Sporting KC vs SJ Earthquakes

MLS - Regular season 2 Mar 2025, 01:30
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
1–2
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
SJ Earthquakes
SJ Earthquakes
🏟 Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas) 👤 S. Boiko Round 3

Match report

SJ Earthquakes edged past Sporting KC 2-1 in the MLS - Regular season on 2 March 2025.

Sporting KC dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 15 shots to SJ Earthquakes' 7.

H. Lopez was sent off in the 52th minute.

The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas), with S. Boiko in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 15 - 7 On target 3 - 5 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 14 - 15 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Cristian Arango
SJ Earthquakes · 1 goal
8 Manu García 69 passes (80% accurate)
8 Magomed Shapi Suleymanov 69 passes (84% accurate)
8 Rodrigues captained the side
7 Dejan Joveljić 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–7 5–0
Shots On Goal 3–5 0–0
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 4–2 2–0
Attacks 32–16 93–28
Match statistics
6 Corners 2
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 3
125 Attacks 44
90 Dangerous Attacks 11
2 On Target 5
8 Off Target 0
15 Shots Total 7
3 Shots On Goal 5
7 Shots Off Goal 0
5 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 4
8 Shots Outside Box 3
14 Fouls 15
6 Corners 2
3 Offsides 1
68% Ball Possession 32%
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 2
661 Passes Total 318
571 Passes Accurate 244
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sporting KC · 4-3-3
1 J. Pulskamp
17 J. Davis 24 J. Fernández 4 R. Voloder 14 T. Leibold
22 Z. Bassong 16 J. Bartlett 21 M. García
93 M. Suleymanov 9 D. Joveljić 26 E. Thommy
SJ Earthquakes · 3-5-2
42 Daniel
26 Rodrigues 4 B. Wilson 12 D. Romney
10 C. Espinoza 34 B. Leroux 23 H. Muñoz 6 I. Harkes 2 J. Ricketts
9 C. Arango 17 J. Martínez
Sporting KC
Coach
P. Vermes
Substitutes
  • 3 Andrew Brody
  • 18 Logan Ndenbe
  • 6 Nemanja Radoja
  • 8 Memo Rodríguez
  • 10 Dániel Sallói
  • 36 Ryan Schewe
  • 5 Daniel Rosero Valencia
  • 2 Ian James
  • 23 William Agada
SJ Earthquakes
Coach
B. Arena
Substitutes
  • 14 Mark-Anthony Kaye
  • 24 Nick Lima
  • 11 Ousseni Bouda
  • 36 Earl Edwards Jr.
  • 25 Max Floriani
  • 5 Daniel Munie
  • 94 Vitor Costa
  • 30 Niko Tsakiris
  • 7 Amahl Pellegrino
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ N. Radoja ↓ J. Bartlett Sporting KC
  • 56' ↑ A. Brody ↓ J. Davis Sporting KC
  • 56' ↑ L. Ndenbe ↓ T. Leibold Sporting KC
  • 61' ↑ M. Kaye ↓ Josef Martínez SJ Earthquakes
  • 76' ↑ N. Lima ↓ B. Leroux SJ Earthquakes
  • 77' ↑ M. Rodríguez ↓ Z. Bassong Sporting KC
  • 77' ↑ D. Sallói ↓ E. Thommy Sporting KC
  • 81' ↑ O. Bouda ↓ C. Arango SJ Earthquakes
Cards
  • 52' H. Lopez SJ Earthquakes
  • 5' T. Leibold Sporting KC
  • 16' J. Bartlett Sporting KC
  • 45' J. Davis Sporting KC
  • 45+5' H. Lopez SJ Earthquakes
  • 52' H. Lopez SJ Earthquakes
  • 67' N. Radoja Sporting KC
Head-to-head
Sporting KC 5 3 draws 3 SJ Earthquakes
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2024-07-14 SJ Earthquakes vs Sporting KC 1 - 2
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Recent form
Sporting KC D D D L L
SJ Earthquakes W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sporting KC vs SJ Earthquakes?
Sporting KC lost 1-2 against SJ Earthquakes on 2 March 2025.
Who won Sporting KC vs SJ Earthquakes?
SJ Earthquakes won the match 2-1.
Where was Sporting KC vs SJ Earthquakes played?
The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas).
Who had more possession in Sporting KC vs SJ Earthquakes?
Sporting KC had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.