Los Angeles Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Los Angeles Galaxy

1 – 0

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sat 29 May 2021 · 23:00 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Judson

Jonathan dos Santos 43' Y

Julian Araujo 49' Y

Sacha Kljestan 84' Y

Overview

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Los Angeles Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 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 Galaxy 23 games · Avg 3.3 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–4 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-10-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-08-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–0	W
22 May	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
15 May	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
09 May	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
03 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
25 Apr	New York Red Bulls	H	3–2	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–1	L
23 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–3	L
16 May	Portland Timbers	H	0–2	L
13 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L
08 May	Real Salt Lake	A	2–1	W
02 May	D.C. United SC	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		San Jose Earthquakes
#26	Position	#19
44	Points	52
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	14 / 10 / 10
50	Scored	57
57	Conceded	51
-7	GD	+6
1.29	PPG	1.53
32%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

6/9

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/12

46-60

6/8

61-75

4/6

76+

10/6

■ 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 Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes is underway.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Greg Vanney will be considering his options from the bench.
10' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Judson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
29' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Judson.
34' Tanner Beason has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
39' Eric Remedi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
43' Controversy at the stadium! Jonathan dos Santos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Julian Araujo.
53' Jonathan dos Santos makes way for Adam Saldana at the 53 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
62' The supporters are chanting for Chris Wondolowski. He replaces Cade Cowell on 62 minute.
63' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Efrain Alvarez is replaced by Victor Vazquez.
67' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Carlos Fierro exits the field as Andres Rios enters on 67.
70' Against the run of play, Tanner Beason has scored! This game has turned on its head.
74' Siad Haji has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Espinoza on 74 minute.
79' Tommy Thompson, a USA , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
81' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Kevin Cabral by Ethan Zubak on 81 minute.
84' The referee calls foul for Sacha Kljestan. He receives a Yellow card.
89' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Los Angeles Galaxy players.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
14
Javier Hernandez
9
Kevin Cabral ↓ Ethan Zubak 81'
8
Jonathan dos Santos ↓ Adam Saldana 53'
5
Daniel Steres
16
Sacha Kljestan
26
Efrain Alvarez ↓ Victor Vazquez 63'
2
Julian Araujo
20
Nick DePuy
25
Cameron Dunbar ↓ Samuel Grandsir 63'
19
Jorge Villafana

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Andres Rios ↑ 67'
6
Shea Salinas ↑ 62'
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 62'
26
Eric Calvillo
2
Luciano Abecasis
17
Daniel Vega
3
Paul Marie ↑ 62'
19
Siad Haji ↑ 74'
28
Benjamin Kikanovic

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dejan Joveljic	6
Javier Hernandez	5
Joseph Paintsil	5
Jeremy Ebobisse	5
Vako Qazaishvili	4
Cristian Espinoza	4
Riqui Puig	3
Andres Rios	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-05-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-05-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-05-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC W 2021-05-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-05-03 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-04-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 New York Red Bulls W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-05-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-05-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-05-16 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-05-13 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-05-02 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.43 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy44% Draw26% San Jose Earthquakes30%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

70%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

56%

Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy28% Draw46% San Jose Earthquakes26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.8%

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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