Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Los Angeles FC
3 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sun 20 Oct 2024 · 01:00 UTC BMO Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Rodrigues
Y 53' Carlos Akapo
Y 86' Oscar Verhoeven

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at BMO Stadium.

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

12
2
8
Los Angeles FC 22 games · Avg 4.1 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-20 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-06-23 Los Angeles FC 6–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-05-04 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Los Angeles FC 2023-07-09 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-05-21 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–1 W
13 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W
06 Oct Sporting Kansas City A 3–0 W
03 Oct St. Louis City H 1–0 W
28 Sep FC Cincinnati A 2–1 W
22 Sep FC Dallas A 1–3 L
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
06 Oct Real Salt Lake H 0–1 L
03 Oct FC Dallas H 3–2 W
28 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 L
22 Sep St. Louis City H 1–2 L
19 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 2–2 D

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' And we are off! Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 9' Goal! Jackson Yueill scores his 17 goal in 286 matches.
  • 14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Oscar Verhoeven made 286 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' 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.
  • 31' The referee calls foul for Rodrigues. He receives a card.
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Los Angeles FC have won 583 goals from 293 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 51' Cristian Espinoza has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Carlos Akapo on 53.
  • 55' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Carlos Akapo is replaced by Oscar Verhoeven on 55 minute.
  • 60' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 64' Denis Bouanga is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 11 goals this season for the .
  • 65' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Olivier Giroud is withdrawn and Kei Kamara gets his opportunity.
  • 70' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' GOAL! Eduard Atuesta fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 75' The whistle greets Timothy Tillman as he departs to be replaced by Eduard Atuesta.
  • 80' Los Angeles FC make a change. Aaron Long trudges off to be replaced by Marlon on 80 minutes.
  • 83' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Hernan Lopez Munoz exits the field as Tommy Thompson enters on 83.
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Oscar Verhoeven on 86 minutes.
  • San Jose Earthquakes will have plenty to reflect on. Los Angeles FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Russell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-10-20 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-06-23 Los Angeles FC 6–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-05-04 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Los Angeles FC 2023-07-09 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-05-21 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Los Angeles FC Form

2024-10-20 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-10-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC W 2024-10-03 Los Angeles FC 1–0 St. Louis City W 2024-09-28 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2024-09-22 FC Dallas 3–1 Los Angeles FC L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2024-10-20 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-10-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2024-10-03 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 FC Dallas W 2024-09-28 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-09-22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 St. Louis City L 2024-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.11 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Los Angeles FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC60% Draw22% San Jose Earthquakes18%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
82%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
40%
Los Angeles FC or San Jose Earthquakes
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC42% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes17%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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