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

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Los Angeles Galaxy

1 – 2

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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 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

2021-08-21 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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Los Angeles Galaxy to score. At the same time, San Jose Earthquakes does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
11' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Luciano Abecasis.
16' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
23' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kevin Cabral.
28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Oswaldo Alanis, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
33' Marcos Lopez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
38' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Eric Remedi.
42' A moment of madness from Eric Remedi on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
52' The USA Jeremy Ebobisse breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 0-1!
57' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
60' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Efrain Alvarez departs to be replaced by Samuel Grandsir.
65' What a strike from Victor Vazquez! The score is 1-1.
66' What a strike from Victor Vazquez! The score is 2-1.
69' The referee calls foul for Jonathan dos Santos. He receives a Yellow card.
71' Javier Lopez makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
73' Cade Cowell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luciano Abecasis on 73 minute.
78' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
81' The supporters are chanting for Paul Marie. He replaces Javier Lopez on 81 minute.
86' J.T. Marcinkowski was booked on 86.
89' The crowd applauds Sebastian Lletget as he leaves the pitch. Derrick Williams steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
90' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Eric Remedi exits the field as Chris Wondolowski enters on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. San Jose Earthquakes take all three points.

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
Joseph Paintsil	5
Jeremy Ebobisse	5
Javier Hernandez	5
Vako Qazaishvili	4
Cristian Espinoza	4
Riqui Puig	3
Romain Alessandrini	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

1.37 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy32% Draw27% San Jose Earthquakes41%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

59%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

68%

Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy24% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

1 – 0

5.8%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

3.5%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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