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

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MLS · 2021

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 1

Full Time

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 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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
#18	Position	#21
45	Points	41
27	Played	28
13 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 8 / 9
49	Scored	43
39	Conceded	30
+10	GD	+13
1.67	PPG	1.46
48%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/4

31-45

5/6

46-60

6/7

61-75

5/2

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

6/5

31-45

9/4

46-60

4/5

61-75

4/5

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	15 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	14 G	5 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: San Jose Earthquakes gets underway.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Los Angeles FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 10.
11' Cristian Espinoza does the damage! The net is bulging and San Jose Earthquakes surge ahead!
16' The 43-year-old Chris Wondolowski has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
21' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
26' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
28' A stunning finish from Javier Lopez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bob Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
36' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Luciano Abecasis departs to be replaced by Jeremy Ebobisse.
39' The deadlock is broken! Jackson Yueill gets on the scoresheet on 39 minutes.
39' A moment of madness from Cade Cowell on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
40' Tristan Blackmon adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Jesus Murillo is replaced by Mamadou Fall on 46 minute.
51' Judson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 100% of all matches.
61' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
63' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Jose Cifuentes exits the field as Latif Blessing enters on 63.
68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
69' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Shea Salinas trudges off to be replaced by Carlos Fierro on 69 minutes.
70' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Javier Lopez departs to be replaced by Eric Remedi.
75' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Francisco Ginella departs to be replaced by Daniel Musovski.
76' Controversy at the stadium! Jeremy Ebobisse argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Diego Rossi.
83' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Jackson Yueill is replaced by Chris Wondolowski on 83 minute.
88' Oswaldo Alanis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
Full Time. San Jose Earthquakes beats Los Angeles FC

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

1.59 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 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: 3.09

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

70%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

54%

San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes29% Draw44% Los Angeles FC27%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.8%

1 – 0

6.4%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

3.9%

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%	10%	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.