San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City Match Preview
The San Jose Earthquakes will be looking to keep their playoff hopes alive when they play host to Eastern Conference leading Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.
The Earthquakes are looking for a win to close the eight-point gap between themselves and the wildcard playoff berths. Kansas City will be looking for a win to extend their point cushion at the top of the Eastern Conference.
Bobby Convey, Andre Luiz and Ike Opara are sidelined with injury for San Jose, while Alan Gordon and Steven Lenhart are also ruled out. Jason Hernandez, Justin Morrow and Scott Sealy are injury doubt and will be assessed ahead of kickoff.
Daneil Cyrus, Konrad Warzycha and Luke Sassano are ruled out with injury for Kansas City, while Roger Espinoza is questionable with a quad strain.