Sunday , 16 August 2026

Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Los Angeles FC
2 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sun 21 May 2023 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Stipe Biuk 3' 1–0
1–1 53' Miguel Trauco
Carlos Vela pen 90+5' 2–1
Denil Maldonado 29' Y
Y 89' Judson
Y 90' Tanner Beason

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2023-05-21 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2022-08-21 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2022-05-28 Los Angeles FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-10-16 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
18 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
14 May Real Salt Lake A 3–0 W
06 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
23 Apr Nashville SC A 1–1 D
16 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
15 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
06 May Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
30 Apr Austin FC A 2–2 D
23 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
16 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 3–0 W

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' The wait is over. Los Angeles FC get us underway at Banc of California Stadium.
  • 3' Stipe Biuk adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 5' Jonathan Mensah picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Los Angeles FC have won 582 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' The referee calls foul for Denil Maldonado. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' Jonathan Mensah has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 49' The 29-year-old Jackson Yueill has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 53' What composure from Miguel Trauco! The Peru international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Carlos Vela. He replaces Kwadwo Opoku on 63 minute.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Timothy Tillman on, Erik Duenas off on 64 minutes.
  • 65' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic is replaced by Tommy Thompson.
  • 67' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Judson comes on to replace Jackson Yueill.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Jackson Yueill as he leaves the pitch. Judson steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 73' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact 4-3-3.
  • 78' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 100% of all matches.
  • 83' Ousseni Bouda gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Jeremy Ebobisse and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Nathan Ordaz on, Stipe Biuk off on 85 minutes.
  • 89' Judson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Tanner Beason. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

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

2023-05-21 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2022-08-21 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2022-05-28 Los Angeles FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-10-16 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-05-21 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-05-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-05-14 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC W 2023-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2023-04-23 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-04-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-05-21 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-05-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2023-04-30 Austin FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.87 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC51% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes25%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
76%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
49%
Los Angeles FC or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC37% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes21%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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