is 27th when talking about goals given up having 22, and their goal difference is coming in at -5. This year, KC has a save percentage of 58.5% (53 SoT against), and they also have a ranking of 27th in MLS with 10 points. The club's goals against/90 min is at 1.83 in addition to 32 saves, and they have tallied 2 clean sheets. Sporting KC has accounted for 17 goals and the squad's xG for the year is sitting at 11.7.

The man who will protect the net for San Diego will be C.J. dos Santos. Santos has seen the pitch for a total of 1,260 minutes and has accumulated 45 saves in his career. Santos (6-2-6 mark in his career) has 4 shutouts, which gives him a 28.6%% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has had 66 shots attempted at him in 14 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.50 (21 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 68.2%.

John Pulskamp will be residing in front of the goal for Kansas City. So far in his career, Pulskamp has given up 67 goals and has racked up 100 stops in 40 starting assignments. Pulskamp has 8 clean sheets while seeing 165 shots attempted against him in 3,638 career minutes. He has earned a save % of 60.6% and his clean sheet rate is 19.8%%. He has surrendered 1.66 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 12-7-21.

Anders Dreyer is one guy who can be a force in the game for San Diego. The forward from Denmark has earned 5 goals scored in 1,046 minutes. Dreyer has been given a starting assignment in 12 contests in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.42 goals per 90 mins. He has 5 assists while earning 15 points in his pro soccer career.

Kansas City features a game changer in Dejan Joveljic, who pesters opposing defenses. The forward from Serbia has been on the field for 6,272 mins and has scored 39 goals. He scores 0.56 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 66 contests during his soccer career. He has 92 pts thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 14 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sporting KC (-160)

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