Sporting Kansas City v San Jose Earthquakes result

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

Major League Soccer · Sun, 02 Mar 2025 01:30 GMT · Children's Mercy Park

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

San Jose Earthquakes won 2–1 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 2 March. Sporting Kansas City have lost their last nine matches in all competitions.

The goals

San Jose Earthquakes led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — San Jose Earthquakes: C. Arango (3’) and Josef Martínez (19’); Sporting Kansas City: D. Joveljic (27’ pen). Hernán López Muñoz (52’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sporting Kansas City 1.74, San Jose Earthquakes 1.61, from 15 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: Tim Leibold (5’), J. Bartlett (16’), J. Davis (45’) and N. Radoja (67’); San Jose Earthquakes: Hernán López Muñoz (45+5’) and Hernán López Muñoz (52’).

What it changes

It is San Jose Earthquakes’s first win over Sporting Kansas City since 16 April 2023, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, C. Arango (San Jose Earthquakes) 7.1, D. Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) 6.0 and Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) 5.8 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 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: Sergiy Boyko, Ukraine
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting Kansas City 4 · draws 1 · San Jose Earthquakes 1 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 0W 0D 5L · San Jose Earthquakes 2W 0D 3L

Sporting Kansas City 1–2 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 2 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.5 / 1.38

Goals

against 2.25 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.29 / 3

Corners

against 4.14 / 7 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4 / 3.29

Shots on target

against 2.71 / 6.29 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.57 / 1.86

Cards

against 1.57 / 1.86 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 February 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 February 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	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	San Jose Earthquakes for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.29 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	3 for · 7 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12.14 for · 9 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	9.43 for · 16.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.29 for · 6.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.57 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Sergiy Boyko, Ukraine.

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 February 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	58.3	3.9 6/6	1.5 6/2	—
Zorhan Bassong n 8	72.4	2.6 6/6	1.1 6/1	—
Manu García n 8	62.8	2 7/3	2.5 6/3	—
Joaquín Fernández n 8	39.5	1.7 4/1	0.9 2/1	Bruno Wilson
N. Radoja n 8	84.4	1.6 6/4	0.9 5/1	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 February 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	58.3	2.5 6/3	0.4 2/0
D. Joveljic n 8	70.4	2.2 6/4	1.6 5/4
S. Afrifa n 8	48.6	2.1 4/2	1.4 3/1
E. Thommy n 8	74.9	2 7/4	1.2 6/1
A. Pulido n 8	51.3	2 6/3	0.7 2/1

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 February 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	70.4	1 4/2	0.3 2/0
S. Afrifa n 8	48.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
J. Davis n 8	88	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
J. Bartlett n 3	75	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
W. Agada n 8	58.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Tim Leibold n 8	70.1	3.4 6/6
Zorhan Bassong n 8	72.4	3 6/4
M. Rodríguez n 8	69	2.8 8/6
Joaquín Fernández n 8	39.5	2.8 6/3
Khiry Shelton n 8	73	2.5 6/3

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Timothy Melia n 8	91.5	1.5 3/1
J. Pulskamp n 8	90	1.1 2/1

San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 February 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
O. Bouda n 8	42.3	3.5 6/4	1.6 4/2	—
Alfredo Morales n 8	19.4	2.9 4/1	1.7 3/0	—
Carlos Gruezo n 8	86.8	2.7 8/7	0.8 5/1	—
C. Arango n 8	64.9	2.4 7/5	1.9 5/5	—
Bruno Wilson n 8	80.8	1.3 5/3	0.8 3/2	Joaquín Fernández

San Jose Earthquakes — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 February 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	64.9	3.8 7/6	1.9 6/3
Josef Martínez n 8	63.4	2.7 6/4	2.1 5/3
O. Bouda n 8	42.3	2.7 5/4	1.6 3/2
J. Ebobisse n 8	51.5	2.2 6/2	1.5 5/2
Hernán López Muñoz n 8	78	1.6 6/4	1 5/2

San Jose Earthquakes — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 February 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	63.4	1.4 5/3	0 0/0
J. Ebobisse n 8	51.5	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
A. Pellegrino n 8	36.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
C. Espinoza n 8	90.4	0 0/0	0.5 3/1
O. Bouda n 8	42.3	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

San Jose Earthquakes — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carlos Akapo n 8	67.9	3.6 6/4
Carlos Gruezo n 8	86.8	3.1 8/8
P. Marie n 8	48	3 7/4
Vitor Costa n 8	55.1	2.9 6/4
Rodrigues n 8	90.4	2.5 6/5

San Jose Earthquakes — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Daniel n 8	90.4	5 8/7

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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
68%	Possession	32%
1.74	Expected goals (xG)	1.61
15	Shots	7
3	Shots on target	5
7	Shots off target	0
5	Blocked shots	2
8	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	2
3	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	15
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
3	Saves	2
664	Passes	320
86%	Pass accuracy	77%

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Pulskamp	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Joaquín Fernández	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	7
Robert Voloder	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Manu García	90	0	2	0	3	2	0	7.9
S. Suleymanov	90	0	2	0	3	1	0	8
D. Joveljic	90	1	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
Zorhan Bassong	77	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
E. Thommy	77	0	1	0	1	0	0	7
J. Davis	56	0	0	0	1	4	Y	6.9
Tim Leibold	56	0	1	1	1	2	Y	6.6
J. Bartlett	56	0	0	0	0	4	Y	6.6
Andrew Brody sub	34	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
L. Ndenbe sub	34	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
N. Radoja sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
M. Rodríguez sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Dániel Sallói sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

San Jose Earthquakes player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Daniel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Rodrigues	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
Bruno Wilson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
D. Romney	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
C. Espinoza	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
I. Harkes	90	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.3
J. Ricketts	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
C. Arango	81	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.5
Beau Leroux	76	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.9
Josef Martínez	61	1	2	2	0	0	0	7.3
Hernán López Muñoz	52	0	0	0	0	1	RY	5.2
M. Kaye sub	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Nick Lima sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
O. Bouda sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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 CityLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

San Jose EarthquakesLWLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting Kansas City 4 · 1 draw · San Jose Earthquakes 1 · 2.17 goals/game

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
2022-08-28 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes

League standing · 2025

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting Kansas City#15 pos28 pts34 pl-24 GD

San Jose Earthquakes#10 pos41 pts34 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.35

San Jose Earthquakes scored1.76

Sporting Kansas City conceded2.06

San Jose Earthquakes conceded1.85

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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 4, San Jose Earthquakes won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and San Jose Earthquakes?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 0W 0D 5L; San Jose Earthquakes 2W 0D 3L.

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