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 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

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
#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' San Jose Earthquakes have kicked off against Sporting Kansas City. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
9' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristian Espinoza makes no mistake. 1-0!
14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robert Castellanos made 211 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
19' Alan Pulido is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
24' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' Tim Melia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Erik Thommy on 31.
36' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robert Castellanos on 38.
40' A stunning finish from Jeremy Ebobisse — that came from absolutely nowhere!
41' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Alan Pulido trudges off to be replaced by Andreu Fontas on 41 minutes.
46' Sporting Kansas City have won 435 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
48' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Felipe Hernandez is replaced by William Agada on 48 minute.
51' GOAL! Jeremy Ebobisse fires home to make it 3-0!
56' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' The referee calls foul for Cristian Espinoza. He receives a Yellow card.
65' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' The supporters are chanting for Cameron Duke. He replaces Graham Zusi on 70 minute.
73' Tommy Thompson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamiro Monteiro at the 73 minute mark.
77' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 77.
82' Judson is replacing Carlos Gruezo for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
83' Cade Cowell makes way for Benjamin Kikanovic at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
89' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Jeremy Ebobisse has done his job and it is now time for Ousseni Bouda to step up.
That’s it! Another goalless match for San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City (для сухой ничьи).

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
Gerso Fernandes	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

4 / 4

2.84 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

0.61 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes74% Draw16% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

90%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

26%

San Jose Earthquakes or Sporting Kansas City

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes61% Draw33% Sporting Kansas City6%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.9%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

9.2%

4 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

7.6%

3 – 1

7.2%

1 – 1

6.1%

4 – 1

5.1%

5 – 0

4.7%

0 – 0

4.4%

5 – 1

6 – 0

2.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	40%	—	60%
-2	40%	22%	38%
-1.5	62%	—	38%
-1	62%	19%	18%
-0.5	82%	—	18%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	4%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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