San Diego 0-1 Sporting KC: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 8 November 2026 · Snapdragon Stadium · referee R. Touchan · full time
Full time: San Diego 0-1 Sporting KC
Sporting KC won 1-0 away at San Diego in MLS on Sunday 8 November 2026. The goals: André Luiz 76'. It went against Moneyball's pre-match estimate.
How Sporting KC won it
Sporting KC struck first through André Luiz from the penalty spot in the 76th minute.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, R. Touchan, showed 5 yellow cards: 3 to San Diego and 2 to Sporting KC.
San Diego: M. Varas, 4-3-3 · Sporting KC: R. Wicky, 4-4-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
The prediction missed. Before kick-off Moneyball leaned to a San Diego win at 64% and gave a Sporting KC win 17%; the match went the other way. At 17%, it was a result the numbers saw about one time in 6.
The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 3.6 and the match produced one.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 70%; with 1 goal the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 64%; they did not both score, against the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-07, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 2.24 for San Diego and 1.31 for Sporting KC.
San Diego scored about 2.2 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
San Diego created the better chances, 2.24 xG to 1.31, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
San Diego had 4 shots on target, Sporting KC 7.
San Diego's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
San Diego had 67% of the ball, but Sporting KC took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
San Diego came into it with 34 MLS matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.67 expected goals for and 1.67 against, and had won 26% of their matches.
Sporting KC came into it with 34 MLS matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.4 a match, with 1.20 expected goals for and 1.91 against, and had won 21% of their matches.
San Diego vs Sporting KC: the match in numbers
| San Diego | Match statistics | Sporting KC |
|---|---|---|
| 67% | Ball possession | 33% |
| 2.24 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.31 |
| 17 | Total shots | 15 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 2 | Big chances | 6 |
| 671 | Total passes | 330 |
| 92% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 8 | Corners | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Tackles | 16 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: André Luiz (Sporting KC), rated 8.0 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
San Diego
- Pablo Sisniega 7.7
- Anders Dreyer 7.3
- Bryan Zamblé 7.3
- Onni Valakari 7.0
- Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 6.9
Sporting KC
- André Luiz 8.0 1 goal
- Stefan Cleveland 7.6
- Owen Wolff 7.3
- Stephen Afrifa 7.3
- Jansen Miller 7.3
The lowest-rated starter was Kieran Sargeant at 6.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
Questions about San Diego vs Sporting KC
What was the score in San Diego vs Sporting KC?
San Diego 0-1 Sporting KC (half-time 0-0), MLS, Sunday 8 November 2026.
Who scored in San Diego vs Sporting KC?
André Luiz 76'.
Did Moneyball predict San Diego vs Sporting KC correctly?
The prediction missed. Before kick-off Moneyball leaned to a San Diego win at 64% and gave a Sporting KC win 17%; the match went the other way. At 17%, it was a result the numbers saw about one time in 6.
Who was man of the match in San Diego vs Sporting KC?
André Luiz, rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed San Diego vs Sporting KC?
R. Touchan.
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