San Jose Earthquakes v Sporting Kansas City result

Full-time · San Jose Earthquakes 3–5 Sporting Kansas City

Major League Soccer · Sun, 20 Apr 2025 03:30 BST

Updated 2 Jul 2026, 16:33 UK · refreshed continuously

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San Jose Earthquakes 3–5 Sporting Kansas City — Sporting Kansas City won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sporting Kansas City won 5–3 at San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer on Sunday 20 April. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: San Jose Earthquakes out-shot Sporting Kansas City 22 to 7 and created the better chances, 4.18 xG to 1.76 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Sporting Kansas City led 3–2 at half-time. The goals — Sporting Kansas City: L. Ndenbe (18’), Dániel Sallói (20’, assisted by J. Pulskamp; 73’), Manu García (24’) and E. Thommy (85’, assisted by Manu García); San Jose Earthquakes: Josef Martínez (30’, assisted by Rodrigues) and C. Arango (42’, 90’ pen).

Discipline

The bookings — San Jose Earthquakes: M. Kaye (36’) and Rodrigues (52’); Sporting Kansas City: L. Ndenbe (41’) and J. Pulskamp (90+2’).

What it changes

With eight goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 9, across 15 matches. San Jose Earthquakes have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) 14.0, C. Arango (San Jose Earthquakes) 11.7 and L. Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) 8.6 led the match.

Next up

San Jose Earthquakes next travel to FC Dallas on 25 October 2026.

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for San Jose Earthquakes: FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: San Jose Earthquakes 3–5 Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Referee: Joe Dickerson, USA
Head-to-head (last 6): San Jose Earthquakes 2 · draws 1 · Sporting Kansas City 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: San Jose Earthquakes 1W 1D 3L · Sporting Kansas City 1W 1D 3L

San Jose Earthquakes 3–5 Sporting Kansas City (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 2 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.5 / 2.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.71 / 5.63

Corners

against 4.86 / 4.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.57 / 4

Shots on target

against 6.29 / 4.71 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.57 / 1.71

Cards

against 1.86 / 2.71 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 April 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 April 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	San Jose Earthquakes for / against	Line	Sporting Kansas City for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.71 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.63 for · 4.29 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	17.57 for · 14.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.75 for · 10.29 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.57 for · 6.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 4.71 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.57 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.5 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.57 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.71 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5

San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Kaye n 8	27.9	2.4 4/2	2 4/1	—
I. Harkes n 8	80.1	2.1 8/5	1 6/1	—
J. Skahan n 8	25.1	1.8 3/1	0.4 1/0	—
C. Arango n 8	87.6	1.7 8/3	1.8 7/4	N. Radoja
Hernán López Muñoz n 8	73.3	1.5 6/2	3.4 8/7	—

San Jose Earthquakes — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Arango n 8	87.6	3.3 7/5	1 6/2
Josef Martínez n 8	75.6	3 6/6	2.2 5/4
A. Pellegrino n 8	26.4	3 7/0	0.9 2/0
O. Bouda n 8	37.1	2.7 5/2	1.8 3/2
P. Judd n 8	29.1	2.3 3/1	1.2 2/1

San Jose Earthquakes — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Josef Martínez n 8	75.6	0.9 3/2	0.1 1/0
C. Espinoza n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.6 3/2
A. Pellegrino n 8	26.4	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
N. Tsakiris n 8	39.5	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
C. Arango n 8	87.6	0.5 4/0	0 0/0

San Jose Earthquakes — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Kaye n 8	27.9	4.8 7/3
Rodrigues n 8	82.4	3.3 8/7
J. Ricketts n 7	62	2.7 6/5
Vitor Costa n 8	42	2.7 4/3
C. Espinoza n 8	90	2.1 8/4

San Jose Earthquakes — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Daniel n 8	81.4	5 7/5
E. Edwards n 8	88.9	2.8 6/4

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
W. Agada n 8	30.5	4.8 5/3	2.2 4/2	—
E. Thommy n 8	54.5	2.3 6/2	2.5 6/3	—
M. Rodríguez n 8	44.3	2 3/3	2.5 4/4	—
N. Radoja n 8	70	1.8 6/4	1.4 4/1	C. Arango
Tim Leibold n 8	50.6	1.8 4/1	0.9 4/0	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Agada n 8	30.5	3 6/2	0.4 1/0
M. Toye n 8	30.9	2.6 3/1	1.5 3/1
S. Afrifa n 8	41.9	2.1 3/2	1.6 3/1
D. Joveljic n 8	81.5	1.5 5/2	1.4 5/2
S. Suleymanov n 8	75.1	1.2 5/3	0.4 3/0

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Joveljic n 8	81.5	0.7 4/1	0 0/0
S. Afrifa n 8	41.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	48	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
W. Agada n 8	30.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Manu García n 8	85.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Tim Leibold n 8	50.6	3.6 6/4
N. Radoja n 8	70	3.5 7/5
M. Rodríguez n 8	44.3	3.3 5/3
J. Davis n 8	82.9	3 8/6
L. Ndenbe n 8	76.1	2.5 7/6

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pulskamp n 8	90	2.5 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
San Jose Earthquakes		Sporting Kansas City
67%	Possession	33%
4.18	Expected goals (xG)	1.76
22	Shots	7
7	Shots on target	5
8	Shots off target	1
7	Blocked shots	1
20	Shots inside the box	6
6	Corners	0
6	Offsides	3
13	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	4
553	Passes	283
81%	Pass accuracy	61%

San Jose Earthquakes player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Edwards	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
D. Munie	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.2
D. Romney	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. Espinoza	90	0	0	1	1	5	2	0	7.2
Josef Martínez	90	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.5
C. Arango	90	2	0	4	3	2	2	0	8.3
Rodrigues	88	0	1	2	0	1	3	Y	6.9
Beau Leroux	81	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
N. Tsakiris	78	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	7.3
Vitor Costa	78	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	6.9
M. Kaye	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.2
I. Harkes sub	45	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	6.9
A. Pellegrino sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
O. Bouda sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Floriani sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. Judd sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Pulskamp	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
Khiry Shelton	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
Jansen Miller	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
L. Ndenbe	90	1	0	1	1	0	5	Y	7.2
J. Bartlett	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Dániel Sallói	90	2	1	3	2	2	3	0	8.3
Manu García	89	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.7
D. Joveljic	89	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
S. Suleymanov	68	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
N. Radoja	67	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.3
Joaquín Fernández	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Robert Voloder sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Zorhan Bassong sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
E. Thommy sub	22	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	8.3
M. Rodríguez sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
W. Agada sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind San Jose Earthquakes v Sporting Kansas City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

San Jose EarthquakesLLDWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 2 scored / 2 conceded per game

Sporting Kansas CityDLLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.6 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

San Jose Earthquakes 2 · 1 draw · Sporting Kansas City 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-03-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes
2024-07-14 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Sporting Kansas City
2024-03-17 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes
2023-10-26 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes
2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes
2023-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City

League standing · 2025

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

San Jose Earthquakes#10 pos41 pts34 pl-3 GD

Sporting Kansas City#15 pos28 pts34 pl-24 GD

Goals per game

San Jose Earthquakes scored1.76

Sporting Kansas City scored1.35

San Jose Earthquakes conceded1.85

Sporting Kansas City conceded2.06

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City?: In their last 6 meetings, San Jose Earthquakes won 2, Sporting Kansas City won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City?: Recent form — San Jose Earthquakes 1W 1D 3L; Sporting Kansas City 1W 1D 3L.

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