Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC get this one started.
  • 1' Heung-min Son makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Los Angeles FC are in front.
  • 6' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 9' Denis Bouanga has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
  • 12' The Gabon Denis Bouanga breaks the deadlock on 12 minutes. 0-3!
  • 17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 18' GOAL! Preston Judd fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 21' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Cristian Arango on 21 minutes.
  • 26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 36' San Jose Earthquakes have won 429 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 51' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ousseni Bouda scoring 2 goals.
  • 56' The 32-year-old Daniel has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Ronaldo Vieira on 57 minutes earns him a card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
  • 60' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Rodrigues departs to be replaced by Benjamin Kikanovic.
  • 65' USA international Beau Leroux has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 66' Josef Martinez gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Preston Judd and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Ryan Porteous. He receives a card.
  • 72' Los Angeles FC make a change. Artem Smoliakov trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Hollingshead on 72 minutes.
  • 77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Heung-min Son is replaced by Esteban David Martinez.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 86' Marky Delgado makes way for Frankie Amaya at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
  • 87' Denis Bouanga doubles the advantage! 1-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Los Angeles FC players.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

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
Cristian Arango 4
Benjamin Kikanovic 4
Chris Wondolowski 3
Adama Diomande 3

Head to Head

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

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
2.12 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + 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: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

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

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
9.3%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
4%
0 – 0
3.9%
1 – 0
3.4%
3 – 2
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.