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

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Los Angeles Galaxy

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 11' Luciano Abecasis

Kevin Cabral 23' Y

Y 41' Eric Remedi

Y 42' Eric Remedi

Jonathan dos Santos 69' Y

Y 86' J.T. Marcinkowski

Overview

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

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 Galaxy 23 games · Avg 3.3 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-06-27 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–2	L
18 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–2	L
14 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
09 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
05 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
31 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
18 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
14 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
08 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–1	D
31 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		San Jose Earthquakes
#23	Position	#18
36	Points	45
28	Played	27
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 8
37	Scored	49
44	Conceded	39
-7	GD	+10
1.29	PPG	1.67
32%	Win %	48%

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

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ 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 Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

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' Welcome to Dignity Health Sports Park that hosts another battle between Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Matias Almeyda will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dejan Joveljic, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 22 goals in the last 18 games.
11' Luciano Abecasis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 11.
16' Marcos Lopez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Los Angeles Galaxy winning 50% of all matches.
23' Kevin Cabral catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 23.
28' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
33' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' Carlos Fierro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
41' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
42' Eric Remedi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
47' Paul Marie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
52' The USA Jeremy Ebobisse breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 0-1!
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
60' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Samuel Grandsir comes on to replace Efrain Alvarez.
65' A goal from the Spain international Victor Vazquez! He fires home on 65 to make it 1-1!
66' A goal from the Spain international Victor Vazquez! He fires home on 66 to make it 2-1!
69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jonathan dos Santos.
71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Javier Lopez makes no mistake. 2-2!
73' Cade Cowell is replacing Luciano Abecasis for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
78' Los Angeles Galaxy looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Joseph Paintsil scoring 2 goals.
81' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Paul Marie comes on to replace Javier Lopez.
86' A moment of madness from J.T. Marcinkowski on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
89' Derrick Williams is replacing Sebastian Lletget for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
90' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Wondolowski is hanging Eric Remedi on the field on 90 minute.
The points are shared — Los Angeles Galaxy 1-2 San Jose Earthquakes. Honours even.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
15
Niko Hamalainen
6
Rayan Raveloson
9
Kevin Cabral
4
Sega Coulibaly
17
Sebastian Lletget ↓ Derrick Williams 89'
99
Dejan Joveljic
16
Sacha Kljestan ↓ Jonathan dos Santos 60'
26
Efrain Alvarez ↓ Samuel Grandsir 60'
2
Julian Araujo
20
Nick DePuy ↓ Victor Vazquez 60'

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Andres Rios ↑ 90'
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 90'
22
Tommy Thompson
17
Daniel Vega
3
Paul Marie ↑ 81'
44
Cade Cowell ↑ 73'
19
Siad Haji
7
Carlos Fierro ↑ 73'
16
Jack Skahan

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
Ousseni Bouda	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-08-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-08-14 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-08-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-08-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-08-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-08-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-08-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.27 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy30% Draw27% San Jose Earthquakes43%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

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 Galaxy or Draw

57%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

70%

Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy22% Draw45% San Jose Earthquakes33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

0 – 2

7.3%

0 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

2 – 3

3.3%

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	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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