Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City – Lineups & Match Details

San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0. Goals: D. Munie (42'), P. Judd (45'), D. Munie (54'). San Jose Earthquakes had 44% possession against Sporting Kansas City's 56%. Shots on target: 6-1.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 1

Sunday, 22 February 2026

San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes

3 - 0

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

Referee: A. Da Silva

Lineups

San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes4-2-3-1
Daniel42DanielG
B. Kikanovic28B. KikanovicD
D. Munie5D. MunieD
R. Roberts18R. RobertsD
D. Jones24D. JonesD
R. Vieira14R. VieiraM
B. Leroux34B. LerouxM
O. Bouda7O. BoudaM
N. Tsakiris10N. TsakirisM
J. Ricketts2J. RickettsM
P. Judd19P. JuddF

Substitutes

4D. RomneyD
3P. MarieD
16J. SkahanM
6I. HarkesM
40J. A. Gonzalez MendozaM
87Vitor CostaD
31F. MontaliG
20N. FernandezM
32N. AdimabuaF
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-4-1-1
J. Pulskamp1J. PulskampG
J. Reynolds13J. ReynoldsD
I. James2I. JamesD
W. Meyer28W. MeyerD
J. Reid99J. ReidD
S. Suleymanov93S. SuleymanovM
M. Garcia6M. GarciaM
J. Bartlett16J. BartlettM
C. Harris11C. HarrisM
J. Davis8J. DavisF
D. Joveljic9D. JoveljicF

Substitutes

23E. BartlowD
30S. ClevelandG
14M. TschantretM
19T. CalheiraF
88S. DonovanM
15J. MillerD
61Z. Loyo ReynagaM
20K. AgyabengM

Match Events

36'Y

D. Munie

38'S

J. Reynolds

Substitution 1

42'G

D. Munie

45'G

P. Judd

54'G

D. Munie

66'S

R. Vieira

Substitution 1

68'S

M. Suleymanov

Substitution 2

71'S

P. Judd

Substitution 2

71'S

D. Jones

Substitution 3

83'S

J. Ricketts

Substitution 4

83'S

Beau Leroux

Substitution 5

90'+1S

C. Harris

Substitution 3

Statistics

San Jose Earthquakes
44%56%
Sporting Kansas City
3.03Expected Goals (xG)0.45
17Total Shots7
6Shots on Target1
15Corners3
16Fouls12
0Offsides2
80Pass Accuracy (%)85
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

San Jose Earthquakes host Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, 22 February 2026. The kick-off time is 03:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. San Jose Earthquakes go into the match 1st in the table; Sporting Kansas City sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

San Jose Earthquakes have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Sporting Kansas City have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 20 Apr 2025: San Jose Earthquakes 3-5 Sporting Kansas City; 2 Mar 2025: San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Sporting Kansas City; 14 Jul 2024: San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 Sporting Kansas City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0. San Jose Earthquakes scored through D. Munie 42', P. Judd 45', D. Munie 54'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 54 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

San Jose Earthquakes held 44% of the ball against 56% for Sporting Kansas City. Shots on target finished 6-1. Expected goals read 3.03 for San Jose Earthquakes, 0.45 for Sporting Kansas City.

Verdict

The win nudges San Jose Earthquakes forward and leaves Sporting Kansas City with work to do. San Jose Earthquakes sat 1st and Sporting Kansas City 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.