San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 2

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 23:30 UTC Levi's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 34' Heung-min Son

0–2 53' Denis Bouanga

Preston Judd 70' 1–2

Reid Roberts 90+8' 2–2

R 36' Aaron Long

Preston Judd 67' Y

Y 76' Sergi Palencia

Niko Tsakiris 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Levi's Stadium.

San Jose Earthquakes 30 games · 48 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 31 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	30	67
2	Internacional CF Miami	30	55
3	New England Revolution	30	52
4	Chicago Fire FC	30	48
5	Charlotte FC	30	47
6	Philadelphia Union	30	46
7	Orlando City SC	30	41
8	FC Cincinnati	30	39
9	Toronto FC	30	36
10	New York Red Bulls	30	36
11	Columbus Crew SC	30	35
12	New York City FC	30	34
13	D.C. United SC	30	33
14	Atlanta United FC	30	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	30	25
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	30	55
17	St. Louis City	30	51
18	FC Dallas	30	51
19	San Jose Earthquakes	30	48
20	Houston Dynamo	30	47
21	Los Angeles FC	31	46
22	Seattle Sounders FC	30	42
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	31	40
24	Colorado Rapids SC	30	39
25	Real Salt Lake	30	36
26	San Diego FC	30	34
27	Portland Timbers	30	34
28	Minnesota United FC	30	34
29	Austin FC	30	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	30	22

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-19 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles FC 2026-04-19 Los Angeles FC 1–4 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–2	D
13 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
10 Sep	San Diego FC	A	3–2	W
06 Sep	Austin FC	A	1–1	D
29 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
23 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–5	L

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–2	D
13 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–3	L
10 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	2–0	W
06 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
29 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	0–0	D
23 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Los Angeles FC
#19	Position	#21
48	Points	46
30	Played	31
13 / 9 / 8	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 9
52	Scored	48
42	Conceded	33
+10	GD	+15
1.60	PPG	1.48
43%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

42% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (48 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/5

31-45

5/7

46-60

7/7

61-75

6/2

76+

9/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

6/5

31-45

10/5

46-60

6/6

61-75

6/6

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	16 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	17 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Levi's Stadium that hosts another battle between San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC.
5' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' Dave Romney has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 227 appearances.
25' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's 4-3-3 shape.
30' Yevgen Cheberko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
34' Against the run of play, Heung-min Son has scored! This game has turned on its head.
36' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Aaron Long gets a card.
41' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ousseni Bouda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
45' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Jamar Ricketts has done his job and it is now time for Vitor Costa to step up.
50' Los Angeles FC have won 595 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
53' What composure from Denis Bouanga! The Gabon international strokes it home. 0-2.
58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
62' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Ousseni Bouda is withdrawn and Timo Werner gets his opportunity.
67' Preston Judd was booked on 67.
70' GOAL! Preston Judd scores on 70. Assisted by Timo Werner
73' A moment of madness from Denis Bouanga on 73 minutes earns him a card. Los Angeles FC will be frustrated.
76' A moment of madness from Sergi Palencia on 76 minutes earns him a card. Los Angeles FC will be frustrated.
78' The crowd applauds Ronaldo Vieira as he leaves the pitch. Jack Skahan steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
79' Tyler Boyd is replacing Mathieu Choiniere for the Los Angeles FC side.
84' Daniel Munie has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
86' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Denis Bouanga by Jacob Shaffelburg on 86 minute.
90' Niko Tsakiris is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Heung-min Son by Jeremy Ebobisse on 90 minute.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

11
Timo Werner ↑ 62'
87
Vitor Costa
6
Ian Harkes
36
Earl Edwards Jr.
3
Paul Marie ↑ 62'
16
Jack Skahan ↑ 78'
19
Preston Judd ↑ 45'
20
Nick Fernandez
17
Jack Jasinski

Coach Bruce Arena

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

1
Hugo Lloris
14
Sergi Palencia
99
Denis Bouanga ↓ Jacob Shaffelburg 86'
33
Aaron Long
8
Marky Delgado
5
Ryan Porteous
66
Mathieu Choiniere ↓ Tyler Boyd 79'
4
Eddie Segura
9
Armindo Sieb ↓ Nkosi Burgess 45'
7
Heung-min Son ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 90'
23
Yevgen Cheberko

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

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

2026-09-19 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-09-13 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2026-09-10 San Diego FC 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-09-06 Austin FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2026-08-29 Houston Dynamo 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2026-08-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–5 Minnesota United FC L

Los Angeles FC Form

2026-09-19 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-09-13 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2026-09-10 Los Angeles FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2026-09-06 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-08-29 D.C. United SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2026-08-23 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.59 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes39% Draw26% Los Angeles FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

64%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

61%

San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes28% Draw43% Los Angeles FC29%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.7%

1 – 0

5.6%

0 – 0

5.6%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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