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 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)

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

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	#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…
3' The United States Daniel Musovski breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 1-0!
8' The 23-year-old Mamadou Fall has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
13' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
18' Luciano Abecasis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
23' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
27' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for J.T. Marcinkowski on 27 minutes.
28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for J.T. Marcinkowski.
28' Assisted by Cristian Arango with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristian Arango makes no mistake. 2-0!
33' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bob Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' The referee has no hesitation. Javier Lopez is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — Yellow card on 40.
45' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' Daniel Crisostomo gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Francisco Ginella and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
55' Chris Wondolowski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Benjamin Kikanovic on 55 minute.
60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' Carlos Fierro does the damage! The net is bulging and San Jose Earthquakes surge ahead!
65' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Mamadou Fall is withdrawn and Sebastien Ibeagha gets his opportunity.
70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
76' Brian Rodriguez gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Daniel Musovski and will look to change the dynamic.
81' The referee calls foul for Jesus Murillo. He receives a Yellow card.
81' Tristan Blackmon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kim Moonhwan on 81 minute.
86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cristian Arango.
88' Cristian Arango makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Los Angeles FC are in front.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marco Farfan.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles FC 3-1 San Jose Earthquakes.

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

1.92 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 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC48% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes27%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

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% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes23%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	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.