Major League Soccer: Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 7 match between Sporting Kansas City and San Jose Earthquakes and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

San Jose Earthquakes go up against Sporting Kansas City this coming Sunday for a Major League Soccer meeting at Sporting Park.

Two places behind the league-leaders, San Jose Earthquakes claimed 15 points from six rounds, while Sporting Kansas City amassed four points. They now rank as number 15 in the Major League Soccer standings.

Form: Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes

Sporting Kansas City Form

In their last three matches, Sporting Kansas City won 1-2 against LA Galaxy, before losing 1-4 against Colorado Rapids and 3-1 to Real Salt Lake. Sporting Kansas City are without a win in their last six Major League Soccer matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored four goals.

San Jose Earthquakes Form

San Jose Earthquakes won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 0-1 against Seattle Sounders FC, before beating Vancouver Whitecaps 0-1. Another win followed, this time by 3-0 against San Diego FC. San Jose Earthquakes claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Major League Soccer, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in seven goals, whilst conceding eight.

Betting facts for Sporting Kansas City and San Jose Earthquakes

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sporting Kansas City and San Jose Earthquakes. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Preston Judd has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Sunday, it is because San Jose Earthquakes bank on him to build on these numbers against Sporting Kansas City. The latter relies on Dejan Joveljic, who found the target four times in six games.

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Full-time result

Sporting Kansas City won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing three. They lost six at Sporting Park in this run of matches. San Jose Earthquakes won five of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing zero and losing five.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sporting Kansas City only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. San Jose Earthquakes scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. San Jose Earthquakes should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Sunday, as Sporting Kansas City only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. San Jose Earthquakes claimed six clean sheets in their last 10 games. Sporting Kansas City have scored in 12 consecutive home meetings with San Jose Earthquakes.

Total goals

Sporting Kansas City saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of San Jose Earthquakes’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches. Sporting Kansas City conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.