Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.
- Sporting Kansas City 10 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
- San Jose Earthquakes 11 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Allen Chapman
- Assistant 1 Logan Brown
- Assistant 2 Brian Dunn (USA)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 L 04 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L 22 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 1–4 L 15 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W 08 Mar San Diego FC H 0–1 L 01 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 3–1 W 05 Apr San Diego FC H 3–0 W 22 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W 15 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L 08 Mar Philadelphia Union A 1–0 W 01 Mar Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W Season Stats
Sporting Kansas City San Jose Earthquakes #30 Position #16 5 Points 28 10 Played 11 1 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 9 / 1 / 1 8 Scored 26 26 Conceded 7 -18 GD +19 0.50 PPG 2.55 10% Win % 82% Key Stats
76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season45% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this seasonSporting Kansas City are 30th (5 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 16th (28 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: San Jose Earthquakes gets underway.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paul Marie, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' It’s high time Raphaël Wicky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 27' Sporting Kansas City is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jacob Bartlett on 27.
- 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 37' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 42' Ian Harkes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 44' GOAL! Jack Skahan scores on 44. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris
- 49' What a strike from Jack Skahan! The score is 1-2.
- 54' That looks like a foul for a card for Magomed Suleymanov.
- 57' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Calvin Harris is replaced by Capita on 57 minute.
- 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 100% of all matches.
- 66' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jake Davis is hanging Manu Garcia on the field on 66 minute.
- 69' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 69 minute. Beau Leroux leaves to be changed by Ian Harkes.
- 74' San Jose Earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 75' GOAL! Dave Romney scores on 75. Assisted by Daniel Munie
- 76' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Benjamin Kikanovic departs to be replaced by Jack Jasinski.
- 81' The whistle greets Jacob Bartlett as he departs to be replaced by Taylor Calheira.
- 82' Taylor Calheira was booked on 82.
- 87' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Preston Judd is replaced by Paul Marie.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Kansas City.
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Sporting Kansas City
4-3-3Starting XI-
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Manu Garcia ↓ Jake Davis 66'
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Calvin Harris ↓ Capita 57'
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Jayden Reid ↓ Kwaku Agyabeng 81'
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Bench-
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Capita ↑ 57'
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Jake Davis ↑ 66'
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Stephen Afrira ↑ 66'
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Taylor Calheira ↑ 81'
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Kwaku Agyabeng ↑ 81'
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Coach Raphaël WickySan Jose Earthquakes
4-3-3Starting XI- 14
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Jack Skahan ↓ Nick Fernandez 69'
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Preston Judd ↓ Paul Marie 87'
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Beau Leroux ↓ Ian Harkes 69'
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Bench- 40
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Ian Harkes ↑ 69'
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Paul Marie ↑ 87'
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Nick Fernandez ↑ 69'
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Jack Jasinski ↑ 76'
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Coach Bruce Arena -
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Head to Head
Sporting Kansas City Form
2026-04-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-04-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-03-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-03-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 San Diego FC L 2026-03-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew SC DSan Jose Earthquakes Form
2026-04-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-04-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 San Diego FC W 2026-03-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-03-15 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-03-08 Philadelphia Union 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-03-01 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Atlanta United FC W