Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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 #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 game is set. San Jose Earthquakes kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Cade Cowell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 21' GOAL! Diego Rossi fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' It’s high time Matias Almeyda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 46' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Nick Lima departs to be replaced by Marcos Lopez.
  • 49' Brilliant from the ! Bradley Wright-Phillips makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 49.
  • 54' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 57' Danny Hoesen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cade Cowell at the 57 minute mark.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Bradley Wright-Phillips is replaced by Adrien Perez on 60 minute.
  • 64' GOAL! Jose Cifuentes scores on 64. Assisted by Brian Rodriguez
  • 69' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 69 minute. Vako Qazaishvili leaves to be changed by Shea Salinas.
  • 69' A goal from the Uruguay international Diego Rossi! He fires home on 69 to make it 4-0!
  • 72' Daniel Musovski gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Brian Rodriguez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' 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.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Diego Rossi is replaced by Christian Torres.
  • 83' Against the run of play, Daniel Musovski has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 84' Daniel Musovski has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
  • 89' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • San Jose Earthquakes will have plenty to reflect on. Los Angeles FC were simply the better side today.

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
Cristian Arango 4
Benjamin Kikanovic 4
Chris Wondolowski 3
Adama Diomande 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
2.54 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + 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: 3.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

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% Draw36% San Jose Earthquakes17%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
7%
3 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
4.7%
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% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

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.