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

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MLS · 2021

San Jose Earthquakes

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Los Angeles FC

Sun 8 Aug 2021 · 23:00 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 10' Jesus Murillo

Cade Cowell 39' Y

Jeremy Ebobisse 76' Y

Y 79' Diego Rossi

Overview

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San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at PayPal Park.

San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 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

San Jose Earthquakes 21 games · Avg 4.1 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-11-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Los Angeles FC 2020-09-28 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-09-03 Los Angeles FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-08-22 Los Angeles FC 4–0 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
25 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D
22 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
18 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
05 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–4	L
29 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D
25 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
22 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
18 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Los Angeles FC
#17	Position	#20
32	Points	24
15	Played	15
10 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 5
34	Scored	24
15	Conceded	17
+19	GD	+7
2.13	PPG	1.60
67%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at PayPal Park as San Jose Earthquakes face off against Los Angeles FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
10' Los Angeles FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 10.
11' Cristian Espinoza makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
16' San Jose Earthquakes have won 424 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
26' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' Javier Lopez does the damage! The net is bulging and San Jose Earthquakes surge ahead!
33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mamadou Fall is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
36' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Luciano Abecasis trudges off to be replaced by Jeremy Ebobisse on 36 minutes.
39' Jackson Yueill doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
39' A moment of madness from Cade Cowell on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
40' What an equalizer from Tristan Blackmon!
45' Oswaldo Alanis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' The crowd applauds Jesus Murillo as he leaves the pitch. Mamadou Fall steps in for Los Angeles FC.
51' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Francisco Ginella has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
61' San Jose Earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
63' Los Angeles FC make a change. Jose Cifuentes trudges off to be replaced by Latif Blessing on 63 minutes.
68' Korea Republic international Kim Moonhwan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carlos Fierro is hanging Shea Salinas on the field on 69 minute.
70' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Javier Lopez has done his job and it is now time for Eric Remedi to step up.
75' The crowd applauds Francisco Ginella as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Musovski steps in for Los Angeles FC.
76' Jeremy Ebobisse was booked on 76.
79' Diego Rossi is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
83' Chris Wondolowski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jackson Yueill at the 83 minute mark.
88' Jose Cifuentes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 15 appearances.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

93
Judson
4
Oswaldo Alanis
9
Javier Lopez ↓ Eric Remedi 70'
6
Shea Salinas ↓ Carlos Fierro 69'
14
Jackson Yueill ↓ Chris Wondolowski 83'
1
J.T. Marcinkowski
10
Cristian Espinoza
2
Luciano Abecasis ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 36'
44
Cade Cowell ↓ Paul Marie 46'
13
Nathan
15
Tanner Beason

Bench

25
Andres Rios
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 83'
–
Jeremy Ebobisse ↑ 36'
27
Marcos Lopez
5
Eric Remedi ↑ 70'
17
Daniel Vega
3
Paul Marie ↑ 46'
7
Carlos Fierro ↑ 69'
16
Jack Skahan

Coach Matias Almeyda

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
10
Carlos Vela
20
Eduard Atuesta
33
Kim Moonhwan
27
Tristan Blackmon
17
Brian Rodriguez ↓ Diego Rossi 46'
11
Jose Cifuentes ↓ Latif Blessing 63'
8
Francisco Ginella ↓ Daniel Musovski 75'
94
Jesus Murillo ↓ Mamadou Fall 46'
30
Tomas Romero

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	9
Cristian Espinoza	6
Carlos Vela	6
Diego Rossi	5
Benjamin Kikanovic	4
Cristian Arango	4
Daniel Musovski	3
Chris Wondolowski	3

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

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 2021-07-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-07-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-08-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-08-05 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-07-29 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-25 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes52% Draw24% Los Angeles FC24%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

76%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

48%

San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes35% Draw43% Los Angeles FC22%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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