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 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 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

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
#18	Position	#17
33	Points	34
18	Played	19
10 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 5
37	Scored	35
24	Conceded	19
+13	GD	+16
1.83	PPG	1.79
56%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

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

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at PayPal Park. San Jose Earthquakes are looking to make home advantage count against Los Angeles FC.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jesus Murillo on 10 minutes.
11' What a moment for Cristian Espinoza! That strike on 11 puts his side firmly in control.
16' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tanner Beason is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
26' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Javier Lopez makes it 2-0.
33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
36' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Luciano Abecasis is withdrawn and Jeremy Ebobisse gets his opportunity.
39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jackson Yueill makes it 2-1.
39' The referee calls foul for Cade Cowell. He receives a Yellow card.
40' GOAL! Tristan Blackmon fires home to make it 2-2!
45' The 22-year-old Cade Cowell has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 4 assists is a remarkable return.
46' Mamadou Fall has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jesus Murillo on 46 minute.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 289 games and scored 582 goals.
63' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Jose Cifuentes departs to be replaced by Latif Blessing.
68' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
69' Shea Salinas makes way for Carlos Fierro at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
70' Eric Remedi gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Javier Lopez and will look to change the dynamic.
75' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Francisco Ginella is withdrawn and Daniel Musovski gets his opportunity.
76' Poor challenge from Jeremy Ebobisse. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diego Rossi.
83' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Jackson Yueill has done his job and it is now time for Chris Wondolowski to step up.
88' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
San Jose Earthquakes celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

1.63 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes46% Draw24% Los Angeles FC30%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.2

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

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

11.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.9%

0 – 0

5.7%

0 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.5%

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%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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