San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC: the preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC

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DateSaturday, September 19
Time19:30
StadiumPayPal Park

MLS 2026 · Matchday 26

Key facts

  • San Jose Earthquakes are unbeaten in 4 games in the competition.
  • San Jose Earthquakes took 7 of the last 9 points available.
  • Los Angeles FC kept a clean sheet in 13 of their 26 games.

Current form

How each side arrives and where they stand.

What the bookmakers say

San Jose Earthquakes 2.9 31.5%
Draw 3.5 26.1%
Los Angeles FC 2.15 42.5%
San Jose Earthquakes 31.5%Draw 26.1%Los Angeles FC 42.5%

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

Where they stand Group B

Team MP GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 24 +30 46
2 Houston Dynamo 25 +4 43
3 FC Dallas 25 +7 43
4 San Jose Earthquakes 25 +8 41
5 St. Louis City 25 +7 41
6 Los Angeles FC 26 +14 40
7 Colorado Rapids 25 +1 35
8 Portland Timbers 25 0 32
9 San Diego FC 25 0 30
10 LA Galaxy 26 -9 30
11 Real Salt Lake 24 -2 29
12 Minnesota United 25 -6 29
13 Austin FC 25 -12 29
14 Seattle Sounders FC 23 -5 28
15 Sporting Kansas City 24 -33 18

The difference-makers

Who scores, when they score and who starts.

Who scores the goals

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga 13 goals 5 ast.
David Martínez Morales 6 goals
Son Heung-Min 5 goals
Jude Terry 2 goals
Marky Delgado 2 goals

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd 12 goals 2 ast.
Ousseni Bouda 6 goals
Timo Werner 6 goals
Daniel Munie 5 goals
Beau Leroux 4 goals

When they score

Los Angeles FC 38 goals

4 1-15
6 16-30
9 31-45
5 46-60
5 61-75
9 76-90

San Jose Earthquakes 43 goals

11 1-15
4 16-30
8 31-45
8 46-60
4 61-75
8 76-90

Head to head

What happened every time they met.

Head-to-head record

4Los Angeles FC won
0draws
2San Jose Earthquakes won
Los Angeles FC: 4San Jose Earthquakes: 2

Who scored in these meetings

D. Bouanga 6
O. Bouda 2
Rodrigues 2
M. Bogusz 2
T. Werner 1
A. Pellegrino 1
Los Angeles FC San Jose Earthquakes 18 0 in 6 meetings
MatchdayMatchCompetition
19/4/26 Los Angeles FC 1-4 San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer
14/9/25 San Jose Earthquakes 2-4 Los Angeles FC Major League Soccer
13/4/25 Los Angeles FC 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer
20/10/24 Los Angeles FC 3-1 San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer
23/6/24 Los Angeles FC 6-2 San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer
4/5/24 San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 Los Angeles FC Major League Soccer