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

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles FC

1 – 1

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 9 Jul 2023 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium 22,033 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 30' Cristian Espinoza

Denis Bouanga pen 37' 1–1

Y 22' Jonathan Mensah

Y 27' Carlos Gruezo

R 56' Daniel

Y 90' J.T. Marcinkowski

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee Lukasz Szpala (USA)
Assistant 1 Mike Rottersman
Assistant 2 Kevin Klinger (USA)

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

2023-07-09 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
05 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
02 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–2	L
25 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–3	L
22 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
18 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
02 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–2	D
25 Jun	St. Louis City	H	1–2	L
22 Jun	Houston Dynamo	A	1–4	L
18 Jun	Portland Timbers	H	0–0	D
11 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	2–1	W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes get this one started.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ousseni Bouda scoring 2 goals.
20' Ecuador international Jose Cifuentes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
22' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Mensah is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — card on 22.
27' That looks like a foul for a card for Carlos Gruezo.
30' The Argentina Cristian Espinoza breaks the deadlock on 30 minutes. 0-1!
35' Tanner Beason has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
37' Denis Bouanga makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Los Angeles FC are in front.
42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
47' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
52' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' It’s gonna be a card for Daniel.
58' Timothy Tillman makes way for Ilie Sanchez at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
59' J.T. Marcinkowski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paul Marie on 59 minute.
64' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
69' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
72' Carlos Vela is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kellyn Acosta at the 72 minute mark.
77' With 0 assists to his name this season, Carlos Gruezo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
81' Jeremy Ebobisse makes way for Benjamin Kikanovic at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
86' Stipe Biuk makes way for Nathan Ordaz at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
90' Controversy at the stadium! J.T. Marcinkowski argues furiously but the card stands.
The points are shared — Los Angeles FC 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes. Honours even.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

29
Carlos Akapo
21
Miguel Trauco
7
Carlos Gruezo
11
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Benjamin Kikanovic 81'
42
Daniel
4
Jonathan Mensah
10
Cristian Espinoza
26
Rodrigues
3
Paul Marie ↓ J.T. Marcinkowski 59'
15
Tanner Beason
16
Jack Skahan

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	10
Cristian Espinoza	6
Carlos Vela	6
Diego Rossi	5
Benjamin Kikanovic	4
Cristian Arango	4
Chris Wondolowski	3
Adama Diomande	3

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-07-09 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2023-07-02 FC Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2023-06-25 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-06-22 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-06-18 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-07-09 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-07-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-06-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 St. Louis City L 2023-06-22 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-06-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-06-11 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Philadelphia Union W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.67 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC46% Draw26% San Jose Earthquakes28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

72%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

54%

Los Angeles FC or San Jose Earthquakes

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC33% Draw45% San Jose Earthquakes22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 0

2 – 0

7.2%

0 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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