Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — SJ Earthquakes 4th with 34 points, Sporting KC 15th with 15, 19 apart. SJ Earthquakes ranked just 28th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Sporting KC were scoring 0.91 and conceding 2.45, SJ Earthquakes 1.77 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Sporting KC against 12/15 for SJ Earthquakes.
9 meetings are on record — 5 won by Sporting KC, 3 by SJ Earthquakes, 1 drawn, at 3.78 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 78% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 78%.
Children's Mercy Park, capacity 18,467, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Sporting KC: Jacob Bartlett (27') · SJ Earthquakes: Jack Skahan (44'), Jack Skahan (49'), Dave Romney (75')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting KC 49% · SJ Earthquakes 51% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 2-4