San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

San Jose Earthquakes

3 – 0

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sun 16 Apr 2023 · 02:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Cristian Espinoza 9' 1–0

Jeremy Ebobisse pen 40' 2–0

Jeremy Ebobisse 51' 3–0

Y 31' Erik Thommy

R 38' Robert Castellanos

Cristian Espinoza 60' Y

Carlos Gruezo 77' Y

Overview

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

San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City 2022-08-28 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-05-22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-07-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-05-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–0	W
08 Apr	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
02 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
26 Mar	Toronto FC	H	0–0	D
19 Mar	St. Louis City	A	0–3	L
12 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–3	L
09 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
01 Apr	Philadelphia Union	A	0–0	D
26 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–4	L
19 Mar	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
12 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Sporting Kansas City
#18	Position	#30
45	Points	21
27	Played	26
13 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 17
49	Scored	31
39	Conceded	63
+10	GD	-32
1.67	PPG	0.81
48%	Win %	23%

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

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/4

31-45

5/6

46-60

6/7

61-75

5/2

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/8

16-30

7/7

31-45

5/8

46-60

2/6

61-75

4/11

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	15 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. San Jose Earthquakes host Sporting Kansas City — let the battle begin!
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
9' Cristian Espinoza makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
14' 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.
19' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked 29 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
29' The 29-year-old Jeremy Ebobisse has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Erik Thommy on 31.
36' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Robert Castellanos.
40' Jeremy Ebobisse has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
41' Andreu Fontas gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Alan Pulido and will look to change the dynamic.
46' Supporters expect more eagerness from J.T. Marcinkowski, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
48' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Felipe Hernandez exits the field as William Agada enters on 48.
51' GOAL! Jeremy Ebobisse fires home to make it 3-0!
56' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' Cristian Espinoza was booked on 60.
65' Cade Cowell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 7 Yellow cards this season.
70' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Graham Zusi has done his job and it is now time for Cameron Duke to step up.
73' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tommy Thompson is hanging Jamiro Monteiro on the field on 73 minute.
77' The referee has no hesitation. Carlos Gruezo is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — Yellow card on 77.
82' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Carlos Gruezo is replaced by Judson on 82 minute.
83' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Cade Cowell is withdrawn and Benjamin Kikanovic gets his opportunity.
88' Erik Thommy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
89' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 89 minute. Jeremy Ebobisse leaves to be changed by Ousseni Bouda.
It finishes all square. San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

21
Miguel Trauco
93
Judson ↑ 82'
22
Tommy Thompson ↑ 73'
55
Michael Baldisimo
15
Tanner Beason ↑ 89'
16
Jack Skahan
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↑ 83'
25
Ousseni Bouda ↑ 89'
41
Emmanuel Ochoa

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

15
Roger Espinoza
11
Khiry Shelton ↑ 70'
18
Logan Ndenbe
28
Cameron Duke ↑ 70'
1
John Pulskamp
23
William Agada ↑ 48'
77
Marinos Tzionis ↑ 70'
3
Andreu Fontas ↑ 41'
82
Chris Rindov

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
Johnny Russell	2

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-04-08 New York Red Bulls 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-04-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2023-03-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Toronto FC D 2023-03-19 St. Louis City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-03-12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-19 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.38 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes66% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City14%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

86%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

34%

San Jose Earthquakes or Sporting Kansas City

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes51% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City11%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.3%

1 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

8.7%

3 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

5.5%

4 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

3.8%

1 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	21%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	22%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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