Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes

27 August 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Dániel Sallói 3’
  • Johnny Russell 42’
  • Erik Thommy 69’

Match summary

Sporting Kansas City won comfortably, 3-0 at home to San Jose Earthquakes. Sporting Kansas City led 2-0 at half-time.

Dániel Sallói put Sporting Kansas City ahead in the 3rd minute, Johnny Russell made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute, and Erik Thommy made it 3-0 in the 69th minute.

San Jose Earthquakes can feel hard done by, creating 1.68 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 1.35 from 15. Carlos Gruezo had a penalty saved for San Jose Earthquakes.

Key events

Sporting Kansas City San Jose Earthquakes
Kick-off
Dániel SallóiRight foot shot1-0 (Sporting Kansas City)
3’
Rémi WalterShot on target
16’
Alan PulidoShot on target
34’
Johnny RussellLeft foot shot2-0 (Sporting Kansas City)
42’
Half-time2-0
46’
Matthew HoppeCade Cowell
46’
Carlos AkapoShot on target
Second half underway
Khiry SheltonJohnny Russell
53’
Dániel SallóiShot on target
56’
66’
Ayo AkinolaJeremy Ebobisse
66’
Jack SkahanJamiro Monteiro
67’
Paul MarieCarlos Akapo
Erik ThommyRight foot shot3-0 (Sporting Kansas City)
69’
75’
Niko TsakirisCristian Espinoza
Marinos TzionisDániel Sallói
77’
William AgadaAlan Pulido
77’
Róger EspinozaNemanja Radoja
84’
90+1’
Carlos GruezoMissed penaltysaved
90+1’
Carlos GruezoShot on target
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.68 3’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), 1-0 3’ 42’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), 2-0 42’ 69’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), 3-0 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.68 3’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), 1-0 Sallói 3’ 42’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), 2-0 Russell 42’ 69’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), 3-0 Thommy 69’
Sporting Kansas City 1.35 xGSan Jose Earthquakes 1.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 San Jose Earthquakes attacking Sporting Kansas City attacking 
90+1’ Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 3’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 86’ Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 42’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 46’ Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 20’ Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+4’ Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 56’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 26’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 34’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 3’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 86’ Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 42’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 46’ Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 20’ Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+4’ Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 56’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 26’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 88’ Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 34’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI
Melia
Rosero
Fontàs
Ndenbe
Davis
Walter
Radoja 84’
Thommy
Sallói 77’
Russell 53’
Pulido 77’
San Jose Earthquakes 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Daniel
Trauco
Rodrigues
Beason
Akapo 67’
Yueill
Gruezo
Cowell 46’
Monteiro 66’
Espinoza 75’
Ebobisse 66’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Timothy Melia
90′ 2 0 25 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Jacob Davis
90′ 3 2 1 5 1 56 1 – – –
Dany Rosero
90′ 2 – 2 2 – 71 1 – – –
Andreu Fontàs
90′ 2 4 – 3 1 84 1 – – –
Logan Ndenbe
90′ 2 3 – 3 – 52 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Rémi Walter
90′ – – 73 2 0.07 1 1 3 1 2 –
Nemanja Radoja Taken off
84′ – 2 64 3 0.04 2 3 3 2 – –
Erik Thommy
90′ 1 – 70 6 0.11 – 1 3 – 1 –
Dániel Sallói Taken off
77′ 1 – 28 1 0.08 – – 1 – 1 –
Marinos Tzionis Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 15 – 0.01 – – – – – –
Róger Espinoza Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 14 – 0.01 – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
Johnny Russell Taken off
54′ 1 1 2 1 0.35 0.48 1 4 1 23 –
Alan Pulido Taken off
77′ – – 2 1 0.06 0.09 1 4 – 27 –
Khiry Shelton Came on as a substitute
36′ – – – – – 0.02 – 1 – 20 –
William Agada Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 0.01 1 – – 9 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Sporting Kansas City LWDDL
San Jose Earthquakes LDDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 Sporting Kansas City, 16 Apr 23 Next meeting: Sporting Kansas City 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes, 17 Mar 24  All Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.