#30

Sporting Kansas City

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Points

15.6 xPts

Pts − xPts

-0.6

over/under

Goals

19 – 49

-30 GD

17.7

41.6 xGA

xGD

-23.9

-21.5 npxGD

PPDA

—

no pressing data

Profile — percentile rank vs league (100 = best)

Attack (xG)3

Defence3

Expected pts3

Goals3

Analyst — squad needs & recruitment priorities

Priority need:goalscorer

Weakest area: Defence — attacking output in the 16th percentile of the league.

Attacking output by area — percentile vs league

Attack

Midfield

Defence

Top-2 xG share

55%

high dependency

Top-2 minutes

17%

Core avg age

26.4

1 aged 30+

Expiring soon

contracts

Recruitment priorities

goalscorerFW attacking output in the bottom 20% of the league

creative midfielderMF attacking output in the bottom 19% of the league

ball-playing defenderDF attacking output in the bottom 16% of the league

Expiring: Manu García (2027), Dejan Joveljić (2027), Calvin Harris (2027), Lasse Berg Johnsen (2028), Jacob Davis (2027), Jayden Reid (2026), Ian James (2027), Wyatt Meyer (2026), Shapi Suleymanov (2026), Ethan Bartlow (2026), Jansen Miller (2026), Jacob Bartlett (2027), Stefan Cleveland (2026), John Pulskamp (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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Clean sheets

Failed to score

Finishing (G − xG)

+1.3

Defence (xGA − GA)

-7.4

Home / Away split

	P	W–D–L	GF–GA	Pts	xG	xGA
Home	10	2–3–5	12–18	9	11.2	18.8
Away	10	2–0–8	7–31	6	6.5	22.9

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	San Jose Earthquakes	l	0–3	0.5	3.0
–	H	Columbus Crew	d	2–2	1.5	3.2
–	H	San Diego FC	l	0–1	0.4	1.8
–	A	LA Galaxy	w	2–1	0.7	2.2
–	H	Colorado Rapids	l	1–4	0.8	4.3
–	A	Real Salt Lake	l	1–3	0.5	2.5
–	H	San Jose Earthquakes	l	1–3	0.8	1.7
–	A	Vancouver Whitecaps	l	0–3	0.1	3.1
–	A	Chicago Fire	l	0–5	0.4	3.0
–	H	Seattle Sounders FC	d	1–1	1.2	1.7
–	A	Portland Timbers	l	0–6	0.5	1.7
–	H	LA Galaxy	w	3–1	2.2	1.0
–	A	Austin FC	w	2–1	1.4	0.5
–	H	New York Red Bulls	l	1–2	1.7	0.9
–	A	St.Louis City	l	2–3	1.0	2.6
–	H	Minnesota United	w	2–1	1.1	1.9
–	A	Los Angeles FC	l	0–4	0.4	1.4
–	H	Houston Dynamo	l	0–2	0.2	1.9
–	A	Colorado Rapids	l	0–2	1.0	3.0
–	H	St.Louis City	d	1–1	1.3	0.5

Squad planning — value, age and expiring contracts

Squad market value

€35.6M

25 players valued

Average age

24.3

25.4 value-weighted

Expiring by 2027

contracts

Expiring contracts

Player	Age	Value	Until
Shapi Suleymanov	26	€2.6M	2026
Jansen Miller	24	€830k	2026
Jayden Reid	24	€580k	2026
Wyatt Meyer	25	€580k	2026
Ethan Bartlow	26	€580k	2026
John Pulskamp	25	€540k	2026
Stephen Afrifa	25	€485k	2026
Justin Reynolds	22	€220k	2026
Stefan Cleveland	32	€140k	2026
Shane Donovan	19	—	2026
Dejan Joveljić	26	€7.1M	2027
Manu García	28	€4.3M	2027
Jacob Davis	24	€1.9M	2027
Jacob Bartlett	20	€1.1M	2027
Calvin Harris	26	€870k	2027
Ian James	18	€830k	2027
Macielo Tschantret	20	€54k	2027

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

Squad · 23 players

Player
DJ Dejan Joveljić Sporting Kansas City· FW	20	1757	8	1	6.05	6.05	18	39	+2.0
CH Calvin Harris Sporting Kansas City· FW	20	1537	3	3	3.84	3.84	15	37	-0.8
C Capita Sporting Kansas City· MF	13	923	2	1	1.35	1.35	8	16	+0.6
SS Shapi Suleymanov Sporting Kansas City· FW	17	854	1	1	1.27	1.27	8	19	-0.3
ZB Zorhan Bassong Sporting Kansas City· MF	11	688	0	0	0.79	0.79	10	10	-0.8
TC Taylor Calheira Sporting Kansas City· FW	12	373	0	1	0.77	0.77	4	10	-0.8
JD Jacob Davis Sporting Kansas City· DF	19	1504	0	2	0.68	0.68	14	9	-0.7
LJ Lasse Berg Johnsen Sporting Kansas City· MF	16	1315	1	0	0.55	0.55	14	9	+0.5
JR Jayden Reid Sporting Kansas City· DF	15	997	0	0	0.55	0.55	4	7	-0.5
MG Manu García Sporting Kansas City· MF	18	1250	2	4	0.46	0.46	30	9	+1.5
SA Stephen Afrifa Sporting Kansas City· FW	16	338	1	1	0.45	0.45	3	9	+0.6
JB Jacob Bartlett Sporting Kansas City· DF	16	926	1	0	0.32	0.32	5	1	+0.7
JR Justin Reynolds Sporting Kansas City· DF	8	324	0	1	0.28	0.28	6	2	-0.3
JM Jansen Miller Sporting Kansas City· DF	10	601	0	0	0.26	0.26	0	2	-0.3
EB Ethan Bartlow Sporting Kansas City· DF	10	780	0	0	0.15	0.15	3	3	-0.1
IJ Ian James Sporting Kansas City· DF	12	852	0	0	0.13	0.13	4	3	-0.1
WM Wyatt Meyer Sporting Kansas City· DF	16	1200	0	0	0.04	0.04	0	1	0.0
EK Emir Karić Sporting Kansas City· DF	6	483	0	0	0.04	0.04	2	2	0.0
DB Diego Borges Sporting Kansas City· DF	3	205	0	0	0.03	0.03	0	1	0.0
OB Or Blorian Sporting Kansas City· DF	6	388	0	0	0.02	0.02	1	1	0.0
SC Stefan Cleveland Sporting Kansas City· G	11	990	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
JP John Pulskamp Sporting Kansas City· G	9	810	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
KA Kwaku Agyabeng Sporting Kansas City· MF	12	462	0	0	0.00	0.00	5	0	0.0

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Standings

#30

Sporting Kansas City

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Points

15.6 xPts

Pts − xPts

-0.6

over/under

Goals

19 – 49

-30 GD

17.7

41.6 xGA

xGD

-23.9

-21.5 npxGD

PPDA

—

no pressing data

Profile — percentile rank vs league (100 = best)

Attack (xG)3

Defence3

Expected pts3

Goals3

Analyst — squad needs & recruitment priorities

Priority need:goalscorer

Weakest area: Defence — attacking output in the 16th percentile of the league.

Attacking output by area — percentile vs league

Attack

Midfield

Defence

Top-2 xG share

55%

high dependency

Top-2 minutes

17%

Core avg age

26.4

1 aged 30+

Expiring soon

contracts

Recruitment priorities

goalscorerFW attacking output in the bottom 20% of the league

creative midfielderMF attacking output in the bottom 19% of the league

ball-playing defenderDF attacking output in the bottom 16% of the league

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)

+1.3

Defence (xGA − GA)

-7.4

Home / Away split

	P	W–D–L	GF–GA	Pts	xG	xGA
Home	10	2–3–5	12–18	9	11.2	18.8
Away	10	2–0–8	7–31	6	6.5	22.9

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	San Jose Earthquakes	l	0–3	0.5	3.0
–	H	Columbus Crew	d	2–2	1.5	3.2
–	H	San Diego FC	l	0–1	0.4	1.8
–	A	LA Galaxy	w	2–1	0.7	2.2
–	H	Colorado Rapids	l	1–4	0.8	4.3
–	A	Real Salt Lake	l	1–3	0.5	2.5
–	H	San Jose Earthquakes	l	1–3	0.8	1.7
–	A	Vancouver Whitecaps	l	0–3	0.1	3.1
–	A	Chicago Fire	l	0–5	0.4	3.0
–	H	Seattle Sounders FC	d	1–1	1.2	1.7
–	A	Portland Timbers	l	0–6	0.5	1.7
–	H	LA Galaxy	w	3–1	2.2	1.0
–	A	Austin FC	w	2–1	1.4	0.5
–	H	New York Red Bulls	l	1–2	1.7	0.9
–	A	St.Louis City	l	2–3	1.0	2.6
–	H	Minnesota United	w	2–1	1.1	1.9
–	A	Los Angeles FC	l	0–4	0.4	1.4
–	H	Houston Dynamo	l	0–2	0.2	1.9
–	A	Colorado Rapids	l	0–2	1.0	3.0
–	H	St.Louis City	d	1–1	1.3	0.5

Squad planning — value, age and expiring contracts

Squad market value

€35.6M

25 players valued

Average age

24.3

25.4 value-weighted

Expiring by 2027

contracts

Expiring contracts

Player	Age	Value	Until
Shapi Suleymanov	26	€2.6M	2026
Jansen Miller	24	€830k	2026
Jayden Reid	24	€580k	2026
Wyatt Meyer	25	€580k	2026
Ethan Bartlow	26	€580k	2026
John Pulskamp	25	€540k	2026
Stephen Afrifa	25	€485k	2026
Justin Reynolds	22	€220k	2026
Stefan Cleveland	32	€140k	2026
Shane Donovan	19	—	2026
Dejan Joveljić	26	€7.1M	2027
Manu García	28	€4.3M	2027
Jacob Davis	24	€1.9M	2027
Jacob Bartlett	20	€1.1M	2027
Calvin Harris	26	€870k	2027
Ian James	18	€830k	2027
Macielo Tschantret	20	€54k	2027

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

Squad · 23 players

Player
DJ Dejan Joveljić Sporting Kansas City· FW	20	1757	8	1	6.05	6.05	18	39	+2.0
CH Calvin Harris Sporting Kansas City· FW	20	1537	3	3	3.84	3.84	15	37	-0.8
C Capita Sporting Kansas City· MF	13	923	2	1	1.35	1.35	8	16	+0.6
SS Shapi Suleymanov Sporting Kansas City· FW	17	854	1	1	1.27	1.27	8	19	-0.3
ZB Zorhan Bassong Sporting Kansas City· MF	11	688	0	0	0.79	0.79	10	10	-0.8
TC Taylor Calheira Sporting Kansas City· FW	12	373	0	1	0.77	0.77	4	10	-0.8
JD Jacob Davis Sporting Kansas City· DF	19	1504	0	2	0.68	0.68	14	9	-0.7
LJ Lasse Berg Johnsen Sporting Kansas City· MF	16	1315	1	0	0.55	0.55	14	9	+0.5
JR Jayden Reid Sporting Kansas City· DF	15	997	0	0	0.55	0.55	4	7	-0.5
MG Manu García Sporting Kansas City· MF	18	1250	2	4	0.46	0.46	30	9	+1.5
SA Stephen Afrifa Sporting Kansas City· FW	16	338	1	1	0.45	0.45	3	9	+0.6
JB Jacob Bartlett Sporting Kansas City· DF	16	926	1	0	0.32	0.32	5	1	+0.7
JR Justin Reynolds Sporting Kansas City· DF	8	324	0	1	0.28	0.28	6	2	-0.3
JM Jansen Miller Sporting Kansas City· DF	10	601	0	0	0.26	0.26	0	2	-0.3
EB Ethan Bartlow Sporting Kansas City· DF	10	780	0	0	0.15	0.15	3	3	-0.1
IJ Ian James Sporting Kansas City· DF	12	852	0	0	0.13	0.13	4	3	-0.1
WM Wyatt Meyer Sporting Kansas City· DF	16	1200	0	0	0.04	0.04	0	1	0.0
EK Emir Karić Sporting Kansas City· DF	6	483	0	0	0.04	0.04	2	2	0.0
DB Diego Borges Sporting Kansas City· DF	3	205	0	0	0.03	0.03	0	1	0.0
OB Or Blorian Sporting Kansas City· DF	6	388	0	0	0.02	0.02	1	1	0.0
SC Stefan Cleveland Sporting Kansas City· G	11	990	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
JP John Pulskamp Sporting Kansas City· G	9	810	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
KA Kwaku Agyabeng Sporting Kansas City· MF	12	462	0	0	0.00	0.00	5	0	0.0

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