Wednesday , 30 September 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
San Jose Earthquakes
2 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sat 6 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Cristian Espinoza 8' 1–0
1–1 30' Denis Bouanga
Cristian Espinoza pen 83' 2–1
Y 29' Mateusz Bogusz
Y 85' Denil Maldonado

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
2023-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
30 Apr Austin FC A 2–2 D
23 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
16 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 3–0 W
08 Apr New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
02 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
23 Apr Nashville SC A 1–1 D
16 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
08 Apr Austin FC H 3–0 W
02 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
26 Mar FC Dallas 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' And we are off! San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 8' Magnificent from Cristian Espinoza! That is 42 goals in 183 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Denis Bouanga makes it 1-1.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Kwadwo Opoku has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 45' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ousseni Bouda scoring 2 goals.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 294 games and scored 585 goals.
  • 60' 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.
  • 63' Kwadwo Opoku has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mateusz Bogusz on 63 minute.
  • 68' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Cade Cowell exits the field as Benjamin Kikanovic enters on 71.
  • 75' Kellyn Acosta gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Ilie Sanchez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 83' What composure from Cristian Espinoza! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 85' Denil Maldonado picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Jackson Yueill trudges off to be replaced by Judson on 86 minutes.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Ryan Hollingshead on, Diego Palacios off on 89 minutes.
  • 90' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Jamiro Monteiro exits the field as Tanner Beason enters on 90.
  • Another three points for San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Bouanga 10
Carlos Vela 6
Cristian Espinoza 6
Diego Rossi 5
Benjamin Kikanovic 4
Cristian Arango 4
Chris Wondolowski 3
Adama Diomande 3

Head to Head

2023-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC 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

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2023-04-30 Austin FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-04-08 New York Red Bulls 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-04-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo W

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2023-04-23 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-04-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC W 2023-04-08 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC W 2023-04-02 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-03-26 Los Angeles FC 2–1 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.64 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes47% Draw26% Los Angeles FC27%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
73%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
53%
San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes32% Draw45% Los Angeles FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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