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

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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.

San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#17	Position	#20
32	Points	24
15	Played	15
10 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 5
34	Scored	24
15	Conceded	17
+19	GD	+7
2.13	PPG	1.60
67%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

4/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles FC gets underway.
5' Ryan Hollingshead has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
10' Argentina international Franco Escobar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
14' The USA Benjamin Kikanovic breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 1-0!
15' Benjamin Kikanovic does the damage! The net is bulging and San Jose Earthquakes surge ahead!
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tommy Thompson on 30.
31' The referee calls foul for Nathan. He receives a Yellow card.
36' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
41' Jan Gregus is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sebastien Ibeagha on 42 minutes.
47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
52' It’s high time Steven Cherundolo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' Kwadwo Opoku is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Benjamin Kikanovic.
64' Latif Blessing makes way for Ilie Sanchez at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
67' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Kellyn Acosta gets a Yellow card.
69' The whistle greets Benjamin Kikanovic as he departs to be replaced by Cade Cowell.
74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Eric Remedi.
75' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Kwadwo Opoku departs to be replaced by Gareth Bale.
77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cade Cowell makes no mistake. 3-1!
79' A moment of madness from Ilie Sanchez on 79 minutes earns him a Red card. Los Angeles FC will be frustrated.
84' J.T. Marcinkowski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
86' Los Angeles FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
87' Eddie Segura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Franco Escobar on 87 minute.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cristian Arango on 90.
Los Angeles FC will have plenty to reflect on. San Jose Earthquakes were simply the better side today.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Covelo

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Gareth Bale ↑ 75'
6
Ilie Sanchez ↑ 64'
77
John McCarthy
10
Carlos Vela ↑ 64'
4
Eddie Segura ↑ 87'
17
Brian Rodriguez
20
Jose Cifuentes ↑ 64'
31
Daniel Trejo

Coach Steven Cherundolo

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

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

1.68 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes45% Draw26% Los Angeles FC29%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

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

71%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

55%

San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes33% Draw44% Los Angeles FC23%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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