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

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MLS · 2023

Sporting Kansas City

3 – 0

Full Time

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 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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	#18
21	Points	45
26	Played	27
6 / 3 / 17	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 8
31	Scored	49
63	Conceded	39
-32	GD	+10
0.81	PPG	1.67
23%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/8

16-30

7/7

31-45

5/8

46-60

2/6

61-75

4/11

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/4

31-45

5/6

46-60

6/7

61-75

5/2

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	15 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting San Jose Earthquakes for another epic battle.
3' Daniel Salloi doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
8' Jack Skahan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 286 appearances.
13' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
28' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
33' The 33-year-old Nemanja Radoja has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
38' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
42' GOAL! Johnny Russell fires home to make it 2-0!
46' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Matthew Hoppe on, Cade Cowell off on 46 minutes.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
54' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Johnny Russell is replaced by Khiry Shelton on 54 minute.
59' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
64' It’s high time Luchi Gonzalez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
66' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Jamiro Monteiro by Jack Skahan on 66 minute.
67' The crowd applauds Carlos Akapo as he leaves the pitch. Paul Marie steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
69' Erik Thommy is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
75' The crowd applauds Cristian Espinoza as he leaves the pitch. Niko Tsakiris steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
80' Peru international Miguel Trauco has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
84' Roger Espinoza is replacing Nemanja Radoja for the Sporting Kansas City side.
89' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 3-0 San Jose Earthquakes.

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

2 / 4

1.44 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or San Jose Earthquakes 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City38% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes37%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

63%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

62%

Sporting Kansas City or San Jose Earthquakes

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City25% Draw43% San Jose Earthquakes32%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.9%

1 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

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%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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