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Played
May 27, 2012 4:52 PM EDT
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park — Kansas City, Kansas
Referee:‬ B. Toledo‎
Attendance:‬ 19974‎
 
5′ C. J. Sapong
Simon Dawkins 72′
39′ Kei Kamara
 

MLS Preview: Sporting Kansas City - San Jose Earthquakes

Sporting started the season hottest, but since San Jose has taken its place as the most in-form team in the league.

By Zac Lee Rigg

More On :  San Jose Earthquakes, Sporting Kansas City, Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes
  PROBABLE LINEUPS
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3): Nielsen; Myers, Collin, Besler, Sinovic; Nagamura, Cesar, Espinoza; Kamara, Bunbury, Convey.

INJURY REPORT

OUT: GK Eric Kronberg (lower back strain)

PROBABLE: MF Julio Cesar (R knee strain); DF Aurelien Collin (L knee strain)
San Jose Earthquakes (4-4-2): Busch; Beitashour, Hernandez, Opara, Corrales; Baca, Cronin, Stephenson, Chavez; Lenhart, Gordon.

INJURY REPORT

OUT: MF Joey Gjertsen (R knee surgery); MF Shea Salinas (L clavicle fracture); DF Tim Ward (L non-specific soft tissue injury)

QUESTIONABLE: DF Victor Bernardez (L knee MCL sprain); MF Marvin Chavez (L hamstring strain)
  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Sporting KC doesn't like May. The club hasn't won in May since 2009, 13 matches without a win.
  • Kansas City opened the 2012 season with seven straight wins. It hasn't won in the four since, leaving it third in the East with 22 points from 11 games.
  • Meanwhile San Jose has blazed to first overall with 27 points from 13 games.
  • Alan Gordon has scored in the last minute or later in three consecutive games to salvage late points. Most recently he scored the winner against his former side the LA Galaxy to complete a 3-2 comeback win.
  • San Jose last won in Kansas City in 2004, with KC boasting a six-game winning run against the 'Quakes.

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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
  • Sporting Kansas City 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes
    23.08 %
  • Sporting Kansas City 2-3 San Jose Earthquakes
    15.39 %
  • Sporting Kansas City 1-2 San Jose Earthquakes
    15.39 %
Head to Head
Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ 2012-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 2 - San Jose Earthquakes 1
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Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ 2011-10-01 San Jose Earthquakes 1 - Sporting Kansas City 1
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Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ 2011-06-17 Sporting Kansas City 1 - San Jose Earthquakes 0
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Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ 2010-10-23 Sporting Kansas City 4 - San Jose Earthquakes 1
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Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ 2010-08-14 San Jose Earthquakes 1 - Sporting Kansas City 0
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Last Five Matches
Sporting Kansas City
2013-05-19D.C. United 1 - Sporting Kansas City 1MLS
2013-05-12Houston Dynamo 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1MLS
2013-05-08Sporting Kansas City 0 - Seattle Sounders FC 1MLS
2013-05-05Sporting Kansas City 4 - Chivas USA 0MLS
2013-04-27Sporting Kansas City 2 - Portland Timbers 3MLS
San Jose Earthquakes
2013-05-18San Jose Earthquakes 1 - Colorado Rapids 1MLS
2013-05-11Seattle Sounders FC 4 - San Jose Earthquakes 0MLS
2013-05-08San Jose Earthquakes 2 - Toronto FC 1MLS
2013-05-04San Jose Earthquakes 2 - Montreal Impact 2MLS
2013-04-27Chivas USA 2 - San Jose Earthquakes 2MLS
Odds
Returns: Sporting Kansas City $17.30 WilliamHill Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD
Returns: Draw $35.00 WilliamHill Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD
Returns: Earthquakes $44.00 WilliamHill Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD
Team News
Available Squads
1Jimmy NielsenGoalkeeper
5Matt BeslerDefender
7Chance MyersDefender
15Seth SinovicDefender
78Aurellien CollinDefender
8Graham ZusiStriker
-R. EspinozaMidfielder
-Julio CésarDefender
9Teal BunburyStriker
17C. J. SapongStriker
23Kei KamaraStriker
-Jon KempinGoalkeeper
-Michael HarringtonDefender
13Lawrence OlumMidfielder
6Paulo NagamuraMidfielder
19Peterson JosephMidfielder
-Dominic DwyerStriker
37Jacob PetersonMidfielder
18Jon BuschGoalkeeper
15Justin MorrowDefender
21Jason HernandezDefender
33Steven BeitashourDefender
12Ramiro CorralesDefender
30Rafael BacaMidfielder
81Marvin ChávezMidfielder
5Brad RingMidfielder
-Khari StephensonMidfielder
24Alan GordonStriker
-Simon DawkinsStriker
1David BinghamGoalkeeper
3Ike OparaDefender
4Sam CroninMidfielder
-T. MorenoMidfielder
-Jean AlexandreMidfielder
-C. PizarroStriker
10Sercan GüvenisikStriker
Players to Watch
Aurellien Collin
Aurellien Collin
Position: Defender
Squad Number: 78
Games Goals YC RC
12 2 5 0
Marvin Chávez
Marvin Chávez
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 81
Games Goals YC RC
5 1 1 0
Prediction
Editor's Prediction
Sporting Kansas City 0
Earthquakes 1
Results
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Sporting Kansas City 		6 1
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Montreal Impact 		6 0
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