Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 6Kick-off on March 17, 2024 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas
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What was the result of Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes?
Sporting Kansas City won 2-1 on March 17, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 11′Vítor CostaSan Jose Earthquakes
- 18′D. RoseroSporting Kansas City
- 29′A. PulidoSporting Kansas City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; San Jose Earthquakes have 2, 7 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2024 | Los Angeles FC(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 3, 2024 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Houston Dynamo(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Atlanta United FC(away) | 3-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Feb 10, 2024 | Miami FC(away) | 5-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2024 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 3, 2024 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Feb 25, 2024 | FC Dallas(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Portland Timbers(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Sporting Kansas City win(s), 3 draw(s), 1 San Jose Earthquakes win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | Sporting Kansas City 1-0 San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer |
| May 22, 2022 | San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Sporting Kansas City 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes on Oct 26, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 1.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; San Jose Earthquakes score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2 | 10/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting Kansas City sit 15th in Major League Soccer (15 points from 20 matches) and San Jose Earthquakes sit 4th (33 points from 21 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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