Thursday , 2 July 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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

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
#20 Position #17
24 Points 32
15 Played 15
7 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3
24 Scored 34
17 Conceded 15
+7 GD +19
1.60 PPG 2.13
47% Win % 67%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Banc of California Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' The deadlock is broken! Stipe Biuk gets on the scoresheet on 3 minutes.
  • 5' Jonathan Mensah picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jackson Yueill made 279 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Denil Maldonado gets a Yellow card.
  • 34' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luchi Gonzalez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 49' Los Angeles FC have won 571 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 53' Brilliant from the ! Miguel Trauco makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 53.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Carlos Vela on, Kwadwo Opoku off on 63 minutes.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Timothy Tillman comes on to replace Erik Duenas.
  • 65' Tommy Thompson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Benjamin Kikanovic at the 65 minute mark.
  • 67' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Jackson Yueill trudges off to be replaced by Judson on 67 minutes.
  • 68' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Judson is hanging Jackson Yueill on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' Erik Duenas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 83' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Jeremy Ebobisse is replaced by Ousseni Bouda on 83 minute.
  • 85' Nathan Ordaz gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Stipe Biuk and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Judson on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Tanner Beason has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Benjamin Kikanovic 4
Cristian Arango 4
Daniel Musovski 3
Chris Wondolowski 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
1.55 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC or San Jose Earthquakes 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC44% Draw26% San Jose Earthquakes30%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
70%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
56%
Los Angeles FC or San Jose Earthquakes
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC30% Draw45% San Jose Earthquakes25%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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