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

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

San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 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	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 22 games · Avg 3.4 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
#18	Position	#27
33	Points	22
18	Played	19
10 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	5 / 7 / 7
37	Scored	24
24	Conceded	29
+13	GD	-5
1.83	PPG	1.16
56%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 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 Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! San Jose Earthquakes welcome Los Angeles Galaxy for this crunch clash at Rio Tinto Stadium.
4' The USA Sebastian Lletget breaks the deadlock on 4 minutes. 0-1!
9' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nick Lima, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
12' Nick DePuy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 12.
17' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 282 games and scored 480 goals.
22' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
31' Los Angeles Galaxy player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
41' Rolf Feltscher is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
42' Marcos Lopez makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
45' Poor challenge from Carlos Fierro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
50' San Jose Earthquakes 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.
55' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joe Corona.
63' A moment of madness from Jackson Yueill on 63 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
66' Efrain Alvarez is replacing Joe Corona for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
71' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
72' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Yony Gonzalez on, Sebastian Lletget off on 72 minutes.
73' Shea Salinas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carlos Fierro on 73 minute.
78' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
82' Andres Rios does the damage! The net is bulging and San Jose Earthquakes surge ahead!
87' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
89' Javier Hernandez makes way for Sacha Kljestan at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
90' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Emiliano Insua has done his job and it is now time for Diedie Traore to step up.
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
Joseph Paintsil	4
Vako Qazaishvili	4
Cristian Espinoza	4
Riqui Puig	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

1.96 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes57% Draw23% Los Angeles Galaxy20%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

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

80%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

43%

San Jose Earthquakes or Los Angeles Galaxy

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes40% Draw42% Los Angeles Galaxy18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

8.6%

0 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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