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 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

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
#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' The wait is over. San Jose Earthquakes get us underway at PayPal Park.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
9' Magnificent from Cristian Espinoza! That is 43 goals in 210 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
14' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
19' Remi Walter has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Carlos Akapo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
29' J.T. Marcinkowski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
31' Controversy at the stadium! Erik Thommy argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
36' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
38' The referee calls foul for Robert Castellanos. He receives a Red card.
40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jeremy Ebobisse makes no mistake. 2-0!
41' The supporters are chanting for Andreu Fontas. He replaces Alan Pulido on 41 minute.
46' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
48' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Felipe Hernandez is replaced by William Agada on 48 minute.
51' The USA Jeremy Ebobisse breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 3-0!
56' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact 4-3-3.
60' Cristian Espinoza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 60.
65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
70' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Cameron Duke comes on to replace Graham Zusi.
73' Jamiro Monteiro makes way for Tommy Thompson at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
77' A moment of madness from Carlos Gruezo on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
82' The whistle greets Carlos Gruezo as he departs to be replaced by Judson.
83' Benjamin Kikanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cade Cowell at the 83 minute mark.
88' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
89' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Ousseni Bouda on, Jeremy Ebobisse off on 89 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Cristian Arango	3
Chris Wondolowski	3
Felipe Gutierrez	3
Erik Thommy	3
Danny Hoesen	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

2.22 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes64% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City15%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

85%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

36%

San Jose Earthquakes or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes48% Draw40% Sporting Kansas City12%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.4%

1 – 0

10%

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

6.2%

4 – 0

4.6%

2 – 2

3.9%

4 – 1

3.9%

1 – 2

3.5%

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	20%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	23%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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