SJ Earthquakes vs Sporting KC

MLS - Regular season 20 Apr 2025, 02:30
SJ Earthquakes
SJ Earthquakes
3–5
HT 2–3
FULL TIME
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
🏟 PayPal Park (San Jose, California) 👤 J. Dickerson Round 14

Match report

Sporting KC beat SJ Earthquakes 5-3 in the MLS - Regular season on 20 April 2025. It was 2-3 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

SJ Earthquakes dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 23 shots to Sporting KC's 7.

The match was played at PayPal Park (San Jose, California), with J. Dickerson in charge.

Half-time 2-3 Possession 67% - 33% Shots 23 - 7 On target 7 - 5 Corners 6 - 0 Fouls 13 - 15 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Cristian Arango
SJ Earthquakes · 2 goals
8 Dániel Sallói 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Josef Martínez 1 goal
8 Manu García 1 goal
8 Erik Thommy 1 goal, 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 15–4 8–3
Shots On Goal 4–3 3–2
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 4–0 2–0
Attacks 52–36 58–37
Match statistics
6 Corners 0
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
110 Attacks 73
59 Dangerous Attacks 25
7 On Target 5
15 Off Target 2
23 Shots Total 7
7 Shots On Goal 5
9 Shots Off Goal 1
7 Shots Blocked 1
19 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 1
13 Fouls 15
6 Corners 0
6 Offsides 3
67% Ball Possession 33%
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 4
554 Passes Total 282
451 Passes Accurate 172
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
SJ Earthquakes · 3-5-2
36 E. Jr.
26 Rodrigues 5 D. Munie 12 D. Romney
10 C. Espinoza 14 M. Kaye 30 N. Tsakiris 34 B. Leroux 94 V. Costa
17 J. Martínez 9 C. Arango
Sporting KC · 4-1-4-1
1 J. Pulskamp
11 K. Shelton 15 J. Miller 24 J. Fernández 18 L. Ndenbe
16 J. Bartlett
93 M. Suleymanov 21 M. García 6 N. Radoja 10 D. Sallói
9 D. Joveljić
SJ Earthquakes
Coach
B. Arena
Substitutes
  • 6 Ian Harkes
  • 7 Amahl Pellegrino
  • 11 Ousseni Bouda
  • 19 Preston Judd
  • 25 Max Floriani
  • 31 Francesco Montali
  • 24 Nick Lima
  • 18 Reid Roberts
  • 2 Jamar Ricketts
Sporting KC
Coach
K. Zavagnin
Substitutes
  • 4 Robert Voloder
  • 22 Zorhan Bassong
  • 26 Erik Thommy
  • 8 Memo Rodríguez
  • 23 William Agada
  • 36 Ryan Schewe
  • 3 Andrew Brody
  • 14 Tim Leibold
  • 30 Stephen Afrifa
Substitutions
  • 45+2' ↑ R. Voloder ↓ Joaquín Fernández Sporting KC
  • 46' ↑ I. Harkes ↓ M. Kaye SJ Earthquakes
  • 67' ↑ Z. Bassong ↓ N. Radoja Sporting KC
  • 68' ↑ E. Thommy ↓ S. Suleymanov Sporting KC
  • 78' ↑ O. Bouda ↓ Vítor Costa SJ Earthquakes
  • 78' ↑ A. Pellegrino ↓ N. Tsakiris SJ Earthquakes
  • 81' ↑ P. Judd ↓ B. Leroux SJ Earthquakes
  • 88' ↑ M. Floriani ↓ Rodrigues SJ Earthquakes
  • 90+1' ↑ W. Agada ↓ D. Joveljić Sporting KC
  • 90+1' ↑ M. Rodríguez ↓ Manu García Sporting KC
Cards
  • 36' M. Kaye SJ Earthquakes
  • 41' L. Ndenbe Sporting KC
  • 52' Rodrigues SJ Earthquakes
  • 90+2' J. Pulskamp Sporting KC
Head-to-head
SJ Earthquakes 3 3 draws 5 Sporting KC
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Recent form
SJ Earthquakes D D D D W
Sporting KC D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in SJ Earthquakes vs Sporting KC?
SJ Earthquakes lost 3-5 against Sporting KC on 20 April 2025.
Who won SJ Earthquakes vs Sporting KC?
Sporting KC won the match 5-3.
Where was SJ Earthquakes vs Sporting KC played?
The match was played at PayPal Park (San Jose, California).
Who had more possession in SJ Earthquakes vs Sporting KC?
SJ Earthquakes had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.