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

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MLS · 2024

Los Angeles Galaxy

4 – 3

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San Jose Earthquakes

Mon 22 Apr 2024 · 00:15 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Joseph Paintsil 7' Y

Y 45' Cristian Espinoza

Y 54' Carlos Gruezo

Y 65' Vitor Costa

Eriq Zavaleta 70' R

Riqui Puig 70' Y

Y 76' Jack Skahan

Overview

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles Galaxy 22 games · Avg 3.4 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-03-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-08-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-07-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-05-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–3	W
14 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W
06 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L
31 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
24 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–2	W
17 Mar	St. Louis City	H	3–3	D

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–4	L
14 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–3	L
07 Apr	Austin FC	A	3–4	L
31 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
24 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–2	W
17 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		San Jose Earthquakes
#27	Position	#18
22	Points	33
19	Played	18
5 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	10 / 3 / 5
24	Scored	37
29	Conceded	24
-5	GD	+13
1.16	PPG	1.83
26%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/6

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/2

46-60

6/6

61-75

4/1

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Dignity Health Sports Park will turn into a battlefield for Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes.
5' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
7' Joseph Paintsil was booked on 7.
12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ousseni Bouda made 282 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
14' Gabriel Pec doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' GOAL! Joseph Paintsil scores on 24.
29' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
30' Against the run of play, Maya Yoshida has scored! This game has turned on its head.
32' Rodrigues is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
37' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Reid Roberts scoring 1 goals.
42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
45' Cristian Espinoza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
46' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Preston Judd is replaced by Jeremy Ebobisse on 46 minute.
51' Cristian Espinoza has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
54' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a card in front of him.
56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Riqui Puig makes it 4-1.
57' Benjamin Kikanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Amahl Pellegrino at the 57 minute mark.
58' A stunning finish from Benjamin Kikanovic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
61' Eriq Zavaleta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Martin Caceres on 61 minute.
65' The referee calls foul for Vitor Costa. He receives a card.
66' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Edwin Cerrillo is replaced by Mauricio Cuevas on 66 minute.
70' The referee calls foul for Eriq Zavaleta. He receives a card.
72' Jeremy Ebobisse makes no mistake. The score reads 4-3 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
76' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a card in front of him.
77' The supporters are chanting for Alfredo Morales. He replaces Carlos Gruezo on 77 minute.
82' Dejan Joveljic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
85' Daniel Aguirre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gabriel Pec on 85 minute.
87' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Vitor Costa departs to be replaced by Ousseni Bouda.
It finishes all square. Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes share the spoils 4-3.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Diego Fagundez ↑ 66'
15
Eriq Zavaleta ↑ 61'
14
John Nelson
35
Novak Micovic
27
Miguel Berry ↑ 85'
18
Jonathan Perez
37
Daniel Aguirre ↑ 85'
19
Mauricio Cuevas ↑ 66'
30
Gino Vivi

Coach Greg Vanney

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

29
Carlos Akapo
14
Jackson Yueill
7
Carlos Gruezo ↓ Alfredo Morales 77'
94
Vitor Costa ↓ Ousseni Bouda 87'
10
Cristian Espinoza
26
Rodrigues
15
Tanner Beason
25
William Yarbrough
30
Niko Tsakiris ↓ Jack Skahan 57'
9
Amahl Pellegrino ↓ Benjamin Kikanovic 57'
19
Preston Judd ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 46'

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2024-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-04-06 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-03-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-03-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-03-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 St. Louis City D

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2024-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-04-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-04-07 Austin FC 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-03-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-03-17 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.14 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy50% Draw21% San Jose Earthquakes29%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

71%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

50%

Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy33% Draw37% San Jose Earthquakes30%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

7.7%

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

1 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

3 – 2

4.9%

2 – 3

4.6%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

3.8%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 3

3.3%

1 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	18%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	16%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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