San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 4

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Sun 14 Sep 2025 · 00:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Cristian Arango 21' Y

Ronaldo Vieira 57' Y

Y 67' Ryan Porteous

Overview

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

San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 22 games · Avg 4.1 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 Los Angeles FC 2025-04-13 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-10-20 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-06-23 Los Angeles FC 6–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-05-04 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–4	L
31 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
24 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W
17 Aug	San Diego FC	H	1–2	L
10 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
27 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	4–2	W
01 Sep	San Diego FC	H	1–2	L
24 Aug	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	New England Revolution	A	2–0	W
10 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–2	D
26 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Los Angeles FC
#19	Position	#21
52	Points	47
34	Played	34
14 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	12 / 11 / 11
57	Scored	52
51	Conceded	40
+6	GD	+12
1.53	PPG	1.38
41%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 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.
1' Magnificent from Heung-min Son! That is 44 goals in 395 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
6' Sergi Palencia, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
9' Denis Bouanga is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 18 goals this season for the .
12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Denis Bouanga makes it 0-3.
17' Dave Romney has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
18' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Preston Judd makes no mistake. 1-3!
21' The referee has no hesitation. Cristian Arango is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — card on 21.
26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
36' Beau Leroux is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
41' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
46' San Jose Earthquakes have won 446 goals from 297 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
51' Brazil international Daniel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ronaldo Vieira on 57.
60' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Rodrigues exits the field as Benjamin Kikanovic enters on 60.
65' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
66' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Josef Martinez on, Preston Judd off on 66 minutes.
67' That is a card for Los Angeles FC. Ryan Porteous will be fuming at that decision.
72' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Artem Smoliakov exits the field as Ryan Hollingshead enters on 72.
77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
80' Esteban David Martinez is replacing Heung-min Son for the Los Angeles FC side.
85' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
86' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Frankie Amaya comes on to replace Marky Delgado.
87' What composure from Denis Bouanga! The Gabon international strokes it home. 1-4.
Full Time. Los Angeles FC beats San Jose Earthquakes

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Hugo Lloris
14
Sergi Palencia
99
Denis Bouanga
11
Timothy Tillman ↓ Andrew Moran 72'
8
Marky Delgado ↓ Frankie Amaya 86'
5
Ryan Porteous
66
Mathieu Choiniere
4
Eddie Segura
91
Nkosi Burgess
7
Heung-min Son ↓ Esteban David Martinez 80'
29
Artem Smoliakov ↓ Ryan Hollingshead 72'

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2025-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 Los Angeles FC L 2025-08-31 Austin FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-08-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 San Diego FC L 2025-08-10 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-07-27 Real Salt Lake 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Los Angeles FC Form

2025-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 Los Angeles FC W 2025-09-01 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Diego FC L 2025-08-24 FC Dallas 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2025-08-16 New England Revolution 0–2 Los Angeles FC W 2025-08-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2025-07-26 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.54 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

2.13 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes29% Draw24% Los Angeles FC47%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

53%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

71%

San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes23% Draw39% Los Angeles FC38%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

4.7%

0 – 3

0 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

1 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	14%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	20%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	15%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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