Sporting Kansas City 1-3 San Jose Earthquakes — MLS, 12 Apr 2026
San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 in the MLS on 12 April 2026 at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City. Jacob Bartlett, John Skahan, David Romney got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sporting Kansas City have won 3 and San Jose Earthquakes 2.
· kickoff·Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-027'
- 1-144'assist: Nikolas Tsakiris
- Half-time1-1
- 1-249'
- 53'
- 57'out: Capita
- 66'out: Jacob Davis
- 66'
- 69'out: Ian Harkes
- 69'
- 1-375'assist: Daniel Munie
- 76'
- 81'
- 81'
- 82'Foul
- 87'
- 90'VARCard reviewed
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Sporting Kansas City
- 7.7Jacob BartlettM
- 7.2Lasse JohnsenM
- 6.7Ian JamesD
- 6.7Justin ReynoldsD
- 6.7Stephen AfrifaF
- 6.6Dejan JoveljićF
- 6.6Magomed-Shapi SuleymanovM
- 6.6Calvin HarrisM
- 6.6CapitaF
- 6.6Jayden ReidD
- 6.6Kwaku AgyabengM
- 6.5Jacob DavisM
- 6.3Taylor CalheiraF
- 6.3Diego BorgesD
- 6.2Manu GarcíaF
- 5.9John PulskampG
San Jose Earthquakes
- 8.3John SkahanF
- 7.3Daniel MunieD
- 7.2David RomneyD
- 7.2Nikolas TsakirisM
- 7.0Benjamin KikanovicD
- 6.9Jack JasinskiD
- 6.9Reid RobertsD
- 6.7Ian HarkesM
- 6.7Nick FernandezM
- 6.6Beau LerouxM
- 6.3Ousseni BoudaF
- 6.3Paul MarieD
- 6.3Preston JuddF
- 6.3Ronaldo VieiraM
- 6.2DanielG
Line-ups
San Jose Earthquakes4-3-3
Sporting Kansas City4-4-2
Substitutes
Sporting Kansas CityRaphael Wicky
Substitutes
- 8Jacob Davis66'M6.5
- 15J. MillerD
- 7Capita57'F6.6
- 23Ethan BartlowD
- 14M. TschantretM
- 17Stephen Afrifa66'F6.7
- 19Taylor Calheira82'81'F6.3
- 12Jack KortkampG
- 20K. Agyabeng81'M6.6
San Jose EarthquakesBruce Arena
Substitutes
- 40Jonathan GónzalezM
- 6Ian Harkes69'M6.7
- 3Paul Marie87'D6.3
- 36Earl EdwardsG
- 17J. Jasinski76'D6.9
- 21Noel BuckM
- 25Max FlorianiD
- 20Nick Fernandez69'M6.7
- 32N. AdimabuaF
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
0.78Expected goals (xG)1.71
10Total shots10
4Shots on target3
5Shots off target5
1Blocked shots2
2Corners4
1Offsides0
9Fouls6
2Yellow cards0
0Goalkeeper saves3
-0.34Goals prevented-0.34
483Total passes514
407Accurate passes449
84%Pass accuracy87%
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bartlett | 81 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Lasse Johnsen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Ian James | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Justin Reynolds | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Stephen Afrifa | 24 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Dejan Joveljić | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Calvin Harris | 57 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Capita | 33 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jayden Reid | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 6.6 |
| Kwaku Agyabeng | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Jacob Davis | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Taylor Calheira | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Diego Borges | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Manu García | 66 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| John Pulskamp | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
San Jose Earthquakes
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Skahan | 69 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 8.3 |
| Daniel Munie | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| David Romney | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Nikolas Tsakiris | 90 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Benjamin Kikanovic | 76 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Jack Jasinski | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Reid Roberts | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ian Harkes | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Nick Fernandez | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Beau Leroux | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ousseni Bouda | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Paul Marie | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Preston Judd | 87 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ronaldo Vieira | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Daniel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Sporting Kansas CityLLWLD
- L04 Apr 26AReal Salt Lake1-3
- L22 Mar 26HColorado Rapids1-4
- W15 Mar 26ALos Angeles Galaxy2-1
- L08 Mar 26HSan Diego0-1
- D01 Mar 26HColumbus Crew2-2
San Jose EarthquakesWWLWW
- W05 Apr 26HSan Diego3-0
- W22 Mar 26AVancouver Whitecaps1-0
- L15 Mar 26HSeattle Sounders0-1
- W08 Mar 26APhiladelphia Union1-0
- W01 Mar 26HAtlanta United FC2-0
Head-to-head
- 22 Feb 26San Jose Earthquakes3-0Sporting Kansas City
- 20 Apr 25San Jose Earthquakes3-5Sporting Kansas City
- 02 Mar 25Sporting Kansas City1-2San Jose Earthquakes
- 14 Jul 24San Jose Earthquakes1-2Sporting Kansas City
- 17 Mar 24Sporting Kansas City2-1San Jose Earthquakes
- 26 Oct 23Sporting Kansas City0-0San Jose Earthquakes
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