Major League Soccer: Two teams in pretty good shape get together for this game. Sporting KC might have a small advantage with their 3rd place in the table?
- SJ Earthquakes have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Major League Soccer
SJ Earthquakes and Sporting KC should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sporting KC have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
SJ Earthquakes form and stats
SJ Earthquakes, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Major League Soccer, have played 4 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). SJ Earthquakes are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Earthquakes Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
C. Wondolowski was the last player to score a league goal for Earthquakes and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as SJ Earthquakes haven't scored in 183 minutes.
Earthquakes's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Portland Timbers (placed 9th). Midfield player Jackson Yueill got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Yueill hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 75 successful passes (of 79 total). Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Chris Wondolowski for missing a penalty kick versus Portland Timbers in the 62nd minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
Before that game, the home loss against Seattle Sounders with the scoreline 0-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Earthquakes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won one, drawn four and lost five.
Earthquakes have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Earthquakes Stadium with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Earthquakes have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Sporting KC form and stats
Sporting KC are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Major League Soccer, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Sporting KC are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Sporting KC won their last game, 3-0 versus Vancouver Whitecaps played at home. Attacker Alan Pulido got a player rating of 8.81 in the game. "Man of the match" Pulido scored two goals, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 23 successful passes (of 26 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Houston Dynamo wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sporting KC playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were three Sporting KC wins, four draws and six defeats.
Sporting KC find the net regularly in their away games. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Sporting KC rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 5 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Earthquakes-Sporting KC H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: SJ Earthquakes one win, Sporting KC six wins, three draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Pulido Izaguirre 3 goals |   J. Yueill 2 goals | C. Cowell 2 goals |
SJ Earthquakes missing players
Sporting KC missing players
| SJ Earthquakes | Sporting KC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.2 | 15.5 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.3 | 13.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 4.7 |
| 34% | 37% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 33% | 32% |
- SJ Earthquakes have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- SJ Earthquakes have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting KC have scored away.
- SJ Earthquakes have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting KC have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the most points from losing position (6) in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Sporting KC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | SJ Earthquakes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Austin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Minnesota United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 12 | Dallas | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Los Angeles FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 5 |