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

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MLS · 2026

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 1

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 02:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+1'

Y 12' Nick DePuy

Y 31' Perry Kitchen

Carlos Fierro 45' Y

Y 45' Jonathan dos Santos

Y 60' Joe Corona

Jackson Yueill 63' Y

J.T. Marcinkowski 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Andrew Bigelow
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Jose Da Silva
Referee Ricardo Salazar
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 21 games · Avg 3.5 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-08-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-07-13 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-06-30 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
28 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–1	W
24 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–5	L
20 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–6	L
17 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
28 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–3	L
24 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
20 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–2	L
14 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–0	D
07 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Los Angeles Galaxy
#17	Position	#24
32	Points	20
15	Played	15
10 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 5
34	Scored	22
15	Conceded	22
+19	GD	+0
2.13	PPG	1.33
67%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

4/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles Galaxy is underway.
4' Brilliant from the ! Sebastian Lletget makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 4.
9' David Bingham has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
12' Nick DePuy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 12.
17' San Jose Earthquakes have won 424 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
22' Carlos Fierro has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
31' Perry Kitchen is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
42' Assisted by Nick Lima with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marcos Lopez makes no mistake. 1-1!
45' A moment of madness from Carlos Fierro on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diedie Traore is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
60' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Joe Corona gets a Yellow card.
63' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Jackson Yueill gets a Yellow card.
66' Efrain Alvarez gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Joe Corona and will look to change the dynamic.
71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
72' Sebastian Lletget makes way for Yony Gonzalez at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
73' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Carlos Fierro departs to be replaced by Shea Salinas.
78' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andres Rios makes it 2-1.
87' 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.
89' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sacha Kljestan is hanging Javier Hernandez on the field on 89 minute.
90' J.T. Marcinkowski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
90' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Emiliano Insua trudges off to be replaced by Diedie Traore on 90 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for San Jose Earthquakes players.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

14
Javier Hernandez ↓ Sacha Kljestan 89'
3
Emiliano Insua ↓ Diedie Traore 89'
25
Rolf Feltscher
2
Perry Kitchen
8
Jonathan dos Santos C ↓ Ethan Zubak 89'
17
Sebastian Lletget ↓ Yony Gonzalez 72'
1
David Bingham
5
Daniel Steres
10
Cristian Pavon
15
Joe Corona ↓ Efrain Alvarez 66'
20
Nick DePuy

Bench

33
Jonathan Klinsmann
21
Giancarlo Gonzalez
29
Ethan Zubak ↑ 89'
16
Sacha Kljestan ↑ 89'
11
Yony Gonzalez ↑ 72'
67
Carlos Harvey
26
Efrain Alvarez ↑ 66'
19
Diedie Traore ↑ 89'

Coach Guillermo Schelotto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dejan Joveljic	6
Javier Hernandez	5
Jeremy Ebobisse	5
Vako Qazaishvili	4
Cristian Espinoza	4
Riqui Puig	3
Joseph Paintsil	3
Nick Lima	2

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2020-10-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-09-28 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-09-24 Colorado Rapids SC 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2020-10-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-09-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-09-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2020-09-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.99 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes59% Draw23% Los Angeles Galaxy18%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

82%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

41%

San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles Galaxy

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes42% Draw42% Los Angeles Galaxy16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

6.3%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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