Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 13Kick-off on May 27, 2012 at 08:52 PM (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 May 27, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 5′C. SapongSporting Kansas City
- 39′K. KamaraSporting Kansas City
- 72′S. DawkinsSan Jose Earthquakes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 11 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 7 wins, 1 draws and 3 defeats; San Jose Earthquakes have 8, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2012 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 13, 2012 | Chicago Fire(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 6, 2012 | CF Montreal(home) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Portland Timbers(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 19, 2012 | Whitecaps(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 20, 2012 | Columbus Crew(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| May 13, 2012 | Chivas USA(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| May 5, 2012 | Whitecaps(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 3, 2012 | DC United(home) | 5-3 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 1.4 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 11; San Jose Earthquakes score 2.0 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.4 | 0.8 | 5 | 4/11 | 5/11 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3 | 9/13 | 8/13 |
Over the last 11 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
- May 26, 2012Columbus Crew2-1Chicago Fire
- May 26, 2012DC United3-2New England Revolution
- May 27, 2012Real Salt Lake3-2FC Dallas
- May 27, 2012Colorado Rapids3-2CF Montreal
- May 27, 2012Portland Timbers1-1Whitecaps
- May 27, 2012Chivas USA1-1Seattle Sounders
- Jun 2, 2012New England Revolution2-0Chicago Fire
- Jun 10, 2012Whitecaps3-1Houston Dynamo