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

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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.

San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

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

San Jose Earthquakes 21 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#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' The game is set. Los Angeles FC kicks off things out of here…
5' 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.
8' What a strike from Cristian Espinoza! The score is 1-0.
13' Stipe Biuk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
18' It’s high time Luchi Gonzalez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 282 games and scored 427 goals.
28' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
29' Los Angeles FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 29.
30' What a moment for Denis Bouanga! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
35' 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.
40' The 31-year-old Paul Marie has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 4 assists is a remarkable return.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
50' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Jamiro Monteiro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
63' The crowd applauds Mateusz Bogusz as he leaves the pitch. Kwadwo Opoku steps in for Los Angeles FC.
68' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
71' The whistle greets Cade Cowell as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Kikanovic.
75' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Ilie Sanchez is replaced by Kellyn Acosta.
80' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ousseni Bouda scoring 2 goals.
83' Against the run of play, Cristian Espinoza has scored! This game has turned on its head.
85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Denil Maldonado.
86' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Jackson Yueill is withdrawn and Judson gets his opportunity.
89' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Diego Palacios departs to be replaced by Ryan Hollingshead.
90' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Tanner Beason on, Jamiro Monteiro off on 90 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from San Jose Earthquakes to claim maximum points.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios ↓ Ryan Hollingshead 89'
30
Sergi Palencia
99
Denis Bouanga
11
Timothy Tillman
6
Ilie Sanchez ↓ Kellyn Acosta 75'
33
Aaron Long
77
John McCarthy
10
Carlos Vela ↓ Stipe Biuk 75'
19
Mateusz Bogusz ↓ Kwadwo Opoku 63'
20
Jose Cifuentes
2
Denil Maldonado

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	9
Cristian Espinoza	6
Carlos Vela	6
Diego Rossi	5
Cristian Arango	4
Benjamin Kikanovic	4
Chris Wondolowski	3
Adama Diomande	3

Head to Head

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

1.68 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes46% Draw25% Los Angeles FC29%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

72%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

54%

San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes32% Draw44% Los Angeles FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.2%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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