San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

San Jose Earthquakes

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 23 May 2021 · 02:00 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Cristian Espinoza 9' Y

Andres Rios 49' Y

Y 90' Jaylin Lindsey

Overview

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San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at PayPal Park.

San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Sporting Kansas City 2020-11-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-08-18 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-04-21 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–5 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–3	L
16 May	Portland Timbers	H	0–2	L
13 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L
08 May	Real Salt Lake	A	2–1	W
02 May	D.C. United SC	H	4–1	W
24 Apr	FC Dallas	H	3–1	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–1	W
16 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
13 May	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L
09 May	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
01 May	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
23 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Sporting Kansas City
#17	Position	#30
32	Points	11
15	Played	14
10 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 9
34	Scored	14
15	Conceded	36
+19	GD	-22
2.13	PPG	0.79
67%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

4/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/6

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/5

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for San Jose Earthquakes to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
4' The deadlock is broken! Javier Lopez gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
5' Goal! Javier Lopez scores his 17 goal in 279 matches.
9' A moment of madness from Cristian Espinoza on 9 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
14' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Jaylin Lindsey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
20' Gianluca Busio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' Gadi Kinda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
49' Andres Rios catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
59' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
60' The Mexico Alan Pulido breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 2-2!
61' Sensational shot from Alan Pulido. Sporting Kansas City is back in the lead.
62' Remi Walter has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roger Espinoza on 62 minute.
63' Alan Pulido adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 2-4 — and this changes everything.
65' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Javier Lopez is withdrawn and Carlos Fierro gets his opportunity.
66' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carlos Fierro is hanging Javier Lopez on the field on 66 minute.
67' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Andres Rios exits the field as Chris Wondolowski enters on 67.
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
74' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Paul Marie trudges off to be replaced by Luciano Abecasis on 74 minutes.
75' What composure from Daniel Salloi! The Hungary international strokes it home. 2-5.
80' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Carlos Fierro suffering a number of foals already.
82' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Kikanovic. He replaces Cade Cowell on 82 minute.
83' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Cade Cowell is withdrawn and Benjamin Kikanovic gets his opportunity.
88' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
90' Jaylin Lindsey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
90' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Alan Pulido by Johnny Russell on 90 minute.
It finishes all square. San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City share the spoils 1-3.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

93
Judson
6
Shea Salinas ↑ 66'
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 65'
2
Luciano Abecasis ↑ 74'
17
Daniel Vega
7
Carlos Fierro ↑ 65'
15
Tanner Beason
16
Jack Skahan
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↑ 82'

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
Gerso Fernandes	2

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-05-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-05-16 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-05-13 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-05-02 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-04-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 FC Dallas W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-05-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-05-16 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-05-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Austin FC W 2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-04-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.87 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes57% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City22%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

77%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

43%

San Jose Earthquakes or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes51% Draw34% Sporting Kansas City15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

3 – 1

7.5%

1 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

3 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.4%

4 – 1

5.4%

3 – 2

5.1%

4 – 0

1 – 2

3.9%

1 – 0

3.9%

4 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	29%	—	71%
-2	29%	19%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	19%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+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

26% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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