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 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#19	Position	#30
52	Points	26
34	Played	34
14 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 22
57	Scored	40
51	Conceded	81
+6	GD	-41
1.53	PPG	0.76
41%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds PayPal Park will turn into a battlefield for San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City.
4' Javier Lopez adds to his 0 season tally! San Jose Earthquakes lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
5' A goal from the Mexico international Javier Lopez! He fires home on 5 to make it 2-0!
9' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cristian Espinoza.
14' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' A goal from the USA international Jaylin Lindsey! He fires home on 15 to make it 2-1!
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gianluca Busio, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' 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 Luis Martins suffering a number of foals already.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' It’s high time Matias Almeyda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
49' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 49.
54' Jackson Yueill, a USA , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
59' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
60' The Mexico Alan Pulido breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 2-2!
61' Goal! Alan Pulido scores his 39 goal in 13 matches.
62' Roger Espinoza makes way for Remi Walter at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
63' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alan Pulido makes it 2-4.
65' The crowd applauds Javier Lopez as he leaves the pitch. Carlos Fierro steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
66' The supporters are chanting for Carlos Fierro. He replaces Javier Lopez on 66 minute.
67' The crowd applauds Andres Rios as he leaves the pitch. Chris Wondolowski steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
72' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
74' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Paul Marie is replaced by Luciano Abecasis on 74 minute.
75' The Hungary Daniel Salloi breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 2-5!
80' Paul Marie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
82' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Cade Cowell is withdrawn and Benjamin Kikanovic gets his opportunity.
83' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 83 minute. Cade Cowell leaves to be changed by Benjamin Kikanovic.
88' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' Poor challenge from Jaylin Lindsey. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' The crowd applauds Alan Pulido as he leaves the pitch. Johnny Russell steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
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
Shea Salinas	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

2.26 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes46% Draw24% Sporting Kansas City30%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

70%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

54%

San Jose Earthquakes or Sporting Kansas City

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes39% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted

1 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

1 – 0

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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