Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles FC

3 – 1

Full Time

San Jose Earthquakes

Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 19:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' J.T. Marcinkowski

Y 28' J.T. Marcinkowski

Y 40' Javier Lopez

Jesus Murillo 81' Y

Cristian Arango 86' Y

Marco Farfan 90' Y

Y 90' Judson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

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

Los Angeles FC 21 games · Avg 4.1 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-16 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC 2021-08-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-11-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Los Angeles FC 2020-09-28 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–1	W
04 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
30 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–2	L
26 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
16 Sep	Austin FC	A	2–1	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L
03 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
30 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–3	L
26 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
19 Sep	Austin FC	A	4–3	W
16 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	3–4	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' In just a few seconds Banc of California Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes.
3' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Musovski makes no mistake. 1-0!
8' Jamal Blackman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
13' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
18' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
23' USA international Jack Skahan has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
27' Controversy at the stadium! J.T. Marcinkowski argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
28' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. J.T. Marcinkowski gets a Yellow card.
28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cristian Arango makes it 2-0.
33' 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.
38' Chris Wondolowski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Javier Lopez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Francisco Ginella has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Crisostomo to step up.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Wondolowski is hanging Benjamin Kikanovic on the field on 55 minute.
60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' What composure from Carlos Fierro! The Mexico international strokes it home. 2-1.
65' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Mamadou Fall is replaced by Sebastien Ibeagha.
70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Raheem Edwards, as he is very good at scoring at Banc of California Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
76' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Daniel Musovski is withdrawn and Brian Rodriguez gets his opportunity.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Jesus Murillo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
81' The whistle greets Kim Moonhwan as he departs to be replaced by Tristan Blackmon.
86' Controversy at the stadium! Cristian Arango argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
88' Goal! Cristian Arango scores his 73 goal in 172 matches.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marco Farfan on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles FC take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jamal Blackman
29
Cristian Arango
32
Marco Farfan
7
Latif Blessing
33
Kim Moonhwan ↓ Tristan Blackmon 81'
44
Raheem Edwards ↓ Diego Palacios 65'
11
Jose Cifuentes
8
Francisco Ginella ↓ Daniel Crisostomo 46'
16
Daniel Musovski ↓ Brian Rodriguez 76'
94
Jesus Murillo
5
Mamadou Fall ↓ Sebastien Ibeagha 65'

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

93
Judson
4
Oswaldo Alanis ↓ Cade Cowell 55'
9
Javier Lopez
6
Shea Salinas ↓ Carlos Fierro 46'
14
Jackson Yueill
1
J.T. Marcinkowski
11
Jeremy Ebobisse
10
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Andres Rios 55'
2
Luciano Abecasis ↓ Jack Skahan 46'
13
Nathan
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↓ Chris Wondolowski 55'

Bench

25
Andres Rios ↑ 55'
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 55'
22
Tommy Thompson
17
Daniel Vega
3
Paul Marie
44
Cade Cowell ↑ 55'
7
Carlos Fierro ↑ 46'
15
Tanner Beason
16
Jack Skahan ↑ 46'

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	9
Cristian Espinoza	6
Carlos Vela	6
Diego Rossi	5
Benjamin Kikanovic	4
Cristian Arango	4
Daniel Musovski	3
Chris Wondolowski	3

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-10-16 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-10-04 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-09-30 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-09-16 Austin FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-10-16 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2021-09-19 Austin FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.98 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.45 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC48% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes28%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

73%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

52%

Los Angeles FC or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC37% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes22%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	20%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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