San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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San Jose Earthquakes

4 – 1

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 21 Apr 2019 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Cristian Espinoza 45' Y

Anibal Godoy 45' Y

Y 48' Ilie Sanchez

Y 54' Yohan Croizet

Tommy Thompson 54' Y

Overview

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San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Eduardo Mariscal
Referee Thomas Zablocki
Referee Kevin Stott
Referee Joe Dickerson

11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 17 games · Avg 3.8 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-21 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–5 Sporting Kansas City 2018-03-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	4–1	W
13 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
07 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	3–0	W
30 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	0–5	L
16 Mar	New York Red Bulls	A	1–4	L
10 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	0–3	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–4	L
14 Apr	New York Red Bulls	H	2–2	D
07 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	1–1	D
30 Mar	Montreal Impact FC	H	7–1	W
18 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D
10 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Sporting Kansas City
#18	Position	#30
33	Points	14
18	Played	18
10 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 12
37	Scored	18
24	Conceded	46
+13	GD	-28
1.83	PPG	0.78
56%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/6

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/2

46-60

6/6

61-75

4/1

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Sporting Kansas City get us underway at .
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
6' Magnificent from Danny Hoesen! That is 33 goals in 282 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
11' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
12' The deadlock is broken! Danny Hoesen gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
15' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Matt Besler exits the field as Abdoul Rwatubyaye enters on 15.
20' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Kelyn Rowe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Ilie Sanchez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 285 games and scored 439 goals.
40' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
45' Cristian Espinoza has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
46' GOAL! Shea Salinas scores on 46. Assisted by Magnus Eriksson
48' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 48.
53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yohan Croizet on 54.
57' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Gianluca Busio by Daniel Salloi on 57 minute.
61' A goal from the Sweden international Magnus Eriksson! He fires home on 61 to make it 4-0!
62' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Ilie Sanchez has done his job and it is now time for Kelyn Rowe to step up.
66' Felipe Gutierrez does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
70' Judson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tommy Thompson on 70 minute.
75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
80' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Cristian Espinoza departs to be replaced by Paul Marie.
85' Panama international Harold Cummings has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
The points are shared — San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 Sporting Kansas City. Honours even.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Salloi	6
Alan Pulido	5
Erik Thommy	3
Danny Hoesen	3
Cristian Arango	3
Chris Wondolowski	3
Felipe Gutierrez	3
Ilie Sanchez	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.07 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes61% Draw19% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

80%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

39%

San Jose Earthquakes or Sporting Kansas City

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes52% Draw32% Sporting Kansas City16%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.4%

3 – 1

7.3%

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

5.6%

3 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

5.3%

3 – 0

5.2%

4 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.9%

1 – 2

3.6%

5 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	31%	—	69%
-2	31%	18%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	19%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	9%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

Sporting Kansas City Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Clean Sheet