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San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City: result 3-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 12Kick-off on April 16, 2023 at 02:30 AM (UTC)PayPal Park, San Jose, California

San Jose Earthquakes
3-0
Sporting Kansas City

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What was the result of San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City?

San Jose Earthquakes won 3-0 on April 16, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 9′C. EspinozaSan Jose Earthquakes
  • 40′J. EbobisseSan Jose Earthquakes (pen.)
  • 51′J. EbobisseSan Jose Earthquakes

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, San Jose Earthquakes have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 4, 5 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 8, 2023New York Red Bulls(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Apr 2, 2023Houston Dynamo(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 26, 2023Toronto FC(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 19, 2023St. Louis City(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Mar 12, 2023Colorado Rapids(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 9, 2023Colorado Rapids(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Apr 1, 2023Philadelphia Union(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 26, 2023Seattle Sounders(home)1-4Major League Soccer
Mar 19, 2023FC Dallas(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 12, 2023Los Angeles Galaxy(home)0-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 San Jose Earthquakes win(s), 3 draw(s), 3 Sporting Kansas City win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 28, 2022Sporting Kansas City 1-0 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
May 22, 2022San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Jul 22, 2021Sporting Kansas City 1-1 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
May 23, 2021San Jose Earthquakes 1-3 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Nov 22, 2020Sporting Kansas City 3-3 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
Aug 18, 2019Sporting Kansas City 2-1 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes on Aug 28, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

San Jose Earthquakes score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
San Jose Earthquakes1.41.3210/1510/15
Sporting Kansas City1.31.348/158/15

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 20 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (15 points from 20 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4San Jose Earthquakes201037382833
15Sporting Kansas City204313194915

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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