Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

8
2
12
San Jose Earthquakes 22 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 #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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at PayPal Park!
  • 5' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Cristian Espinoza needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 44 Yellow cards this season.
  • 14' Benjamin Kikanovic makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
  • 15' Benjamin Kikanovic makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
  • 20' Jhegson Mendez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 291 appearances.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Cherundolo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tommy Thompson.
  • 31' Nathan is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 42' Sebastien Ibeagha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
  • 47' 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.
  • 52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Against the run of play, Kwadwo Opoku has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Benjamin Kikanovic on 60 minutes.
  • 64' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Latif Blessing is withdrawn and Ilie Sanchez gets his opportunity.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Kellyn Acosta is booked for Los Angeles FC — Yellow card on 67.
  • 69' Benjamin Kikanovic makes way for Cade Cowell at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 74' Eric Remedi was booked on 74.
  • 75' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Kwadwo Opoku exits the field as Gareth Bale enters on 75.
  • 77' Cade Cowell is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 79' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a Red card on 79.
  • 84' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Jose Cifuentes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 87 minute. Franco Escobar leaves to be changed by Eddie Segura.
  • 90' Cristian Arango is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from San Jose Earthquakes to claim maximum points.

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 10
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
1.48 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes38% Draw27% Los Angeles FC35%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
65%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
62%
San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes27% Draw44% Los Angeles FC29%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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