San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City: result 3-5 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 9Kick-off on April 20, 2025 at 02:30 AM (UTC)PayPal Park, San Jose, California
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What was the result of San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City?
Sporting Kansas City won 3-5 on April 20, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 18′L. NdenbeSporting Kansas City
- 20′D. SallóiSporting Kansas City
- 24′Manu GarcíaSporting Kansas City
- 30′Josef MartínezSan Jose Earthquakes
- 42′C. ArangoSan Jose Earthquakes
- 73′D. SallóiSporting Kansas City
- 85′E. ThommySporting Kansas City
- 90′C. ArangoSan Jose Earthquakes (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, San Jose Earthquakes have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 2, 3 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2025 | Los Angeles FC(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 6, 2025 | DC United(home) | 6-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Charlotte(away) | 1-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 16, 2025 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2025 | Portland Timbers(home) | 2-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 6, 2025 | St. Louis City(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 30, 2025 | FC Dallas(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 23, 2025 | Los Angeles FC(home) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 16, 2025 | Minnesota United FC(home) | 3-3 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 San Jose Earthquakes win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 Sporting Kansas City win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2025 | Sporting Kansas City 1-2 San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 14, 2024 | San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 17, 2024 | Sporting Kansas City 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Sporting Kansas City 0-0 San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 27, 2023 | Sporting Kansas City 3-0 San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 16, 2023 | San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes on Mar 2, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
San Jose Earthquakes score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 0.9 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 11/15 | 11/15 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 0.9 | 1.7 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
San Jose Earthquakes sit 4th in Major League Soccer (33 points from 21 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (15 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 33 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 15 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
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