Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2021
San Jose Earthquakes
2 – 0
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 26 Sep 2021 · 02:00 UTC Earthquakes Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Nathan 31' Y
Javier Lopez 32' Y
Cristian Espinoza 34' Y
Y 39' Daniel Crisostomo
Luciano Abecasis 64' Y
Y 75' Jose Cifuentes
Marcos Lopez 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Earthquakes Stadium.

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

8
1
12
San Jose Earthquakes 21 games · Avg 4.1 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Los Angeles FC H 2–0 W
19 Sep Austin FC A 4–3 W
16 Sep Real Salt Lake H 3–4 L
12 Sep FC Dallas A 1–1 D
05 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 0–1 L
21 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 0–2 L
19 Sep Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
16 Sep Austin FC A 2–1 W
13 Sep Real Salt Lake H 3–2 W
04 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 4–0 W
28 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–3 D

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' We are underway at Earthquakes Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Benjamin Kikanovic makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 8' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 13' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 18' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 23' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' Controversy at the stadium! Nathan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 32' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
  • 34' Cristian Espinoza is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' Daniel Crisostomo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 47' What a strike from Javier Lopez! The score is 2-0.
  • 52' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 57' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Sebastien Ibeagha exits the field as Marco Farfan enters on 57.
  • 58' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Diego Palacios has done his job and it is now time for Raheem Edwards to step up.
  • 60' The whistle greets Kim Moonhwan as he departs to be replaced by Latif Blessing.
  • 64' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 69' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 74' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jose Cifuentes on 75.
  • 76' Tommy Thompson is replacing Cristian Espinoza for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
  • 81' Los Angeles FC 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.
  • 82' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Javier Lopez is replaced by Shea Salinas.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marcos Lopez.
  • 88' Cade Cowell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcos Lopez on 88 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Bouanga 9
Cristian Espinoza 6
Carlos Vela 6
Diego Rossi 5
Benjamin Kikanovic 4
Cristian Arango 4
Adama Diomande 3
Daniel Musovski 3

Head to Head

2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC 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

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2021-09-19 Austin FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-12 FC Dallas 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-08-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-09-16 Austin FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-08-28 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.71 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes47% Draw24% Los Angeles FC29%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
71%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
53%
San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes32% Draw43% Los Angeles FC25%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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