2019 MLS Regular Season - Week 8
San Jose Earthquakes vs. Sporting Kansas City
Avaya Stadium — San Jose
April 20 - 10:00 PM ET
STREAMING: MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US, DAZN in Canada
Sporting Kansas City will try and extend an unbeaten streak to six games when they head to Avaya Stadium to meet a San Jose Earthquakes side that has won just once in their first six games.
The Quakes couldn't build momentum from a 3-0 win over the Portland Timbers in Week 5 and fell to the Houston Dynamo, 2-1, last Saturday. Meanwhile, Gianluca Busio scored for a third consecutive game to secure a 2-2 home draw for SKC against the New York Red Bulls.
Sporting won the last meeting between the Western Conference foes, a 5-1 triumph in September in which Gerso struck for a brace.
San Jose Earthquakes
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Kevin Partida (D) - torn ACL
- QUESTIONABLE: Guram Kashia (D) - lower leg injury
- Suspended: Marcos Lopez (D)
- Suspended after next caution: Anibal Godoy (M)
- International duty: None
Sporting Kansas City
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Jimmy Medranda (M) - knee injury
- OUT: Erik Hurtado (F) - right knee surgery
- OUT: Jaylin Lindsey (D) - torn meniscus
- OUT: Rodney Wallace (D) - hip injury
- QUESTIONABLE: Roger Espinoza (M) - knee injury
- QUESTIONABLE: Andreu Fontas (D) - calf injury
- QUESTIONABLE: Gedion Zelalem (M) - ankle injury
- Suspended: None
- Suspended after next caution: None
- International duty: None
Series Matchup at Earthquakes
- Earthquakes: 16 wins, 39 goals
- Sporting KC: 6 wins, 26 goals
- 7 draws
Officials
- Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
- Assistant Referees: Eduardo Mariscal, TJ Zablocki
- 4th Official: Joe Dickerson
- VAR: Kevin Stott
