San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC

2 - 2
🕒 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 PayPal Park 🧑‍⚖️ Drew Fischer 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
San Jose Earthquakes 7 · Los Angeles FC 11
Referee Stats
15 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.20
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 47%
Home wins 53%
Draws 27%
Away wins 20%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • San Jose Earthquakes outshot their opponent (21-3).
  • San Jose Earthquakes controlled possession (69%).

Team Overview

San Jose Earthquakes (Home stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 6-4-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 23
Avg: 1.73 / 1.53

Points

22
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2
Los Angeles FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

16
W-D-L: 3-7-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 20
Avg: 1.19 / 1.25

Points

16
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47
PPG
1.00
1.73
GF
1.19
1.53
GA
1.25
60%
O2.5
50%
60%
BTTS
56%
47%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

San Jose Earthquakes rank7th
Los Angeles FC rank11th
San Jose Earthquakes points48
Los Angeles FC points46
San Jose Earthquakes: #7 · 48 pts · GD +10
7 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Los Angeles FC: #11 · 46 pts · GD +15
9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

San Jose Earthquakes last 5 home

D W D W L
Points8/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-9
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Los Angeles FC last 5 away

D L D L D
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals6-9
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

San Jose Earthquakes trend breakdown

Over 2.560%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 13%

Los Angeles FC trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS56%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.581%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

San Jose Earthquakes score at home87%
San Jose Earthquakes clean sheet at home27%
Los Angeles FC score away75%
Los Angeles FC clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

San Jose Earthquakes score first47%
San Jose Earthquakes win after scoring first71%
Los Angeles FC score first50%
Los Angeles FC win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: San Jose Earthquakes 50% · Los Angeles FC 29%
Avg first goal minute: San Jose Earthquakes 18.4' · Los Angeles FC 30.5'

Vs league average

San Jose Earthquakes score at home1.73 vs 1.84
San Jose Earthquakes concede at home1.53 vs 1.41
Los Angeles FC score away1.19 vs 1.41
Los Angeles FC concede away1.25 vs 1.84
San Jose Earthquakes score 6% below league average, while Los Angeles FC score 16% below league average.
Defensive side: San Jose Earthquakes are 9% above league average at home, and Los Angeles FC are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.40
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

San Jose Earthquakes goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
46-60 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
61-75 2

Los Angeles FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
2
Total Shots
21
3
Shots off Goal
4
0
Blocked Shots
8
1
Shots Inside Box
10
1
Shots Outside Box
11
2
Ball Possession
69%
31%
Corner Kicks
15
3
Fouls
8
7
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
0
7
Total Passes
648
297
Passes Accurate
565
227
Passes %
87%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
34' ⚽
⚽
34' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Son Heung-Min
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Delgado
36'
36' A. Long
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Ricketts
1st substitution · For: P. Judd
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ D. Munie
2nd substitution · For: Vítor Costa
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ A. Sieb
1st substitution · For: N. Tafari
53' ⚽
⚽
53' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
D. Bouanga
Normal Goal · Assist: Son Heung-Min
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ B. Kikanovic
3rd substitution · For: P. Marie
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ O. Bouda
4th substitution · For: T. Werner
66'
66' P. Judd
70' ⚽
⚽
70' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
P. Judd
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Werner
73'
73' M. Delgado
75'
75' Sergi Palencia
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ R. Vieira
5th substitution · For: J. Skahan
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ M. Choinière
2nd substitution · For: T. Boyd
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ D. Bouanga
3rd substitution · For: J. Shaffelburg
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ Son Heung-Min
4th substitution · For: J. Ebobisse
90+6'
90+6' N. Tsakiris
90+8' ⚽
⚽
90+8' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
R. Roberts
Normal Goal · Assist: Beau Leroux

San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

San Jose Earthquakes drew 2-2 with Los Angeles FC on Sunday, 20 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Drew Fischer. It was played at PayPal Park.

First half: Los Angeles FC took the lead at 34' when Son Heung-Min scored, with the assist credited to M. Delgado, making the score 0-1. A. Long received a red card for Los Angeles FC at 36'.

Second half: San Jose Earthquakes made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Ricketts replacing P. Judd. San Jose Earthquakes made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Munie replacing Vítor Costa. Los Angeles FC made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Sieb replacing N. Tafari. Los Angeles FC extended the lead at 53' when D. Bouanga scored, with the assist credited to Son Heung-Min, making the score 0-2. San Jose Earthquakes made their 3rd substitution at 62', with B. Kikanovic replacing P. Marie. San Jose Earthquakes made their 4th substitution at 62', with O. Bouda replacing T. Werner. P. Judd received a yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes at 66'. San Jose Earthquakes reduced the deficit at 70' when P. Judd scored, with the assist credited to T. Werner, making the score 1-2. M. Delgado received a yellow card for Los Angeles FC at 73'. Sergi Palencia received a yellow card for Los Angeles FC at 75'. San Jose Earthquakes made their 5th substitution at 78', with R. Vieira replacing J. Skahan. Los Angeles FC made their 2nd substitution at 79', with M. Choinière replacing T. Boyd. Los Angeles FC made their 3rd substitution at 86', with D. Bouanga replacing J. Shaffelburg. Los Angeles FC made their 4th substitution at 90', with Son Heung-Min replacing J. Ebobisse. N. Tsakiris received a yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes at 90+6'. San Jose Earthquakes found a late equaliser at 90+8' when R. Roberts scored, with the assist credited to Beau Leroux, making the score 2-2.

San Jose Earthquakes used 5 substitutions while Los Angeles FC used 4 substitutions. San Jose Earthquakes got 2 yellow cards, while Los Angeles FC got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • San Jose Earthquakes outshot their opponent (21-3).
  • San Jose Earthquakes controlled possession (69%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins8
Draws2
Away Wins12
Over 2.5 Goals19 (86.4%)
BTTS18 (81.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins6
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals9 (90.0%)
BTTS8 (80.0%)

San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC Head-to-Head History by Season