Sporting KC Shots on Target Stats 2026

Sporting KC Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Sporting KC are averaging 5 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 10.5 total SOT on average. That puts them 19th of 30 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Portland, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Sporting KC players hit the most shots on target?

André Luiz leads with 11 shots on target across 6 qualifying appearances (1.83/g, 83% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Sporting KC player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Sporting KC's SOT profile look this season?

Sporting KC are averaging 5 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 5.5 for a match-total of 10.5. That ranks 19th of 30 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 13.3 shots per game and create 9.2 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Portland, the page weights each Sporting KC attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Sporting KC take 13.3 shots per game and put 5 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Sporting KC fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Sporting KC are currently converting 28% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Sporting KC player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Dejan Joveljić	attacker	3	3	1	100%
André Luiz	attacker	6	11	1.83	83%
Stephen Afrifa	attacker	7	6	0.86	71%
Calvin Harris	attacker	9	10	1.11	67%
Taylor Calheira	attacker	9	7	0.78	33%
Capita	attacker	6	3	0.5	33%
Jayden Reid	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Jansen Miller	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Wyatt Meyer	defender	8	2	0.25	25%
Jacob Bartlett	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Shapi Suleymanov	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Justin Reynolds	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Lasse Berg Johnsen	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Emir Karic	defender	10	0	0	0%
Stefan Cleveland	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Kwaku Agyabeng	defender	8	0	0	0%
Moisés Mosquera	defender	7	0	0	0%
Or Blorian	defender	4	0	0	0%
Jake Davis	defender	4	0	0	0%
Zorhan Bassong	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Ian James	defender	2	0	0	0%
Seymour Reid	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Manu García	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Owen Wolff	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
R. Ramos	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Sporting KC shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
2 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Seattle Sounders	Away	2-1	11	7	18	Calvin Harris (4)
27 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Houston Dynamo	Away	0-2	4	3	7	Calvin Harris (2)
20 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia Union	Home	3-4	6	8	14	André Luiz (3)
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Los Angeles FC	Home	3-1	8	8	16	André Luiz (3)
6 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Dallas	Away	4-3	10	9	19	Taylor Calheira (3)
30 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Vancouver Whitecaps	Home	0-3	0	6	6
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Atlanta United	Away	2-1	1	4	5	Stephen Afrifa (1)
20 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	St. Louis City	Home	1-1	3	2	5	Dejan Joveljić (1)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Colorado Rapids	Away	2-0	3	4	7	Dejan Joveljić (1)
2 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Houston Dynamo	Home	0-2	4	4	8	Capita (1)

Sporting KC shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 5
Shots on target against per game: 5.5
Match total shots on target per game: 10.5
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 9 of 30

Sporting KC Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4.2	80%	60%	40%	40%	20%
Away	5	5.8	80%	60%	40%	40%	40%
Overall	10	5	80%	60%	40%	40%	30%

Sporting KC Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	5.6	80%	80%	60%	60%	40%
Away	5	5.4	100%	80%	40%	40%	40%
Overall	10	5.5	90%	80%	50%	50%	40%

Sporting KC Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	5	9.8	60%	60%	40%	40%	40%
Away	5	11.2	80%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Overall	10	10.5	70%	50%	40%	40%	40%

Sporting KC Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	5	4.2	5.8
Total shots / match	13.3	12.2	14.4
Share of shots on target	38%	34%	40%
Goals per shot on target	28%	33%	24%
Shots on target per goal	3.6	3	4.1
Shots on target over 2.5	80%	80%	80%
Shots on target over 3.5	60%	60%	60%
Shots on target over 4.5	40%	40%	40%
Shots on target over 5.5	40%	40%	40%
Shots on target over 6.5	30%	20%	40%

Sporting KC Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	5.5	5.6	5.4
Shots on target against over 2.5	90%	80%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	80%	80%	80%
Shots on target against over 4.5	50%	60%	40%
Shots on target against over 5.5	50%	60%	40%
Shots on target against over 6.5	40%	40%	40%

Sporting KC Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	10.5	9.8	11.2
Match shots on target over 6.5	70%	60%	80%
Match shots on target over 7.5	50%	60%	40%
Match shots on target over 8.5	40%	40%	40%
Match shots on target over 9.5	40%	40%	40%
Match shots on target over 10.5	40%	40%	40%

Sporting KC 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	1	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	1.5	50%	50%	0%
Overall	4	1.25	25%	25%	0%

Sporting KC 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	1.5	50%	0%	0%
Away	2	1.5	50%	50%	0%
Overall	4	1.5	50%	25%	0%

Sporting KC 1st-half match total 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	2	2.5	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	3	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	2.75	75%	0%	0%	0%

Sporting KC shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
2 Oct	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	2-1	11	7	18	-
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Houston (A)	0-2	4	3	7	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	3-4	6	8	14	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	LAFC (H)	3-1	8	8	16	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Dallas (A)	4-3	10	9	19	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (H)	0-3	0	6	6	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (A)	2-1	1	4	5	3
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (H)	1-1	3	2	5	3
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Colorado (A)	2-0	3	4	7	3
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Houston (H)	0-2	4	4	8	2

Major League Soccer shots on target table 2026: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Cincinnati	26	5.92	5.62	11.54	73%
2	Orlando City	27	4.96	6.41	11.37	67%
3	Inter Miami	27	6.11	4.67	10.78	67%
4	Portland Timbers	27	4.52	6.11	10.63	70%
5	Charlotte	27	4.85	5.67	10.52	70%
6	Seattle Sounders	27	5.04	5.3	10.33	67%
7	LA Galaxy	28	5.21	5.07	10.29	75%
8	New York RB	27	4.59	5.67	10.26	70%
9	Sporting KC	27	4.33	5.81	10.15	56%
10	Austin	27	4	6.15	10.15	74%
11	New England	27	4.89	5.15	10.04	67%
12	SJ Earthquakes	27	5.22	4.67	9.89	52%
13	San Diego	27	4.52	5.37	9.89	67%
14	DC United	26	4.62	5.19	9.81	62%
15	Minnesota United	27	4.81	4.96	9.78	74%
16	CF Montréal	27	4.85	4.81	9.67	70%
17	Toronto	27	4.33	5.33	9.67	59%
18	Real Salt Lake	27	5.22	4.41	9.63	67%
19	Chicago Fire	26	5.23	4.31	9.54	54%
20	Dallas	27	4.67	4.85	9.52	59%
21	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	6.46	3.04	9.5	58%
22	New York City	27	4.59	4.81	9.41	63%
23	Philadelphia Union	27	5.3	3.63	8.93	52%
24	Los Angeles FC	28	4.64	4.18	8.82	54%
25	St. Louis City	27	4.96	3.74	8.7	48%
26	Nashville SC	27	4.93	3.59	8.52	56%
27	Columbus Crew	27	3.93	4.59	8.52	56%
28	Colorado Rapids	27	4.19	4.15	8.33	44%
29	Houston Dynamo	27	4.44	3.78	8.22	44%
30	Atlanta United	27	3.96	4.15	8.11	41%

Sporting KC shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	28	3.57	5.57	9.14	46%
Vs top half	61	4.18	5.84	10.02	61%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Sporting KC shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	27	4.33	5.81	10.15	56%
Major League Soccer	2025	34	4.06	5.85	9.91	65%
Major League Soccer	2024	34	4.41	4.56	8.97	50%

Sporting KC next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 11 Oct 00:30	Portland (home)	10.63	4.52	6.11	12	4.23	7.77
Thu 15 Oct 00:30	Nashville SC (away)	8.52	4.93	3.59	10	6.29	3.71
Sun 18 Oct 00:30	RSL (home)	9.63	5.22	4.41	7.92	3.46	4.46

Sporting KC players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Dejan Joveljić	attacker	15	20	75%
2	Calvin Harris	attacker	12	26	46%
3	Stephen Afrifa	attacker	9	23	39%
4	Capita	attacker	7	16	44%
5	Taylor Calheira	attacker	7	19	37%

Sporting KC players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Dejan Joveljić	attacker	6	20	30%
2	Calvin Harris	attacker	5	26	19%
3	André Luiz	attacker	4	6	67%
4	Taylor Calheira	attacker	4	19	21%
5	Shapi Suleymanov	attacker	2	22	9%

Sporting KC players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Calvin Harris	attacker	3	26	12%
2	André Luiz	attacker	2	6	33%
3	Dejan Joveljić	attacker	1	20	5%
4	Taylor Calheira	attacker	1	19	5%

Portland shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	San Jose (A)	3-1	6	8	14	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (H)	0-1	3	3	6	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	Dallas (A)	2-1	4	5	9	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (H)	2-2	3	4	7	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Minnesota (H)	5-4	5	8	13	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Austin (H)	1-2	5	3	8	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	LAFC (A)	1-1	2	12	14	6
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Diego (H)	3-1	5	6	11	5
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (A)	2-1	2	4	6	2
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Seattle (H)	2-1	5	3	8	4