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

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles FC

3 – 1

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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 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

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

Los Angeles FC 22 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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Banc of California Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes.
3' GOAL! Daniel Musovski fires home to make it 1-0!
8' Chris Wondolowski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. J.T. Marcinkowski made 287 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
18' A quiet spell here at Banc of California Stadium. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
27' J.T. Marcinkowski is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
28' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for J.T. Marcinkowski.
28' Cristian Arango has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
33' USA international Benjamin Kikanovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
38' Cristian Espinoza, a Argentina , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' A meaty challenge results in booking for Javier Lopez on 40.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' Daniel Crisostomo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Francisco Ginella on 46 minute.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' Benjamin Kikanovic makes way for Chris Wondolowski at the 55 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
60' Kim Moonhwan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
61' Goal! Carlos Fierro scores his 6 goal in 287 matches.
65' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Mamadou Fall has done his job and it is now time for Sebastien Ibeagha to step up.
70' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
76' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Daniel Musovski is replaced by Brian Rodriguez on 76 minute.
81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jesus Murillo.
81' Tristan Blackmon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kim Moonhwan at the 81 minute mark.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Cristian Arango is booked for Los Angeles FC — Yellow card on 86.
88' The Colombia Cristian Arango breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 3-1!
90' Marco Farfan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
The final score is 3-1.

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	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

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

1.9 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC48% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes27%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

72%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

52%

Los Angeles FC or San Jose Earthquakes

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC36% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes22%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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