Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 17 Mar 2024 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Dany Rosero 35' Y

Y 66' Ousseni Bouda

Y 80' Cristian Espinoza

Daniel Salloi 82' Y

Erik Thommy 90' Y

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

2024-03-17 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
10 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	0–0	D
03 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D
25 Feb	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
22 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	3–1	W
08 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	3–2	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L
03 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–3	L
25 Feb	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
22 Oct	Austin FC	H	1–1	D
08 Oct	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D

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' Sporting Kansas City have kicked off against San Jose Earthquakes. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel made 337 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
11' Vitor Costa makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
18' Brilliant from the ! Dany Rosero makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 18.
23' With 4 assists to his name this season, Paul Marie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
29' Magnificent from Alan Pulido! That is 39 goals in 13 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luchi Gonzalez might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Sporting Kansas City receives a card for a hard tackle on 35.
40' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' The 36-year-old Amahl Pellegrino has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' Remi Walter has so much to prove this time. He replaces Memo Rodriguez on 46 minute.
51' It’s high time Luchi Gonzalez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
53' Johnny Russell makes way for Stephen Afrira at the 53 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
58' 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.
63' Jack Skahan is replacing Amahl Pellegrino for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
64' Benjamin Kikanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jeremy Ebobisse at the 64 minute mark.
66' The referee calls foul for Ousseni Bouda. He receives a card.
71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
72' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Carlos Gruezo has done his job and it is now time for Alfredo Morales to step up.
77' Jake Davis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
80' That looks like a foul for a card for Cristian Espinoza.
82' A moment of madness from Daniel Salloi on 82 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
85' Tommy Thompson is replacing Paul Marie for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
87' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Alan Pulido departs to be replaced by Willy Agada.
88' Alenis Vargas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Salloi at the 88 minute mark.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Erik Thommy is booked for Sporting Kansas City — card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

14
Jackson Yueill
7
Carlos Gruezo ↓ Alfredo Morales 72'
11
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Benjamin Kikanovic 64'
42
Daniel
94
Vitor Costa
10
Cristian Espinoza
26
Rodrigues
3
Paul Marie ↓ Tommy Thompson 85'
4
Bruno Wilson
9
Amahl Pellegrino ↓ Jack Skahan 63'
19
Preston Judd ↓ Ousseni Bouda 63'

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

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

2024-03-17 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-03-10 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2024-03-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-10-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2024-03-17 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-03-10 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-03-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-02-25 FC Dallas 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-10-22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Austin FC D 2023-10-08 FC Dallas 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.49 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or San Jose Earthquakes 77% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City41% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes36%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

64%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

59%

Sporting Kansas City or San Jose Earthquakes

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City25% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes33%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 0

2 – 3

0 – 3

3.6%

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	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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