
Season 2026/2027
Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes – Lineups & Match Details
San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1. Sporting Kansas City had 68% possession against San Jose Earthquakes's 32%. Shots on target: 3-5.
Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 2
Sunday, 2 March 2025
Sporting Kansas City1 - 2
Full Time
HT: 1 - 2
San Jose EarthquakesReferee: Sergiy Boyko, Ukraine
Lineups
Substitutes
Substitutes
Match Events
C. Arango
Substitution 3
Statistics
Match preview
Sporting Kansas City host San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday, 2 March 2025 at Children's Mercy Park. The kick-off time is 01:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Sporting Kansas City go into the match 15th in the table; San Jose Earthquakes sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.
Form coming in
Sporting Kansas City have taken 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 5 losses in a row. San Jose Earthquakes have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.
Head to head
The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 Jul 2024: Sporting Kansas City 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes; 17 Mar 2024: Sporting Kansas City 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes; 26 Oct 2023: Sporting Kansas City 0-0 San Jose Earthquakes. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.
Match recap
San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1. Sporting Kansas City scored through D. Joveljić 27' (pen.). San Jose Earthquakes replied with C. Arango 3', Josef MartÃnez 19'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 27 as the contest closed.
Stat highlights
Sporting Kansas City held 68% of the ball against 32% for San Jose Earthquakes. Shots on target finished 3-5. Expected goals read 1.74 for Sporting Kansas City, 1.61 for San Jose Earthquakes.
Verdict
San Jose Earthquakes take the three points; Sporting Kansas City look at a thin night for the home crowd. Sporting Kansas City sat 15th and San Jose Earthquakes 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.