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

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MLS · 2023

Sporting Kansas City

3 – 0

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park 18,892 HT 45' · FT 45'

Daniel Salloi 3' 1–0

Johnny Russell 42' 2–0

Erik Thommy 69' 3–0

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–0	W
16 Jul	Austin FC	A	1–2	L
13 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	2–2	D
09 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	2–2	D
02 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
25 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–1	L

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L
21 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
13 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
09 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
02 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–2	D
25 Jun	St. Louis City	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		San Jose Earthquakes
#30	Position	#17
11	Points	32
14	Played	15
3 / 2 / 9	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 3
14	Scored	34
36	Conceded	15
-22	GD	+19
0.79	PPG	2.13
21%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Children's Mercy Park!
3' Goal! Daniel Salloi scores his 64 goal in 281 matches.
8' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
13' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
23' 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.
28' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
33' Alan Pulido, a Mexico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 100% of all matches.
42' The Scotland Johnny Russell breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 2-0!
46' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Cade Cowell exits the field as Matthew Hoppe enters on 46.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlos Gruezo made 281 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
54' The crowd applauds Johnny Russell as he leaves the pitch. Khiry Shelton steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
59' Miguel Trauco needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
64' 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.
66' The crowd applauds Jamiro Monteiro as he leaves the pitch. Jack Skahan steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
67' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Carlos Akapo trudges off to be replaced by Paul Marie on 67 minutes.
69' A goal from the Germany international Erik Thommy! He fires home on 69 to make it 3-0!
74' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
75' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Niko Tsakiris on, Cristian Espinoza off on 75 minutes.
80' Nemanja Radoja is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
84' The whistle greets Nemanja Radoja as he departs to be replaced by Roger Espinoza.
89' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
Sporting Kansas City celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

29
Carlos Akapo ↓ Paul Marie 67'
21
Miguel Trauco
14
Jackson Yueill
7
Carlos Gruezo
11
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Ayo Akinola 66'
42
Daniel
10
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Niko Tsakiris 75'
26
Rodrigues
44
Cade Cowell ↓ Matthew Hoppe 46'
15
Tanner Beason
35
Jamiro Monteiro ↓ Jack Skahan 66'

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Salloi	6
Alan Pulido	5
Felipe Gutierrez	3
Erik Thommy	3
Danny Hoesen	3
Cristian Arango	3
Chris Wondolowski	3
Jeremy Ebobisse	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-07-16 Austin FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-07-02 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-06-25 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-08-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-07-09 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-07-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-06-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 St. Louis City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.18 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.1 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City30% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes47%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

53%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

70%

Sporting Kansas City or San Jose Earthquakes

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City17% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes42%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

8.3%

0 – 1

7.3%

1 – 3

6.6%

0 – 3

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

5.3%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 0

3.8%

1 – 4

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	22%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	17%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✗

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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