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Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles FC
2 – 0
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

12
2
8
Los Angeles FC 22 games · Avg 4.1 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-22 Los Angeles FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-06-10 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 2–0 W
16 Sep New England Revolution H 1–1 D
02 Sep Toronto FC A 4–2 W
25 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
20 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
16 Aug Real Salt Lake H 2–0 W
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
20 Sep Atlanta United FC H 3–4 L
16 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 1–5 L
02 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
30 Aug FC Dallas H 4–3 W
26 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC San Jose Earthquakes
#21 Position #18
41 Points 45
28 Played 27
11 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 8
43 Scored 49
30 Conceded 39
+13 GD +10
1.46 PPG 1.67
39% Win % 48%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Los Angeles FC host San Jose Earthquakes — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The 34-year-old Harold Cummings has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Los Angeles FC have won 587 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Latif Blessing suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Luis Felipe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Danny Hoesen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 100% of all matches.
  • 75' Los Angeles FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Bouanga 10
Cristian Espinoza 6
Carlos Vela 6
Diego Rossi 5
Cristian Arango 4
Benjamin Kikanovic 4
Chris Wondolowski 3
Adama Diomande 3

Head to Head

2018-09-22 Los Angeles FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-06-10 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC Form

2018-09-22 Los Angeles FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-09-16 Los Angeles FC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2018-09-02 Toronto FC 2–4 Los Angeles FC W 2018-08-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2018-08-20 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-08-16 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2018-09-22 Los Angeles FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Atlanta United FC L 2018-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–5 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-09-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-08-30 San Jose Earthquakes 4–3 FC Dallas W 2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.98 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC61% Draw22% San Jose Earthquakes17%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
84%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
39%
Los Angeles FC or San Jose Earthquakes
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC42% Draw43% San Jose Earthquakes15%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.3%
4 – 1
3.2%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.