11th- against 5th position might not sound all that tempting to look into. But: We have the facts and figures that makes Sporting KC - SJ Earthquakes (even) more intriguing!
- Sporting KC have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Major League Soccer
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for SJ Earthquakes, who are travelling more than 2900 kilometers to play this game.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sporting KC form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Sporting KC have to build on here at Children's Mercy Park in the Major League Soccer.
The supporters are hoping that Sporting KC will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-4 away defeat in the Leagues Cup fixture against Toluca.
Before that, a nice away win at Guadalajara. A Leagues Cup game. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sporting KC handle that role? We have found 20 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 12 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Some goal stats: A review of the 11 latest league matches shows that 9 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
A decent goal production from Sporting KC in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 12 league matches. Sporting KC's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
SJ Earthquakes form and stats
There's been little loot from SJ Earthquakes's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 12 away games in the Major League Soccer. SJ Earthquakes only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Two travels in a row for Earthquakes, whose manager Gonzalez could celebrate last time after the win against Vancouver Whitecaps. Goalkeeper Daniel was absolutely vital in the SJ Earthquakes victory against Vancouver Whitecaps, making seven saves. Goalkeeper Daniel got the top player rating of the team with 8.5/10. Daniel topped it up with a clean sheet.
A loss, in the Leagues Cup away at Tigres UANL, earlier. We have checked recent matches where SJ Earthquakes have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 1 victory, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting LA Galaxy in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Earthquakes as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. In the opposite end, SJ Earthquakes have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The newest reported match between these sides is the SJ Earthquakes - Sporting KC 3-0 played previously this season. Data for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: five wins for Sporting KC, three draws and two wins for SJ Earthquakes. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Espinoza 12 goals |   A. Pulido Izaguirre 10 goals |  J. Ebobisse 7 goals |
Sporting KC missing players
SJ Earthquakes missing players
| Sporting KC | SJ Earthquakes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 31 | 20 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 29 |
| 36 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 20 | 29 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 92% | 88% |
| 76% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 75% |
| 64% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 58% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 56% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 62% |
| 20% | 25% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7 | 5.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.1 | 14.8 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.7 | 11.2 |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 26% | 31% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | 39% |
| 11.4 | 10.1 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 16.7 | 13.9 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
- Sporting KC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting KC have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Louis City | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 44 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | SJ Earthquakes | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Austin | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Minnesota United | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Dallas | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Sporting KC | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | -12 | 26 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
