Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Los Angeles FC
5 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Thu 3 Sep 2020 · 03:00 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+3'
Diego Palacios 33' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Ricardo Salazar
  • Referee

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
2020-09-03 Los Angeles FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-08-22 Los Angeles FC 4–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-03-30 San Jose Earthquakes 0–5 Los Angeles FC 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
03 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 5–1 W
31 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 1–3 L
22 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–2 L
31 Jul Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
28 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 4–1 W
24 Jul Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Los Angeles FC A 1–5 L
30 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–3 L
02 Aug Minnesota United FC H 1–4 L
28 Jul Real Salt Lake H 5–2 W
20 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–0 W
16 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 4–3 W

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' Los Angeles FC have kicked off against San Jose Earthquakes. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tanner Beason made 287 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Banc of California Stadium. Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 21' What a moment for Diego Rossi! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Matias Almeyda will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 31' The 37-year-old Andres Rios has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 33' Diego Palacios catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 43' Daniel Vega has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Marcos Lopez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nick Lima at the 46 minute mark.
  • 49' What a moment for Bradley Wright-Phillips! That strike on 49 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 54' 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 Tommy Thompson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Danny Hoesen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cade Cowell on 57 minute.
  • 60' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Bradley Wright-Phillips exits the field as Adrien Perez enters on 60.
  • 64' Jose Cifuentes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 64 minutes.
  • 69' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Shea Salinas on, Vako Qazaishvili off on 69 minutes.
  • 69' GOAL! Diego Rossi scores on 69.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Brian Rodriguez is replaced by Daniel Musovski.
  • 77' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Christian Torres on, Diego Rossi off on 81 minutes.
  • 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daniel Musovski makes it 5-0.
  • 84' Daniel Musovski has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles FC take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

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

2020-09-03 Los Angeles FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-08-22 Los Angeles FC 4–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-03-30 San Jose Earthquakes 0–5 Los Angeles FC 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

2020-09-03 Los Angeles FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-08-31 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2020-08-22 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-07-31 Orlando City SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2020-07-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–4 Los Angeles FC W 2020-07-24 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2020-09-03 Los Angeles FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-08-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-08-02 San Jose Earthquakes 1–4 Minnesota United FC L 2020-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Real Salt Lake W 2020-07-20 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.52 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC62% Draw20% San Jose Earthquakes18%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
82%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
38%
Los Angeles FC or San Jose Earthquakes
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC47% Draw37% San Jose Earthquakes16%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
7%
3 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.6%
4 – 0
3.6%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 20% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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