Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Los Angeles FC
1 – 2
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Mon 28 Sep 2020 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 34' Andres Rios
Y 75' Shea Salinas
Y 83' Cristian Espinoza
Francisco Ginella 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2020-09-28 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 1–2 L
24 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 6–0 W
19 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 0–3 L
14 Sep Portland Timbers H 4–2 W
10 Sep Real Salt Lake A 0–3 L
07 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Los Angeles FC A 2–1 W
24 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 0–5 L
20 Sep Portland Timbers H 1–6 L
17 Sep Portland Timbers H 1–1 D
14 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D
11 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–7 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 wait is over. San Jose Earthquakes get us underway at Banc of California Stadium.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 10' Diego Rossi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andres Rios.
  • 39' 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 Mark-Anthony Kaye suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' Brian Rodriguez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' What a moment for Mark-Anthony Kaye! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Shea Salinas on, Marcos Lopez off on 63 minutes.
  • 67' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Musovski is hanging Bradley Wright-Phillips on the field on 67 minute.
  • 68' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Carlos Fierro is replaced by Cade Cowell.
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 74' The whistle greets Judson as he departs to be replaced by Eric Calvillo.
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Shea Salinas argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 80' The USA Shea Salinas breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 1-1!
  • 83' Cristian Espinoza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Mark-Anthony Kaye is withdrawn and Andy Najar gets his opportunity.
  • 89' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Francisco Ginella on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles FC will be frustrated.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles FC 1-2 San Jose Earthquakes.

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

2020-09-28 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Los Angeles FC Form

2020-09-28 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-09-24 Los Angeles FC 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles FC L 2020-09-14 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-10 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC L 2020-09-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Los Angeles FC L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2020-09-28 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-09-24 Colorado Rapids SC 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2020-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.64 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Los Angeles FC to win 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC62% Draw20% San Jose Earthquakes18%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

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 FC51% Draw36% San Jose Earthquakes13%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
7.3%
1 – 0
6.2%
4 – 1
5.1%
4 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 20% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 20% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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