Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. CT / 4:00 p.m. PT. The match streams on Apple TV (MLS Season Pass) and has local radio coverage.
Venue and Weather
Snapdragon Stadium (capacity ~35,000), San Diego. Forecast for game day is sunny/clear with highs around 78–82°F (lows near 58–65°F), light winds (mostly NW or variable, ~5–10 mph), low humidity, and virtually no precipitation chance. Excellent conditions for soccer.
Current Rosters / Key Players
San Diego FC (key attackers and core): Anders Dreyer (leading scorer, ~14–15 goals + strong assist totals this season), Marcus Ingvartsen (~12 goals), Onni Valakari (midfield creator), Pablo Sisniega or CJ dos Santos (GK options), defenders including Christopher McVey, Ian Murphy, Kieran Sargeant, Dagur Dan Thórhallsson; midfielders such as Pedro Soma, Alejandro Alvarado, Jeppe Tverskov. Typical shape often 4-3-3.
Sporting Kansas City: André Luiz (top scorer with ~7 goals), Taylor Calheira, Calvin Harris; GK Stefan Cleveland; defenders Jake Davis, Jansen Miller, Wyatt Meyer, Emir Karić; midfield options including Owen Wolff, Lasse Berg Johnsen (if available). Typical shape often 4-4-2 or similar. Heavy injury absences limit depth.
Injury Reports
San Diego FC: Elias Achouri (lower-body/leg) is out. Reports indicate otherwise relatively clean availability heading into the finale.
Sporting Kansas City: Significant absences — Kwaku Agyabeng (ankle), Zorhan Bassong (hamstring), Or Blorian (chest), Diego Borges (adductor), Moisés Mosquera (hamstring), Seymour Reid (hamstring), Justin Reynolds (quad). Lasse Berg Johnsen (hamstring) is questionable. Jacob Bartlett also listed as injured in some reports. SKC has been among the most injury-hit teams.
Recent Form
San Diego: Mixed but ended a long winless stretch with a 1-0 away win at St. Louis CITY on Oct. 31 (Dreyer scored). Prior results included draws and a loss; roughly 1 win, several draws, and losses in the last 5–10. They sit mid-to-lower table in the West (~13th overall in some standings views) and are out of playoffs but can finish the season positively at home.
Sporting KC: Poor form overall (league’s worst or near-worst record and goal difference of -42). Recent results include a 1-1 home draw with FC Dallas, plus multiple losses. They are fighting to avoid the absolute bottom and have a three-game road losing streak.
Series History / Head-to-Head
San Diego leads recent meetings. This is the second (or in some tallies the latest of three) clash this season/cycle: San Diego won the reverse fixture 1-0 at Sporting Park on March 7, 2026 (Dreyer scored the winner). Broader recent H2H favors San Diego (wins and a draw; SKC has not beaten them in the cited meetings).
Key Player Matchups
Anders Dreyer vs. SKC back line (Miller/Meyer/Karić/Davis and available center-backs): Dreyer’s finishing, movement, and set-piece threat against a depleted and leaky SKC defense (81 goals conceded) is the clearest edge. He has been the consistent standout.
Marcus Ingvartsen / Onni Valakari vs. SKC midfield: Creativity and link-up play against an injury-thinned SKC engine room.
André Luiz / Taylor Calheira / Calvin Harris vs. San Diego defense: SKC’s main attacking outlets need to create something on the counter or set pieces against a more organized home side.
Goalkeeping and transitional battles will matter given SKC’s defensive vulnerabilities and San Diego’s ability to score in multiples at times.
Betting Trends
San Diego have been strong when scoring 2+ goals; SKC struggle to keep clean sheets.
MATCH ODDS
Sporting Kansas City + 455
San Diego FC – 217
Draw + 440
Over 4 – 101 Under 4 – 129
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, November 6, 2026
