Los Angeles GalaxyAttacking momentumSan Jose Earthquakes
Preview
LA Galaxy vs. SJ Earthquakes in the Group Stage of the 2026 MLS kicks off at 03:30 GMT on 2026-08-20.
In the last 8 meetings, G. Vanney has beaten 3 times B. Arena, with 4 draws and 1 victory for B. Arena.
LA Galaxy have 7 players out: C. Garces (Red Card), R. Puig (Knee Injury), M. Reus (Personal Reasons), E. Thommy (Injury), M. Yamane (Hip Injury), R. Dalgado (Injury), E. Wynder (Injury) while SJ Earthquakes have 4 players missing: N. Adimabua (Lower-Body Injury), D. Jones (Achilles Tendon Injury), E. Edwards (Lower-Body Injury), J. A. Gonzalez Mendoza (Lower-Body Injury).
Our forecast has LA Galaxy in a 4-man backline (4-3-3), with SJ Earthquakes set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw M. Yoshida lead LA Galaxy with a 7 TheyScored rating, and O. Bouda top-rating for SJ Earthquakes at 6.6.
Double disappointment: LA Galaxy fell 0-1 against Houston Dynamo, while SJ Earthquakes went down 1-3 vs St. Louis City.
Struggling form all round: LA Galaxy are 0-2-3 and SJ Earthquakes are 0-2-3 in their recent 5 matches.
Dominance for LA Galaxy: across 50 clashes, they've won 20 games and only lost 17 games to SJ Earthquakes, with 13 stalemates.
We predict LA Galaxy to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (2-4-4) and 1.10 goals/game.
Los Angeles Galaxy is going head to head with San Jose Earthquakes on 20/8/2026 02:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Los Angeles Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes H2H statistics!