Sporting Kansas City has lost only one of its last 11 matches against San Jose (W7 D3, including a penalty shootout win). Sporting has won three of its last five visits to San Jose (D1 L1) after going winless in 18 straight matches at the Earthquakes from 2001 to April 2016 (D5 L13, incl. playoffs).
San Jose has won three consecutive home matches after winning only three of its previous 19 MLS contests at PayPal Park (D8 L8). Going back to last season, San Jose has lost only one of its last 10 home league games (W4 D5), a 3-1 defeat to the Red Bulls on the opening day of this season.
Sporting Kansas City is coming off a 2-1 victory over the Rapids on Wednesday that saw each team have two players sent off. Kansas City was the first MLS team to win a match while having multiple players receive red cards since Orlando City did so against D.C. United in September 2017.
Jamiro Monteiro recorded his first career MLS brace in San Jose’s 3-2 win over Portland on Wednesday. Montiero has three goals already this season, one off the most he’s scored in a single season in his MLS career (4 in his first MLS season in 2019).
Dániel Sallói scored both goals for SKC in their Wednesday win and also received one of their red cards, after being sent off in the waning moments of the match. Sallói is the fifth player in MLS history to notch a brace and be sent off in the same match, joining Ted Chronopoulos, Taylor Twellman, Obafemi Martins and Ola Kamara.
