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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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

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 #19
47 Points 52
34 Played 34
12 / 11 / 11 W / D / L 14 / 10 / 10
52 Scored 57
40 Conceded 51
+12 GD +6
1.38 PPG 1.53
35% Win % 41%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
6/6
31-45
10/8
46-60
7/7
61-75
7/6
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
14/7
16-30
6/7
31-45
6/7
46-60
7/8
61-75
6/3
76+
10/16
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 18 G 5 A
Heung-min Son 7 G 11 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 17 G 3 A
Ousseni Bouda 7 G 1 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Los Angeles FC is hosting San Jose Earthquakes for another epic battle.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nick Lima is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 10' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 293 games and scored 441 goals.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Danny Hoesen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 29 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' Dejan Jakovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Adama Diomande is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Los Angeles FC players.

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
Benjamin Kikanovic 4
Cristian Arango 4
Daniel Musovski 3
Chris Wondolowski 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
2 / 4
2.01 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 62% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC62% Draw22% San Jose Earthquakes16%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
84%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
38%
Los Angeles FC or San Jose Earthquakes
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC43% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes15%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.2%
4 – 1
3.3%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 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
14% ✓

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