Sporting Kansas City vs. San Jose Earthquakes 8/27/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Sporting Kansas City hosts the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Sporting Kansas City is 14th or last in the conference table at 7-5-15 on 26 points with a goal difference -19. Sporting Kansas City defeated the Portland Timbers 4-1 in their most recent fixture last Sunday. William Agada scored a brace with goals in the 31st and 75th minute, while Andreu Fontas and Erik Thommy each scored one goal.

Sporting Kansas City scored three goals in the first half last Sunday versus Portland, marking the third consecutive match in which Sporting has scored three goals prior to half-time, setting a new MLS record. Johnny Russell is the leading goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City with seven, while Felipe Hernandez is the leader in assists with three.

San Jose is 12th in the conference table at 6-9-11 on 27 points with a goal difference of -12. San Jose picked up a huge upset victory last Saturday when defeating LAFC at home 2-1. Benjamin Kikanovic opened the scoring for San Jose with a goal in the 14th minute and Cade Cowell scored the winner for the Earthquakes with a goal in the 77th minute.

San Jose's victory over LAFC snapped a winless run out of six matches that included two draws and four losses. However, San Jose has not won two straight matches since September of last year. Jeremy Ebobisse is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with 14, while Cristian Espinoza has scored six. Espinoza is the leader in assists with seven and Jamiro Monteiro has six.