Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 32Kick-off on August 18, 2019 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 August 18, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 25′C. WondolowskiSan Jose Earthquakes
- 50′B. FeilhaberSporting Kansas City
- 76′G. SmithSporting Kansas City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; San Jose Earthquakes have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2019 | Orlando City SC(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 11, 2019 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 5, 2019 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 26, 2019 | New York City FC(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 21, 2019 | FC Dallas(home) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2019 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 4, 2019 | Columbus Crew(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 28, 2019 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 21, 2019 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 13, 2019 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Sporting Kansas City win(s), 2 draw(s), 1 San Jose Earthquakes win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2019 | San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 16, 2018 | San Jose Earthquakes 1-5 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 18, 2018 | Sporting Kansas City 3-2 San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 10, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City 2-2 San Jose Earthquakes | US Open Cup |
| Jun 18, 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes 0-0 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 19, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City on Apr 21, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 1.2 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; San Jose Earthquakes score 2.1 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3 | 12/15 | 11/15 |
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
Other matches in the same round
- Aug 18, 2019Houston Dynamo2-2Colorado Rapids
- Aug 18, 2019Vancouver Whitecaps1-0DC United
- Aug 18, 2019Los Angeles Galaxy2-2Seattle Sounders
- Aug 18, 2019Real Salt Lake0-2Los Angeles FC
- Aug 19, 2019Portland Timbers0-2Atlanta United FC
- Aug 21, 2019New York City FC1-0Columbus Crew
- Aug 22, 2019DC United1-2New York Red Bulls
- Aug 22, 2019Los Angeles FC4-0San Jose Earthquakes