Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes

2 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Sergiy Boyko

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

Dejan Joveljić 27’ (pen)

Cristian Arango 3’
Josef Martínez 19’

Match summary

San Jose Earthquakes won 2-1 away at Sporting Kansas City. San Jose Earthquakes led 2-1 at half-time.

Cristian Arango put San Jose Earthquakes ahead in the 3rd minute, Josef Martínez made it 0-2 from a corner in the 19th minute, and Dejan Joveljić pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 27th minute.

The chances backed that up: San Jose Earthquakes created 2.09 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 1.74 from 15. San Jose Earthquakes had a player sent off.

Match stats

68% Possession 32%

15 Shots 7

3 Shots on target 5

6 Corners 2

664 Passes 320

86.4% Pass accuracy 76.9%

21 Tackles 11

14 Fouls 15

4 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 1

3 Offsides 1

Key events

Sporting Kansas City San Jose Earthquakes

Kick-off

3’

Cristian ArangoLeft foot shot

0-1

Tim Leibold

5’

Zorhan BassongShot on target

12’

Jacob Bartlett

16’

19’

Josef MartínezRight foot shot

0-2

19’

Beau LerouxShot on target

Dejan JoveljićPenalty

1-2

27’

Tim LeiboldShot on target

31’

33’

Josef MartínezShot on target

33’

Ian HarkesShot on target

Jacob Davis

45’

45+5’

Hernán López Muñoz

Half-time1-2

Second half underway

52’

Hernán López MuñozSecond yellow

Nemanja RadojaJacob Bartlett

56’

Andrew BrodyJacob Davis

56’

Logan NdenbeTim Leibold

56’

61’

Mark-Anthony KayeJosef Martínez

Nemanja Radoja

67’

76’

Nick LimaBeau Leroux

Dániel SallóiErik Thommy

77’

Memo RodríguezZorhan Bassong

77’

81’

Ousseni BoudaCristian Arango

Full-time1-2

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.

Sporting Kansas City 1.74 xGSan Jose Earthquakes 2.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

San Jose Earthquakes attacking Sporting Kansas City attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI

San Jose Earthquakes 3-5-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


John Pulskamp	90′	3	2	11	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Jacob Davis Taken off	56′	4	1	–	7	–	38	3	–	–	–
Joaquín Fernández	90′	3	–	–	3	–	81	3	–	–	–
Robert Voloder	90′	–	–	–	2	2	73	–	–	–	–
Tim Leibold Taken off	56′	2	–	–	3	–	22	–	–	–	–
Andrew Brody Came on as a substitute	34′	2	–	–	3	–	37	–	–	–	–
Logan Ndenbe Came on as a substitute	34′	1	–	–	1	–	22	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Zorhan Bassong Taken off	77′	–	–	45	1	0.05	1	1	1	2	–	–
Jacob Bartlett Taken off	56′	–	–	37	–	0.01	4	2	5	1	1	–
Manu García	90′	–	–	70	3	0.18	2	–	8	–	1	–
Shapi Suleymanov	90′	–	–	67	3	0.24	1	1	6	–	4	–
Erik Thommy Taken off	77′	–	–	44	1	0.07	–	1	3	1	2	–
Nemanja Radoja Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	44	–	0.02	–	2	3	3	–	–
Memo Rodríguez Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	31	–	0.02	–	–	3	–	3	–
Dániel Sallói Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	5	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Dejan Joveljić	90′	1	–	1	1	0.79	0.04	–	3	–	37	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Daniel	90′	2	1	26	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Rodrigues	90′	2	2	–	5	1	42	–	–	–	–
Bruno Wilson	90′	–	3	–	1	–	27	1	–	–	–
Dave Romney	90′	–	–	–	1	1	37	–	–	–	–
Jamar Ricketts	90′	1	5	–	2	–	26	3	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Cristian Espinoza	90′	–	–	24	1	0.29	1	1	4	1	1	–
Beau Leroux Taken off	76′	–	–	36	1	0.01	2	5	6	–	2	–
Hernán López Muñoz	52′	–	–	15	–	0.01	1	1	4	3	2	–
Ian Harkes	90′	–	–	31	–	0.02	2	1	3	3	1	–
Nick Lima Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	7	–	0.00	1	–	2	1	–	–
Ousseni Bouda Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Cristian Arango Taken off	81′	1	–	1	1	0.37	0.04	2	8	3	21	–
Josef Martínez Taken off	61′	1	–	2	2	0.76	0.01	–	–	–	15	–
Mark-Anthony Kaye Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	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 L L L L L

San Jose Earthquakes L W L L W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 Sporting Kansas City, 14 Jul 24 Next meeting: San Jose Earthquakes 3-5 Sporting Kansas City, 20 Apr 25 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.