Los Angeles FCAttacking momentumSan Jose Earthquakes
Preview
The Group Stage of the 2026 MLS sees Los Angeles and SJ Earthquakes collide on 2026-04-20 at 00:00 GMT.
In their last 4 matches, Referee J. Dickerson averaged 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 24 fouls.
During the previous encounter, B. Arena scored 1 victory, M. Dos Santos scored no victories, and there were 0 ties.
Los Angeles have 4 players out: A. Boudri (Leg Injury), L. Dellavalle (Knee Injury), S. Eustaquio (Leg Injury), Igor Jesus (Knee Injury) and SJ Earthquakes have 4 players missing: D. Jones (Achilles Tendon Injury), Vitor Costa (Lower-Body Injury), J. Ricketts (Injury), K. Spivey (Injury).
We're predicting Los Angeles to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and SJ Earthquakes are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw H. Lloris lead Los Angeles with a 8.7 TheyScored rating, and O. Bouda top-rating for SJ Earthquakes at 6.3.
Contrast in results: Los Angeles had to share the points 1-1 with Cruz Azul, whereas SJ Earthquakes claimed victory 2-0 vs. Phoenix Rising.
Los Angeles (2-2-1) and SJ Earthquakes (4-0-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Dominance for Los Angeles: across 23 clashes, they've won 14 games and only lost 7 games to SJ Earthquakes, with 2 stalemates.
We predict Los Angeles to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (4-0-0) and 3.00 goals/game.
Los Angeles FC is going head to head with San Jose Earthquakes on 19/4/2026 23:00 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 FC v San Jose Earthquakes H2H statistics!