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San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer

3–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

San Jose Earthquakes won 3–0.

Shots
177
Shots on target
61
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 3–0. Recorded in this match (San Jose Earthquakes – Sporting Kansas City): shots 17–7, shots on target 6–1, possession 44%–56%, corners 15–3. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots7 shotsSan Jose Earthquakes 17 shots, Sporting Kansas City 7 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots1 shotSan Jose Earthquakes 6 shots, Sporting Kansas City 1 shot
  • Possession44%56%San Jose Earthquakes 44%, Sporting Kansas City 56%
  • Corners15 corners3 cornersSan Jose Earthquakes 15 corners, Sporting Kansas City 3 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls12 foulsSan Jose Earthquakes 16 fouls, Sporting Kansas City 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card0 cardsSan Jose Earthquakes 1 card, Sporting Kansas City 0 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1San Jose Earthquakes
1Draws
3Sporting Kansas City
San Jose Earthquakes — Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer3–5
Sporting Kansas City — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer1–2
San Jose Earthquakes — Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer1–2
Sporting Kansas City — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer2–1
Sporting Kansas City — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 22 Feb 2026, 07:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Unavailable analysis

The retained evidence does not clear the minimum gates.

Sections that would imply a supported comparison are intentionally omitted.

TeamsSan Jose EarthquakesSporting Kansas City
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headSan Jose Earthquakes — Sporting Kansas City
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this