Major League SoccerMLS Cup - Play-In RoundFT (Pens 4-2)
Sporting Kansas City
0-0
HT (0-0)
San Jose EarthquakesChildren's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Last 5 meetings
Full H2HL
Sun
Apr 12
2026
Sporting Kansas City
San Jose Earthquakes1
3
HT 1-1Regular Season - 7A. Chapman
L
Sun
Feb 22
2026
San Jose EarthquakesSporting Kansas City3
0
HT 2-0Regular Season - 1PayPal Park, San JoseA. Da Silva
W
Sun
Apr 20
2025
San Jose EarthquakesSporting Kansas City3
5
HT 2-3Regular Season - 9Earthquakes Stadium, San JoseJoe Dickerson, USA
L
Sun
Mar 2
2025
Sporting Kansas CitySan Jose Earthquakes1
2
HT 1-2Regular Season - 2Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KansasSergiy Boyko, Ukraine
W
Sun
Jul 14
2024
San Jose EarthquakesSporting Kansas City1
2
HT 0-0Regular Season - 34PayPal Park, San Jose, CaliforniaA. Da Silva
Note: advanced (ASA) stats are processed on a delay and may lag basic stats by up to a day after match completion.
Match events
- 55'Matthew HoppeFoul
- 57'C. Cowell ↑M. Hoppe ↓
- 59'Andreu FontàsFoul
- 68'G. Kinda ↑R. Walter ↓
- 77'J. Skahan ↑J. Ebobisse ↓
- 77'M. Trauco ↑P. Marie ↓
- 80'Jack SkahanFoul
- 85'N. Tsakiris ↑Jamiro Monteiro ↓
- 85'Judson ↑C. Gruezo ↓
- 87'JudsonFoul
- 88'R. Espinoza ↑N. Radoja ↓
- 120+1'J. Russell (pen.)
- 120+2'C. Espinoza missed penalty
- 120+3'A. Pulido missed penalty
- 120+4'J. Yueill missed penalty
- 120+5'E. Thommy (pen.)
- 120+6'J. Skahan (pen.)
- 120+7'G. Kinda (pen.)
- 120+8'Carlos Akapo (pen.)
- 120+9'D. Sallói (pen.)
Expected Goals (ASA)
Score
Sporting Kansas City0
San Jose Earthquakes0
xG
Sporting Kansas City0.93
San Jose Earthquakes0.40
xPoints
Sporting Kansas City0.00
San Jose Earthquakes0.00
San Jose Earthquakes ←
→ Sporting Kansas City
0' – 93'23 of 23 shots
0'47'93'
Team
Body
Pattern
Sporting Kansas CitySan Jose EarthquakesFootHeaderGoalMarker size = xG
Period Breakdown
| Period | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose Earthquakes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | xG | Sh | G | xG | Sh | |
| 1H | 0 | 0.17 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2H | 0 | 0.76 | 10 | 0 | 0.40 | 5 |
| Total | 0 | 0.94 | 18 | 0 | 0.40 | 5 |
Match stats
Sporting Kansas CitySan Jose Earthquakes
- 59%Possession41%
- 18Shots5
- 4Shots on target0
- 9Shots off target1
- 5Blocked shots4
- 9Shots inside box3
- 9Shots outside box2
- 0.70Expected goals (xG)0.38
- 587Passes413
- 531Accurate passes350
- 90%Pass accuracy85%
- 8Corners4
- 0Offsides1
- 3Fouls12
- 1Yellow cards3
- 0Saves3
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City
Formation: 4-3-3
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 29T. Melia
Defenders
- 17J. Davis
- 5D. Rosero
- 3Andreu Fontàs
- 18L. Ndenbe
Midfielders
- 54R. Walter
- 6N. Radoja
- 26E. Thommy
Forwards
- 7J. Russell
- 9A. Pulido
- 20D. Sallói
Substitutes
- 10G. Kinda
- 15R. Espinoza
- 23W. Agada
- 11K. Shelton
- 13F. Gutiérrez
- 1J. Pulskamp
- 4R. Voloder
- 8G. Zusi
- 19R. Castellanos
Coach: P. Vermes
San Jose Earthquakes
Formation: 4-4-2
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 42Daniel
Defenders
- 29Carlos Akapo
- 4J. Mensah
- 26Rodrigues
- 3P. Marie
Midfielders
- 10C. Espinoza
- 7C. Gruezo
- 14J. Yueill
- 12M. Hoppe
Forwards
- 11J. Ebobisse
- 35Jamiro Monteiro
Substitutes
- 44C. Cowell
- 16J. Skahan
- 21M. Trauco
- 30N. Tsakiris
- 93Judson
- 9A. Akinola
- 22T. Thompson
- 41E. Ochoa
- 15T. Beason
Coach: L. Gonzalez
Top performers
Sporting Kansas City- Erik Thommy90'7.9
- Nemanja Radoja88'7.7
- Andreu Fontàs90'7.6
- Dániel Sallói90'7.5
- Johnny Russell90'7.3
San Jose Earthquakes- Daniel90'8.0
- Rodrigues90'7.9
- Jonathan Mensah90'7.7
- Carlos Akapo90'7.5
- Cristian Espinoza90'7.0