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

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MLS · 2021

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 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 21 games · Avg 3.5 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
#24	Position	#17
20	Points	32
15	Played	15
5 / 5 / 5	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 3
22	Scored	34
22	Conceded	15
+0	GD	+19
1.33	PPG	2.13
33%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/2

■ 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Dignity Health Sports Park!
5' The 26-year-old Marcos Lopez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
29' Judson was booked on 29.
34' It’s high time Greg Vanney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jorge Villafana is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
43' Los Angeles Galaxy player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
48' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
49' Los Angeles Galaxy player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
53' The crowd applauds Jonathan dos Santos as he leaves the pitch. Adam Saldana steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
62' Cade Cowell makes way for Chris Wondolowski at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
63' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Efrain Alvarez departs to be replaced by Victor Vazquez.
67' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Carlos Fierro has done his job and it is now time for Andres Rios to step up.
70' Brilliant from the ! Tanner Beason makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 70.
74' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 74 minute. Cristian Espinoza leaves to be changed by Siad Haji.
79' 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.
81' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Kevin Cabral is replaced by Ethan Zubak.
84' A moment of madness from Sacha Kljestan on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
The points are shared — Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 San Jose Earthquakes. Honours even.

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
Jeremy Ebobisse	5
Cristian Espinoza	4
Vako Qazaishvili	4
Riqui Puig	3
Joseph Paintsil	3
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	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

3 / 4

1.16 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy37% Draw27% San Jose Earthquakes36%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

63%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

63%

Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy22% Draw47% San Jose Earthquakes31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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