Sunday , 16 August 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
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

12
1
8
Los Angeles FC 21 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
#17 Position #18
34 Points 33
19 Played 18
10 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 5
35 Scored 37
19 Conceded 24
+16 GD +13
1.79 PPG 1.83
53% Win % 56%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/6
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Banc of California Stadium as Los Angeles FC face off against San Jose Earthquakes in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 282 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 30' The 33-year-old Judson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Andres Rios. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' Eddie Segura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Magnificent from Mark-Anthony Kaye! That is 19 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 50' Pablo Sisniega is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 63' Shea Salinas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcos Lopez at the 63 minute mark.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Bradley Wright-Phillips as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Musovski steps in for Los Angeles FC.
  • 68' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Carlos Fierro is replaced by Cade Cowell.
  • 73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Judson as he leaves the pitch. Eric Calvillo steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Shea Salinas is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' Shea Salinas makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
  • 83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cristian Espinoza on 83 minutes.
  • 84' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Mark-Anthony Kaye has done his job and it is now time for Andy Najar to step up.
  • 89' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Francisco Ginella. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 1-2.

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 9
Cristian Espinoza 6
Carlos Vela 6
Diego Rossi 5
Cristian Arango 4
Benjamin Kikanovic 4
Chris Wondolowski 3
Adama Diomande 3

Head to Head

2020-09-28 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
2.71 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + 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
Yes62% 0% No38%
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 FC52% Draw35% San Jose Earthquakes13%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
7.8%
1 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
4 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 20% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 20% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+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
34% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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