Match summary
SJ Earthquakes beat Sporting KC 3-1 in the Major League Soccer (USA).
Sporting KC vs SJ EarthquakesResult, Lineups & H2H
Children's Mercy Park
Sporting KC vs SJ Earthquakes in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- SJ Earthquakes won 3-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 27th minute; timeline of 4 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sporting KC1W 1D 3L
Sporting KCSJ Earthquakes
4Pointsof 1512
6Goals scored7
11Goals conceded1
0Clean sheets4
3Scored in a row2
0Unbeaten in a row2
2Without a win0
6Conceded in a row0
Head to head9 meetings · Aug 2013 – Feb 2026
- Sporting KC wins
- 5
- Draws
- 1
- SJ Earthquakes wins
- 3
3.78goals per meeting
78%both teams scored
78%3+ goals
44%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSporting KC 3W 0D 2L · 4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 97 earlier results
Sporting KCSJ Earthquakes
#15Position#3
4Points6 v 6 games15
-8Goal difference+9
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.661.67
2.33Conceded per game0.17
#11Form table position#2
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Sporting KCSJ Earthquakes
- VAR Decision · Sporting KC · Jake DavisVAR Decision90'
- 87'Substitution · SJ Earthquakes · Paul Marie · InOut: Preston Judd
- Yellow Card · Sporting KC · Taylor Calheira82'
- Yellow Card · Sporting KC · —82'
- Substitution · Sporting KC · Kwaku Agyabeng · InOut: Jayden Reid81'
- Substitution · Sporting KC · Taylor Calheira · InOut: Jacob Bartlett81'
- 76'Substitution · SJ Earthquakes · Jack Jasinski · InOut: Benji Kikanović
- 75'Goal · SJ Earthquakes · Dave Romney1-3
- 69'Substitution · SJ Earthquakes · Nick Fernandez · InOut: Jack Skahan
- 69'Substitution · SJ Earthquakes · Ian Harkes · InOut: Beau Leroux
- Substitution · Sporting KC · Stephen Afrifa · InOut: Shapi Suleymanov66'
- Substitution · Sporting KC · Jake Davis · InOut: Manu García66'
- Substitution · Sporting KC · Capita · InOut: Calvin Harris57'
- Yellow Card · Sporting KC · Shapi Suleymanov53'
- 49'Goal · SJ Earthquakes · Jack Skahan1-2
- 44'Goal · SJ Earthquakes · Jack Skahan1-1
- Goal · Sporting KC · Jacob Bartlett1-027'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Sporting KCSJ Earthquakes
49%Ball Possession51%
10Shots Total10
4Shots On Target3
2Corners4
9Fouls6
2Yellow Cards0
1Offsides0
0Saves3
483Passes514
5Shots Off Target5
103Attacks104
34Dangerous Attacks38
9Shots Inside Box10
1Shots Outside Box0
1Goals3
6Free Kicks9
1Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions4
23Tackles15
1Assists3
407Accurate Passes449
2Injuries0
17Total Crosses14
5Accurate Crosses5
7Interceptions5
42Duels Won41
2Big Chances Created4
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-3-3
Manager: Raphaël Wicky
Starting XI
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IJ
Ian James6.3
Substitutes
-
JK
Jack Kortkamp-
CT
Cielo Tschantret-
KA
Kwaku Agyabeng6.8
Manager: Bruce Arena
Starting XI
Substitutes
-
JJ
Jack Jasinski6.5
-
NF
Nick Fernandez6.5
-
MF
Max Floriani-
NA
Nonso AdimabuaPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 81' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 46(91%) | - | 1/7 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 20(78%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 50(86%) | 3 | 4/5 | |
Capita FW | 6.8 | 33' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 5(80%) | 2 | 4/5 |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 88(91%) | 2 | 3/6 | |
Kwaku Agyabeng MF | 6.8 | 9' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(63%) | 2 | 2/2 |
| 6.7 | 24' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 9(89%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.7 | 9' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 5(80%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 52(89%) | 2 | 3/4 | |
| 6.6 | 66' | 0 | 0 | - | 29(78%) | - | 1/8 | |
| 6.6 | 57' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 13(69%) | 3 | 6/13 | |
| 6.5 | 81' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 28(82%) | 5 | 5/7 | |
| 6.4 | 66' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(92%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 6.3 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(83%) | - | 1/3 | |
Ian James DF | 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 49(90%) | 4 | 4/6 |
| 5.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(66%) | - | - |