Major League Soccer

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 CitySporting Kansas City

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 2

San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes

Referee: Sergiy Boyko, Ukraine

Lineups

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-3-3
J. Pulskamp1J. PulskampG
J. Davis17J. DavisD
J. Fernandez24J. FernandezD
R. Voloder4R. VoloderD
T. Leibold14T. LeiboldD
Z. Bassong22Z. BassongM
J. Bartlett16J. BartlettM
M. Garcia21M. GarciaM
S. Suleymanov93S. SuleymanovF
D. Joveljic9D. JoveljicF
E. Thommy26E. ThommyF

Substitutes

8M. RodriguezM
3A. BrodyD
18L. NdenbeD
10D. SalloiF
23W. AgadaF
6N. RadojaM
5D. RoseroD
36R. ScheweG
2I. JamesD
San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes3-5-2
Daniel42DanielG
Rodrigues26RodriguesD
B. R. Wilson Valdez4B. R. Wilson ValdezD
D. Romney12D. RomneyD
C. Espinoza10C. EspinozaM
B. Leroux34B. LerouxM
H. Lopez23H. LopezM
I. Harkes6I. HarkesM
J. Ricketts2J. RickettsM
C. Arango9C. ArangoF
J. Martinez17J. MartinezF

Substitutes

24N. LimaD
36E. EdwardsG
30N. TsakirisM
11O. BoudaF
14M. KayeM
5D. MunieD
94Vitor CostaD
7A. PellegrinoF
25M. FlorianiD

Match Events

81'S

C. Arango

Substitution 3

Statistics

Sporting Kansas City
68%32%
San Jose Earthquakes
1.74Expected Goals (xG)1.61
15Total Shots7
3Shots on Target5
6Corners2
14Fouls15
3Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)77
4Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
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 Martínez 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.