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

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MLS · 2021

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 1

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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 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 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

San Jose Earthquakes 22 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
#19	Position	#21
52	Points	47
34	Played	34
14 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	12 / 11 / 11
57	Scored	52
51	Conceded	40
+6	GD	+12
1.53	PPG	1.38
41%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles FC gets underway.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Jesus Murillo is having his name booked by the referee on 10.
11' The Argentina Cristian Espinoza breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
16' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
21' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
26' 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.
28' Brilliant from the ! Javier Lopez makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 28.
33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
36' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Luciano Abecasis is replaced by Jeremy Ebobisse on 36 minute.
39' Brilliant from the ! Jackson Yueill makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 39.
39' Controversy at the stadium! Cade Cowell argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tristan Blackmon makes no mistake. 2-2!
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Jesus Murillo is replaced by Mamadou Fall.
51' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Carlos Vela is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
63' The supporters are chanting for Latif Blessing. He replaces Jose Cifuentes on 63 minute.
68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
69' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Shea Salinas exits the field as Carlos Fierro enters on 69.
70' The whistle greets Javier Lopez as he departs to be replaced by Eric Remedi.
75' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Musovski. He replaces Francisco Ginella on 75 minute.
76' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Diego Rossi is booked for Los Angeles FC — Yellow card on 79.
83' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Jackson Yueill is withdrawn and Chris Wondolowski gets his opportunity.
88' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
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	10
Cristian Espinoza	6
Carlos Vela	6
Diego Rossi	5
Cristian Arango	4
Benjamin Kikanovic	4
Chris Wondolowski	3
Adama Diomande	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

1.6 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes46% Draw24% Los Angeles FC30%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

70%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

54%

San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes29% Draw43% Los Angeles FC28%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 0

6.1%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

5.6%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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