Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 18 Aug 2019 · 00:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Y 59' Judson

Y 61' Jackson Yueill

Roger Espinoza 65' Y

Johnny Russell 88' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

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

Match Details

Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
Referee Brian Poeschel
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Jeremy Kieso

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2018-03-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
14 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L
11 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
05 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	3–2	W
26 Jul	New York City FC	A	1–3	L
21 Jul	FC Dallas	H	0–2	L

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
11 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
04 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
28 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
21 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W
13 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–1	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sporting Kansas City launch into their encounter with San Jose Earthquakes.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Jack Skahan scoring 2 goals.
20' 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.
25' Goal! Chris Wondolowski scores his 50 goal in 298 matches.
30' Guram Kashia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 298 appearances.
35' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
50' Benny Feilhaber makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
55' Andres Rios needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
56' Daniel Salloi is replacing Jimmy Medranda for the Sporting Kansas City side.
59' A moment of madness from Judson on 59 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
60' The supporters are chanting for Ilie Sanchez. He replaces Benny Feilhaber on 60 minute.
61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jackson Yueill on 61.
65' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 65.
67' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Chris Wondolowski is withdrawn and Danny Hoesen gets his opportunity.
68' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Judson has done his job and it is now time for Andres Rios to step up.
73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tommy Thompson, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
74' Roger Espinoza makes way for Gianluca Busio at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
76' Sensational shot from Graham Smith. Sporting Kansas City is back in the lead.
76' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shea Salinas is hanging Nick Lima on the field on 76 minute.
77' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Nick Lima is withdrawn and Shea Salinas gets his opportunity.
82' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
87' The 36-year-old Magnus Eriksson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Johnny Russell.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Kansas City to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

93
Judson ↓ Andres Rios 68'
37
Guram Kashia
7
Magnus Eriksson
11
Vako Qazaishvili
24
Nick Lima ↓ Shea Salinas 76'
8
Chris Wondolowski C ↓ Danny Hoesen 67'
23
Florian Jungwirth
14
Jackson Yueill
22
Tommy Thompson
10
Cristian Espinoza
17
Daniel Vega

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-08-18 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-08-14 Orlando City SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-08-11 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2019-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-07-26 New York City FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-07-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 FC Dallas L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2019-08-18 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2019-08-11 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2019-08-04 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-07-13 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.64 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.1 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or San Jose Earthquakes 77% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City36% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes41%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

59%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

64%

Sporting Kansas City or San Jose Earthquakes

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City25% Draw39% San Jose Earthquakes36%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 3

4.7%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 3

3.6%

0 – 0

3.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	15%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	19%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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