San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City

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🕒 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 03:30 Europe/London 📍 PayPal Park 🧑‍⚖️ Alexis Da Silva 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
San Jose Earthquakes 7 · Sporting Kansas City 30
Referee Stats
13 matches · 5.08 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.08
Reds avg 0.31
Penalties avg 0.54
Over 4.5 cards 62%
Home wins 31%
Draws 31%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • San Jose Earthquakes outshot their opponent (17-7).
  • Sporting Kansas City controlled possession (56%).
  • San Jose Earthquakes had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

San Jose Earthquakes (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 5-2-5

Goals For / Against

20 / 19
Avg: 1.67 / 1.58

Points

17
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2
Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 2-0-10

Goals For / Against

11 / 37
Avg: 0.92 / 3.08

Points

6
Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.42
PPG
0.50
1.67
GF
0.92
1.58
GA
3.08
58%
O2.5
92%
50%
BTTS
50%
50%
Score 1st
17%

League-position context

San Jose Earthquakes rank7th
Sporting Kansas City rank30th
San Jose Earthquakes points41
Sporting Kansas City points18
San Jose Earthquakes: #7 · 41 pts · GD +8
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sporting Kansas City: #30 · 18 pts · GD -33
28 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

San Jose Earthquakes last 5 home

W L L D L
Points4/15
Weighted index38
Goals4-13
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals6-15
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

San Jose Earthquakes trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 17%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.592%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

San Jose Earthquakes score at home83%
San Jose Earthquakes clean sheet at home33%
Sporting Kansas City score away50%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

San Jose Earthquakes score first50%
San Jose Earthquakes win after scoring first67%
Sporting Kansas City score first17%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: San Jose Earthquakes 33% · Sporting Kansas City 11%
Avg first goal minute: San Jose Earthquakes 20.8' · Sporting Kansas City 24.5'

Vs league average

San Jose Earthquakes score at home1.67 vs 1.83
San Jose Earthquakes concede at home1.58 vs 1.37
Sporting Kansas City score away0.92 vs 1.37
Sporting Kansas City concede away3.08 vs 1.83
San Jose Earthquakes score 9% below league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 33% below league average.
Defensive side: San Jose Earthquakes are 15% above league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 69% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

San Jose Earthquakes goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
61-75 2

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
31-45 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
31-45 7
16-30 6
61-75 6
0-15 5
46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
1
Total Shots
17
7
Shots off Goal
5
5
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
12
5
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
15
3
Fouls
16
12
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
360
484
Passes Accurate
289
413
Passes %
80%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
36'
36' D. Munie
38'
38' J. Reynolds
1st substitution · For: K. Agyabeng
42'
42' Goal · 1-0
D. Munie
Normal Goal
45'
45' Goal · 2-0
P. Judd
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Ricketts
54'
54' Goal · 3-0
D. Munie
Normal Goal · Assist: Beau Leroux
66'
66' R. Vieira
1st substitution · For: I. Harkes
68'
68' M. Suleymanov
2nd substitution · For: Jansen Miller
71'
71' P. Judd
2nd substitution · For: J. Skahan
71'
71' D. Jones
3rd substitution · For: Vítor Costa
83'
83' J. Ricketts
4th substitution · For: P. Marie
83'
83' Beau Leroux
5th substitution · For: J. Gónzalez
90+1'
90+1' C. Harris
3rd substitution · For: T. Calheira

San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Alexis Da Silva. It was played at PayPal Park.

First half: D. Munie received a yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes at 36'. Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 38', with J. Reynolds replacing K. Agyabeng. San Jose Earthquakes took the lead at 42' when D. Munie scored, making the score 1-0. San Jose Earthquakes extended the lead at 45' when P. Judd scored, with the assist credited to J. Ricketts, making the score 2-0.

Second half: San Jose Earthquakes extended the lead at 54' when D. Munie scored, with the assist credited to Beau Leroux, making the score 3-0. San Jose Earthquakes made their 1st substitution at 66', with R. Vieira replacing I. Harkes. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 68', with M. Suleymanov replacing Jansen Miller. San Jose Earthquakes made their 2nd substitution at 71', with P. Judd replacing J. Skahan. San Jose Earthquakes made their 3rd substitution at 71', with D. Jones replacing Vítor Costa. San Jose Earthquakes made their 4th substitution at 83', with J. Ricketts replacing P. Marie. San Jose Earthquakes made their 5th substitution at 83', with Beau Leroux replacing J. Gónzalez. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with C. Harris replacing T. Calheira.

San Jose Earthquakes used 5 substitutions while Sporting Kansas City used 3 substitutions. San Jose Earthquakes got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • San Jose Earthquakes outshot their opponent (17-7).
  • Sporting Kansas City controlled possession (56%).
  • San Jose Earthquakes had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins5
Draws4
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals14 (77.8%)
BTTS13 (72.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals7 (87.5%)
BTTS6 (75.0%)

San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City Head-to-Head History by Season