Sporting Kansas City v San Jose Earthquakes result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Major League Soccer · Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:30 GMT · Children's Mercy Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · San Jose Earthquakes · Head-to-head

Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes — Sporting Kansas City won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sporting Kansas City beat San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 17 March. Sporting Kansas City are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. San Jose Earthquakes are winless in their last 10 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sporting Kansas City led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — San Jose Earthquakes: Vitor Costa (11’, assisted by C. Espinoza); Sporting Kansas City: D. Rosero (18’, assisted by M. Rodríguez) and A. Pulido (29’, assisted by J. Russell).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sporting Kansas City 1.03, San Jose Earthquakes 1.36, from 5 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: D. Rosero (35’), Dániel Sallói (82’) and E. Thommy (90+1’); San Jose Earthquakes: O. Bouda (67’) and C. Espinoza (80’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Vitor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) 9.5, D. Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) 5.3 and N. Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) 4.7 led the match.

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

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

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

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

The numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: A. Hadzic
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting Kansas City 2 · draws 3 · San Jose Earthquakes 1 · 1.83 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 1W 3D 1L · San Jose Earthquakes 0W 2D 3L

Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 0.75

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.38 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.71 / 6.75

Corners

against 4.43 / 5.13 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.43 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 3.57 / 4.38 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 2.29 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 March 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 March 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	San Jose Earthquakes for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.71 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.75 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.43 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.38 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.43 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.86 for · 14.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.75 for · 8 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 March 2024. 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
Róger Espinoza n 8	11.5	5.9 5/1	2.9 2/1	—
M. Rodríguez n 8	25.4	1.8 3/1	0.9 2/0	—
S. Afrifa n 5	20	1.8 2/0	0 0/0	—
G. Kinda n 8	55.5	1.6 5/3	2 6/2	—
Tim Leibold n 8	59.3	1.5 4/1	2.1 5/2	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 March 2024. 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	19.5	5.8 5/3	2.3 3/1
M. Rodríguez n 8	25.4	3.1 6/1	1.8 4/0
J. Russell n 8	82.9	3 7/5	1.2 6/3
Dániel Sallói n 8	89.4	2.3 7/6	1.8 7/5
Róger Espinoza n 8	11.5	2 2/0	0 0/0

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
W. Agada n 8	19.5	1.2 2/0	0 0/0
Róger Espinoza n 8	11.5	0 0/0	1 1/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	89.4	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
G. Kinda n 8	55.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
A. Pulido n 8	83.5	0 0/0	0.4 2/1

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Tim Leibold n 8	59.3	3.8 6/4
J. Davis n 8	90	2.1 8/5
Róger Espinoza n 8	11.5	2 2/0
N. Radoja n 8	90.5	1.9 6/6
Graham Zusi n 8	33.8	1.7 4/1

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Timothy Melia n 8	90.8	2.5 5/3

San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 March 2024. 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
O. Bouda n 8	13.1	7.7 4/2	0 0/0	—
P. Judd n 8	37.9	2.4 6/2	0.9 3/0	—
P. Marie n 8	59	2.3 4/4	0.6 2/1	—
Carlos Gruezo n 8	68.1	2.1 7/3	0.3 2/0	—
Vitor Costa n 8	73.8	1.7 7/3	1.5 5/5	—

San Jose Earthquakes — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Judd n 8	37.9	3.3 4/4	1.5 4/1
Benjamin Kikanović n 8	18	3.1 2/1	1.9 1/1
A. Pellegrino n 8	71.9	2.7 6/5	2 5/4
Cade Cowell n 8	52.8	1.9 6/2	1.1 4/1
C. Espinoza n 8	89.4	1.6 8/4	0.8 5/1

San Jose Earthquakes — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Judd n 8	37.9	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
Cade Cowell n 8	52.8	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
A. Pellegrino n 8	71.9	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
Benjamin Kikanović n 8	18	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
M. Hoppe n 8	59.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

San Jose Earthquakes — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Marie n 8	59	3.1 6/4
N. Tsakiris n 8	44.6	2.5 5/3
Carlos Akapo n 8	80.5	2.4 6/5
Vitor Costa n 8	73.8	2 7/4
C. Espinoza n 8	89.4	1.8 6/5

San Jose Earthquakes — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Daniel n 8	90	2.9 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		San Jose Earthquakes
51%	Possession	49%
1.03	Expected goals (xG)	1.36
5	Shots	13
3	Shots on target	6
2	Shots off target	4
0	Blocked shots	3
2	Shots inside the box	9
3	Corners	5
1	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	16
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	1
526	Passes	492
86%	Pass accuracy	86%

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Timothy Melia	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
J. Davis	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
D. Rosero	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7.6
Robert Voloder	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Tim Leibold	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
E. Thommy	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	Y	7.5
N. Radoja	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
A. Pulido	88	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.3
Dániel Sallói	88	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.5
J. Russell	53	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
M. Rodríguez	45	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
R. Walter sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Afrifa sub	37	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
W. Agada sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Vargas sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

San Jose Earthquakes player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Daniel	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Bruno Wilson	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	7
Rodrigues	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
Vitor Costa	90	1	0	1	1	1	5	0	7.9
Jackson Yueill	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7
C. Espinoza	90	0	1	3	2	1	0	Y	7.7
P. Marie	85	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Carlos Gruezo	72	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Ebobisse	64	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	6.6
P. Judd	64	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Pellegrino	63	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.5
J. Skahan sub	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
O. Bouda sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Benjamin Kikanović sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Alfredo Morales sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
T. Thompson sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

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

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityWLDDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

San Jose EarthquakesDDLLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting Kansas City 2 · 3 draws · San Jose Earthquakes 1 · 1.83 goals/game

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
2022-08-28 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes
2022-05-22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Sporting Kansas City
2021-07-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes

League standing · 2024

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting Kansas City#13 pos31 pts34 pl-15 GD

San Jose Earthquakes#14 pos21 pts34 pl-37 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.5

San Jose Earthquakes scored1.21

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.94

San Jose Earthquakes conceded2.29

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and San Jose Earthquakes?: In their last 6 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 2, San Jose Earthquakes won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and San Jose Earthquakes?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 1W 3D 1L; San Jose Earthquakes 0W 2D 3L.

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