The San Jose Earthquakes earned a very noteworthy 4-1 win over red-hot Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Below are a few eye-opening statistics from the weekend.
Team Specific
- San Jose has earned six points from their last three matches (2-1-0). Only the LA Galaxy (9) have earned more points from their previous three contests.
- In their last two home matches, the Quakes have outscored their opponents 7-1 and haven’t allowed a single goal from the run of play (4/6 vs. POR; 4/20 vs. SKC).
- The Earthquakes have earned consecutive home victories by 3+ goals for the first time since defeating the Colorado Rapids 4-1 and Chivas USA 4-0 on Aug. 25, 2012 and Sept. 2, 2012, respectively.
- San Jose scored four goals in an MLS match at Avaya Stadium for just the second time in the venue’s history (W 4-3 vs. FCD on 8/29/18).
Player Specific
- Forward Danny Hoesen scored his second and third goals of the season, the 19th and 20th of his MLS career. Hoesen’s second goal of the match was the eventual game-winner, his first of the season and fifth of his MLS career.
- Hoesen’s brace marked his third multi-goal match with the Earthquakes and first since June 13, 2018 (2 goals vs. NE). The last Quakes player to score two or more goals in a single match was Vako vs. FC Dallas on Aug. 29, 2018.
- Hoesen’s goals came in the sixth and 12th minutes of the match, becoming the second earliest brace in Quakes history (Dwyane De Rosario – 9/27/03; 11 minutes).
- Shea Salinas scored his second goal of the season and 15th of his MLS career. It gave him multiple goals in a single season for the first time since 2015 (3).
- Salinas’ goal on Saturday came just 10 seconds into the second half, the fastest goal at the beginning of either half in club history.
- Magnus Eriksson tallied his second goal of the season and eighth of his MLS career. He also recorded his second assist of the season and fifth of his MLS career.
- Anibal Godoy tallied his second assist of the season and seventh of his MLS career. Godoy has already equaled his single-season high in assists just seven matches into the season (2016, 2018).
- Jackson Yueill tallied his first assist of the season and fifth of his MLS career. His assist was also the game-winner, the first of his MLS career.
- Along with his goal last week in Houston, Yueill has now recorded a goal and/or assist in back-to-back weeks for the first time in his MLS career.
- Paul Marie made his MLS debut in Saturday’s match against Sporting Kansas City when he came on for Cristian Espinoza in the 80th minute.
Opponent Specific
- The Quakes’ win snapped a six-game winless streak against Sporting Kansas City, dating back to 2016 (0-5-1).
- Sporting Kansas City lost for just the fourth time since last August. SKC entered Avaya Stadium on Saturday with an 11-3-5 record in their previous 19 MLS matches.
- Sporting Kansas City lost by 3+ goals for the first time since falling 3-0 to the Portland Timbers on Aug. 7, 2016.
- SKC allowed 4+ goals for the first time since falling 5-0 to the Earthquakes on Aug. 19, 2015.
