Sunday , 16 August 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
San Jose Earthquakes
2 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 21 Aug 2022 · 02:00 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Tommy Thompson 30' Y
Nathan 31' Y
Y 42' Sebastien Ibeagha
Benjamin Kikanovic 60' Y
Y 67' Kellyn Acosta
Y 67' Ilie Sanchez
Eric Remedi 74' Y
R 79' Ilie Sanchez
Y 86' Jose Cifuentes
Y 90' Cristian Arango

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-08-21 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2022-05-28 Los Angeles FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-10-16 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC 2021-08-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
14 Aug FC Dallas A 1–4 L
07 Aug Austin FC A 3–3 D
04 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 0–1 L
31 Jul Real Salt Lake H 2–2 D
24 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
17 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
14 Aug Charlotte FC H 5–0 W
07 Aug Real Salt Lake A 4–1 W
30 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
24 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 2–0 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' That's the starting whistle at PayPal Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 14' Brilliant from the ! Benjamin Kikanovic makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 14.
  • 15' Benjamin Kikanovic doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 20' Los Angeles FC have won 582 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tommy Thompson.
  • 31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nathan.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Cherundolo will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Gareth Bale has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sebastien Ibeagha on 42.
  • 47' The 31-year-old Kellyn Acosta has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' Kwadwo Opoku doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Benjamin Kikanovic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Latif Blessing departs to be replaced by Ilie Sanchez.
  • 67' A moment of madness from Kellyn Acosta on 67 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles FC will be frustrated.
  • 69' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Benjamin Kikanovic exits the field as Cade Cowell enters on 69.
  • 74' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 75' Kwadwo Opoku makes way for Gareth Bale at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
  • 77' What a strike from Cade Cowell! The score is 3-1.
  • 79' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a Red card on 79.
  • 84' 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.
  • 86' The referee has no hesitation. Jose Cifuentes is booked for Los Angeles FC — Yellow card on 86.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Eddie Segura comes on to replace Franco Escobar.
  • 90' Cristian Arango catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Covelo

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-08-21 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2022-05-28 Los Angeles FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-10-16 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC 2021-08-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2022-08-21 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2022-08-14 FC Dallas 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-08-07 Austin FC 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes D 2022-08-04 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2022-07-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2022-07-24 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Los Angeles FC Form

2022-08-21 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2022-08-17 Los Angeles FC 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-08-14 Los Angeles FC 5–0 Charlotte FC W 2022-08-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC W 2022-07-30 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-07-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes38% Draw26% Los Angeles FC36%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
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
64%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
62%
San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes27% Draw43% Los Angeles FC30%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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