#26

Sporting Kansas City

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Points

39.1 xPts

Pts − xPts

-8.1

over/under

Goals

51 – 66

-15 GD

43.8

56.4 xGA

xGD

-12.6

-10.9 npxGD

PPDA

—

no pressing data

Profile — percentile rank vs league (100 = best)

Attack (xG)17

Defence24

Expected pts17

Goals45

Analyst — squad needs & recruitment priorities

Priority need:ball-playing defender

Weakest area: Defence — attacking output in the 17th percentile of the league.

Attacking output by area — percentile vs league

Attack

Midfield

Defence

Top-2 xG share

45%

balanced

Top-2 minutes

12%

Core avg age

26.2

1 aged 30+

Expiring soon

contracts

Recruitment priorities

ball-playing defenderDF attacking output in the bottom 17% of the league

goalscorerFW attacking output in the bottom 28% of the league

Expiring: Dániel Sallói (2026), Stephen Afrifa (2026)

Data desk view: attacking output only (npxG + xA). Defensive and tactical quality are not modelled — pair with the eye test.

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Recent form (last 5, oldest → newest)

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Clean sheets

Failed to score

Finishing (G − xG)

+7.2

Defence (xGA − GA)

-9.6

Home / Away split

	P	W–D–L	GF–GA	Pts	xG	xGA
Home	17	6–4–7	33–32	22	27.0	25.5
Away	17	2–3–12	18–34	9	16.8	30.8

Cumulative expected goals — attack vs defence

Season by season — league finish (top-4 shaded; current highlighted)

League position by matchday (1 = top)

xG by situation — attack (team colour) vs defence (red)

xG by 15-min window — for (team colour) vs against (red, below)

xG by game state — leading / level / trailing

Results — click a score for the match, a team for its page

MD	H/A	Opponent		Score	xG	xGA
–	A	Houston Dynamo	d	1–1	0.1	1.0
–	H	Philadelphia Union	d	1–1	0.9	0.6
–	A	Los Angeles FC	d	0–0	0.6	1.5
–	H	San Jose Earthquakes	w	2–1	1.0	1.3
–	H	LA Galaxy	l	2–3	2.6	2.1
–	A	Toronto FC	w	3–1	1.1	1.4
–	H	Portland Timbers	d	3–3	2.7	2.1
–	H	Inter Miami CF	l	2–3	0.7	0.9
–	H	St.Louis City	d	3–3	1.3	1.9
–	A	Minnesota United	l	1–2	1.4	2.3
–	A	Real Salt Lake	l	0–1	0.3	0.9
–	H	Houston Dynamo	l	1–2	0.7	1.3
–	A	Austin FC	l	2–3	1.0	2.6
–	A	Portland Timbers	l	1–2	0.2	2.1
–	H	Vancouver Whitecaps	l	1–2	0.8	1.9
–	A	Minnesota United	l	1–3	0.7	1.6
–	H	Seattle Sounders FC	w	2–1	0.7	1.1
–	A	LA Galaxy	l	2–4	2.7	3.9
–	H	Real Salt Lake	l	3–4	2.8	3.0
–	A	Columbus Crew	l	0–4	0.2	2.4
–	H	Austin FC	w	2–0	1.8	0.5
–	A	Colorado Rapids	l	1–2	1.4	2.6
–	H	FC Dallas	w	3–2	2.3	2.1
–	A	San Jose Earthquakes	w	2–1	0.9	0.8
–	A	Vancouver Whitecaps	l	1–2	1.4	1.4
–	H	St.Louis City	d	1–1	2.2	0.8
–	H	Orlando City SC	w	3–0	1.1	1.4
–	A	New York Red Bulls	d	1–1	0.9	1.4
–	A	Seattle Sounders FC	l	0–2	0.7	3.1
–	H	Colorado Rapids	w	4–1	2.7	0.9
–	H	Minnesota United	l	0–2	1.9	1.2
–	A	St.Louis City	l	1–3	1.4	1.3
–	H	Los Angeles FC	l	0–3	0.7	2.4
–	A	FC Dallas	l	1–2	1.6	0.6

Squad planning — value, age and expiring contracts

Squad market value

€8.4M

7 players valued

Average age

24.7

25.3 value-weighted

Expiring by 2025

contracts

Market values and contract dates are current snapshots for players in the present squad — historical seasons may be incomplete. Not transfer advice.

Squad · 24 players

Player
WA William Agada Sporting Kansas City· FW	32	1749	10	3	14.98	13.34	26	85	-3.3
ET Erik Thommy Sporting Kansas City· MF	30	2327	7	4	5.48	5.48	42	79	+1.5
AP Alan Pulido Sporting Kansas City· FW	31	1960	7	4	4.67	4.67	28	42	+2.3
JR Johnny Russell Sporting Kansas City· FW	29	1744	4	3	4.39	3.57	29	47	+0.4
DS Dániel Sallói Sporting Kansas City· FW	30	2129	3	3	2.66	2.66	33	48	+0.3
SA Stephen Afrifa Sporting Kansas City· FW	24	821	4	2	2.60	2.60	13	31	+1.4
DV Daniel Rosero Valencia Sporting Kansas City· DF	23	1894	2	0	1.55	1.55	2	10	+0.5
NR Nemanja Radoja Sporting Kansas City· MF	25	2130	1	3	1.48	1.48	16	15	-0.5
MR Memo Rodríguez Sporting Kansas City· MF	26	1616	2	5	1.09	1.09	38	30	+0.9
RC Robert Castellanos Sporting Kansas City· DF	14	1031	1	0	0.90	0.90	2	7	+0.1
AV Alenis Vargas Sporting Kansas City· FW	20	645	2	1	0.83	0.83	6	11	+1.2
TL Tim Leibold Sporting Kansas City· DF	28	2204	1	1	0.62	0.62	26	14	+0.4
KS Khiry Shelton Sporting Kansas City· FW	19	1030	0	2	0.55	0.55	7	5	-0.5
RW Rémi Walter Sporting Kansas City· MF	19	1290	3	0	0.50	0.50	11	7	+2.5
JD Jacob Davis Sporting Kansas City· DF	27	2230	3	3	0.42	0.42	32	15	+2.6
MT Marinos Tzionis Sporting Kansas City· FW	9	274	1	0	0.36	0.36	4	3	+0.6
FH Felipe Hernández Sporting Kansas City· MF	7	373	0	0	0.23	0.23	3	3	-0.2
TM Timothy Melia Sporting Kansas City· G	28	2520	0	0	0.18	0.18	2	0	-0.2
RV Robert Voloder Sporting Kansas City· DF	21	1759	0	1	0.17	0.17	3	2	-0.2
LN Logan Ndenbe Sporting Kansas City· DF	5	239	0	0	0.16	0.16	2	5	-0.2
ZB Zorhan Bassong Sporting Kansas City· DF	21	1261	0	1	0.12	0.12	21	4	-0.1
AF Andreu Fontàs Sporting Kansas City· DF	17	1410	0	1	0.12	0.12	6	2	-0.1
KP Kayden Pierre Sporting Kansas City· DF	7	459	0	1	0.10	0.10	3	1	-0.1
JP John Pulskamp Sporting Kansas City· G	6	540	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0

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Standings

#26

Sporting Kansas City

8W · 7D · 19LSeason Wrapped →

Points

39.1 xPts

Pts − xPts

-8.1

over/under

Goals

51 – 66

-15 GD

43.8

56.4 xGA

xGD

-12.6

-10.9 npxGD

PPDA

—

no pressing data

Profile — percentile rank vs league (100 = best)

Attack (xG)17

Defence24

Expected pts17

Goals45

Analyst — squad needs & recruitment priorities

Priority need:ball-playing defender

Weakest area: Defence — attacking output in the 17th percentile of the league.

Attacking output by area — percentile vs league

Attack

Midfield

Defence

Top-2 xG share

45%

balanced

Top-2 minutes

12%

Core avg age

26.2

1 aged 30+

Expiring soon

contracts

Recruitment priorities

ball-playing defenderDF attacking output in the bottom 17% of the league

goalscorerFW attacking output in the bottom 28% of the league

Expiring: Dániel Sallói (2026), Stephen Afrifa (2026)

Data desk view: attacking output only (npxG + xA). Defensive and tactical quality are not modelled — pair with the eye test.

Checking access…

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Recent form (last 5, oldest → newest)

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Clean sheets

Failed to score

Finishing (G − xG)

+7.2

Defence (xGA − GA)

-9.6

Home / Away split

	P	W–D–L	GF–GA	Pts	xG	xGA
Home	17	6–4–7	33–32	22	27.0	25.5
Away	17	2–3–12	18–34	9	16.8	30.8

Cumulative expected goals — attack vs defence

Season by season — league finish (top-4 shaded; current highlighted)

League position by matchday (1 = top)

xG by situation — attack (team colour) vs defence (red)

xG by 15-min window — for (team colour) vs against (red, below)

xG by game state — leading / level / trailing

Results — click a score for the match, a team for its page

MD	H/A	Opponent		Score	xG	xGA
–	A	Houston Dynamo	d	1–1	0.1	1.0
–	H	Philadelphia Union	d	1–1	0.9	0.6
–	A	Los Angeles FC	d	0–0	0.6	1.5
–	H	San Jose Earthquakes	w	2–1	1.0	1.3
–	H	LA Galaxy	l	2–3	2.6	2.1
–	A	Toronto FC	w	3–1	1.1	1.4
–	H	Portland Timbers	d	3–3	2.7	2.1
–	H	Inter Miami CF	l	2–3	0.7	0.9
–	H	St.Louis City	d	3–3	1.3	1.9
–	A	Minnesota United	l	1–2	1.4	2.3
–	A	Real Salt Lake	l	0–1	0.3	0.9
–	H	Houston Dynamo	l	1–2	0.7	1.3
–	A	Austin FC	l	2–3	1.0	2.6
–	A	Portland Timbers	l	1–2	0.2	2.1
–	H	Vancouver Whitecaps	l	1–2	0.8	1.9
–	A	Minnesota United	l	1–3	0.7	1.6
–	H	Seattle Sounders FC	w	2–1	0.7	1.1
–	A	LA Galaxy	l	2–4	2.7	3.9
–	H	Real Salt Lake	l	3–4	2.8	3.0
–	A	Columbus Crew	l	0–4	0.2	2.4
–	H	Austin FC	w	2–0	1.8	0.5
–	A	Colorado Rapids	l	1–2	1.4	2.6
–	H	FC Dallas	w	3–2	2.3	2.1
–	A	San Jose Earthquakes	w	2–1	0.9	0.8
–	A	Vancouver Whitecaps	l	1–2	1.4	1.4
–	H	St.Louis City	d	1–1	2.2	0.8
–	H	Orlando City SC	w	3–0	1.1	1.4
–	A	New York Red Bulls	d	1–1	0.9	1.4
–	A	Seattle Sounders FC	l	0–2	0.7	3.1
–	H	Colorado Rapids	w	4–1	2.7	0.9
–	H	Minnesota United	l	0–2	1.9	1.2
–	A	St.Louis City	l	1–3	1.4	1.3
–	H	Los Angeles FC	l	0–3	0.7	2.4
–	A	FC Dallas	l	1–2	1.6	0.6

Squad planning — value, age and expiring contracts

Squad market value

€8.4M

7 players valued

Average age

24.7

25.3 value-weighted

Expiring by 2025

contracts

Market values and contract dates are current snapshots for players in the present squad — historical seasons may be incomplete. Not transfer advice.

Squad · 24 players

Player
WA William Agada Sporting Kansas City· FW	32	1749	10	3	14.98	13.34	26	85	-3.3
ET Erik Thommy Sporting Kansas City· MF	30	2327	7	4	5.48	5.48	42	79	+1.5
AP Alan Pulido Sporting Kansas City· FW	31	1960	7	4	4.67	4.67	28	42	+2.3
JR Johnny Russell Sporting Kansas City· FW	29	1744	4	3	4.39	3.57	29	47	+0.4
DS Dániel Sallói Sporting Kansas City· FW	30	2129	3	3	2.66	2.66	33	48	+0.3
SA Stephen Afrifa Sporting Kansas City· FW	24	821	4	2	2.60	2.60	13	31	+1.4
DV Daniel Rosero Valencia Sporting Kansas City· DF	23	1894	2	0	1.55	1.55	2	10	+0.5
NR Nemanja Radoja Sporting Kansas City· MF	25	2130	1	3	1.48	1.48	16	15	-0.5
MR Memo Rodríguez Sporting Kansas City· MF	26	1616	2	5	1.09	1.09	38	30	+0.9
RC Robert Castellanos Sporting Kansas City· DF	14	1031	1	0	0.90	0.90	2	7	+0.1
AV Alenis Vargas Sporting Kansas City· FW	20	645	2	1	0.83	0.83	6	11	+1.2
TL Tim Leibold Sporting Kansas City· DF	28	2204	1	1	0.62	0.62	26	14	+0.4
KS Khiry Shelton Sporting Kansas City· FW	19	1030	0	2	0.55	0.55	7	5	-0.5
RW Rémi Walter Sporting Kansas City· MF	19	1290	3	0	0.50	0.50	11	7	+2.5
JD Jacob Davis Sporting Kansas City· DF	27	2230	3	3	0.42	0.42	32	15	+2.6
MT Marinos Tzionis Sporting Kansas City· FW	9	274	1	0	0.36	0.36	4	3	+0.6
FH Felipe Hernández Sporting Kansas City· MF	7	373	0	0	0.23	0.23	3	3	-0.2
TM Timothy Melia Sporting Kansas City· G	28	2520	0	0	0.18	0.18	2	0	-0.2
RV Robert Voloder Sporting Kansas City· DF	21	1759	0	1	0.17	0.17	3	2	-0.2
LN Logan Ndenbe Sporting Kansas City· DF	5	239	0	0	0.16	0.16	2	5	-0.2
ZB Zorhan Bassong Sporting Kansas City· DF	21	1261	0	1	0.12	0.12	21	4	-0.1
AF Andreu Fontàs Sporting Kansas City· DF	17	1410	0	1	0.12	0.12	6	2	-0.1
KP Kayden Pierre Sporting Kansas City· DF	7	459	0	1	0.10	0.10	3	1	-0.1
JP John Pulskamp Sporting Kansas City· G	6	540	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0

xA, xGCh, xGBld arenot provided by this season’s data source, so they are hidden here. What do these mean?