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Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes – Lineups & Match Details

San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1. Goals: J. Bartlett (27'), J. Skahan (44'), J. Skahan (49'), D. Romney (75'). Sporting Kansas City had 49% possession against San Jose Earthquakes's 51%. Shots on target: 4-3.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 7

Sunday, 12 April 2026

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

1 - 3

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes

Referee: A. Chapman

Lineups

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-3-3
John Pulskamp1John PulskampG
Justin Reynolds13Justin ReynoldsD
Ian James2Ian JamesD
Diego Borges57Diego BorgesD
Jayden Reid99Jayden ReidD
Jacob Bartlett16Jacob BartlettM
Manu García6Manu GarcíaM
Lasse Berg Johnsen4Lasse Berg JohnsenM
Magomed Shapi Suleymanov93Magomed Shapi SuleymanovF
Dejan Joveljić9Dejan JoveljićF
Calvin Harris11Calvin HarrisF

Substitutes

7CapitaF
8Jacob DavisM
17Stephen AfrifaF
20Kwaku AgyabengM
19Taylor CalheiraF
15Jansen MillerD
14Macielo TschantretM
23Ethan BartlowD
12Jack KortkampG
San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes4-3-3
Daniel42DanielG
Benjamin Kikanović28Benjamin KikanovićD
Daniel Munie5Daniel MunieD
Reid Roberts18Reid RobertsD
Dave Romney4Dave RomneyD
Niko Tsakiris10Niko TsakirisM
Ronaldo Vieira14Ronaldo VieiraM
Beau Leroux34Beau LerouxM
Jack Skahan16Jack SkahanF
Preston Judd19Preston JuddF
Ousseni Bouda7Ousseni BoudaF

Substitutes

20Nick FernandezM
6Ian HarkesM
17Jack JasinskiD
3Paul MarieD
40Jonathan GonzalezM
32Nonso AdimabuaF
21Noel BuckM
36Earl Edwards Jr.G
25Max FlorianiD

Match Events

27'G

J. Bartlett

Assist: D. Joveljić

44'G

J. Skahan

Assist: N. Tsakiris

49'G

J. Skahan

Assist: P. Judd

54'Y

M. Suleymanov

57'S

C. Harris

Substitution 1

66'S

Manu García

Substitution 2

66'S

M. Suleymanov

Substitution 3

69'S

Beau Leroux

Substitution 1

69'S

J. Skahan

Substitution 2

75'G

D. Romney

Assist: D. Munie

76'S

B. Kikanovic

Substitution 3

81'S

J. Bartlett

Substitution 4

81'S

J. Reid

Substitution 5

82'Y

T. Calheira

87'S

P. Judd

Substitution 4

Statistics

Sporting Kansas City
49%51%
San Jose Earthquakes
0.78Expected Goals (xG)1.71
10Total Shots10
4Shots on Target3
2Corners4
9Fouls6
1Offsides0
85Pass Accuracy (%)88
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Sporting Kansas City host San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday, 12 April 2026. The kick-off time is 00:30 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 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sporting Kansas City have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. San Jose Earthquakes have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 22 Feb 2026: Sporting Kansas City 0-3 San Jose Earthquakes; 20 Apr 2025: Sporting Kansas City 5-3 San Jose Earthquakes; 2 Mar 2025: Sporting Kansas City 1-2 San Jose Earthquakes. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1. Sporting Kansas City scored through J. Bartlett 27'. San Jose Earthquakes replied with J. Skahan 44', J. Skahan 49', D. Romney 75'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 75 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sporting Kansas City held 49% of the ball against 51% for San Jose Earthquakes. Shots on target finished 4-3. Expected goals read 0.78 for Sporting Kansas City, 1.71 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 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.