San Jose Earthquakes have just one win against Sporting Kansas City in the last 14 competitive meetings (D5 L8, with two of those draws ending with Sporting Kansas City advancing on penalties). If the Earthquakes fail to win on Saturday, it will be seven straight without a win, tying their longest winless streak in a series history (all competitions).
The San Jose Earthquakes are unbeaten at home this season (W3 D1) with the streak being the team’s longest home unbeaten run to start a season since 2017 (6 straight – W3 D3). The team’s 10 points at home are tied for its second most ever through four home games, trailing only the 2002 season (12).
Sporting Kansas City is the second team in MLS history to score only two goals in its first seven matches of a season, joining themselves (as the Wizards) in 1999. Sporting Kansas City is second in MLS in shot attempts this season, however, its shot conversion rate is just 1.9% (lowest in the league).
Cristian Espinoza opened the scoring in San Jose’s 1-1 draw the with New York Red Bulls on Saturday. It was Espinoza’s third time this season scoring the first goal of a match (among both teams), the most such goals of any MLS player this season.
Erik Thommy attempted five shots in Sporting Kansas City’s 1-0 loss to the Colorado Rapids, Thommy’s third game this season with at least five shots. That is tied for the most such games in MLS this season with Orlando City SC’s Martin Ojeda as Thommy also leads the league in shots with 29.
