Can little-fancied SJ Earthquakes trouble Sporting KC?

Sporting KC and SJ Earthquakes face each other this Saturday at the for a match of the Grp.East of the MLS. At the moment, Luchi Gonzalez's team chase Peter Vermes's team by 3 points in the table.

Sporting KC go into the game on the back of a 0-0 draw against Los Angeles FC (Major League Soccer 2024), while SJ Earthquakes were beaten 0-2 by Vancouver Whitecaps (Major League Soccer 2024). Digging back into the archives highlights that Peter Vermes's team and Luchi Gonzalez's team have faced each other seventy times, with Sporting KC holding the advantage: 26 victories, against 24 victories of SJ Earthquakes.

In the MLS, sixty-nine games were played between the two teams, with 26 wins for Sporting KC, 19 draws and 24 wins for SJ Earthquakes.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 0-0. Sporting KC are given the favouritism to win this match.