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Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sporting Kansas City
3 – 2
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sun 18 Mar 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Kevin Klinger
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

9
3
5
Sporting Kansas City 17 games · Avg 3.8 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W
10 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 4–3 W
05 Mar New York City FC H 0–2 L
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 2–3 L
04 Mar Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 17 G 3 A
Ousseni Bouda 7 G 1 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for sporting kansas city and san jose earthquakes.
  • 5' Ilie Sanchez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 301 appearances.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harold Cummings, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' san jose earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Jack Skahan scoring 2 goals.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both sporting kansas city and san jose earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' The 30-year-old Daniel Salloi has been sensational this season — 6 goals and 5 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' san jose earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' sporting kansas city are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined san jose earthquakes backline.
  • 65' sporting kansas city currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 75' Quincy Amarikwa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for san jose earthquakes so far.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fatai Alashe made 264 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' Chris Wondolowski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for sporting kansas city players.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikael Stahre

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.98 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.22 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or San Jose Earthquakes 78% + Over 2.5 goals 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City41% Draw22% San Jose Earthquakes37%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.2
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 59%
41%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
63%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
59%
Sporting Kansas City or San Jose Earthquakes
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City29% Draw37% San Jose Earthquakes34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 3
5.1%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 3
3.4%
2 – 0
3.1%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 10% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 16% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 18% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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