San Jose EarthquakesAttacking momentumLos Angeles FC
Preview
In the Group Stage of the 2026 MLS, SJ Earthquakes and Los Angeles lock horns on 2026-09-20 at 00:30 GMT.
Recent managerial H2H between B. Arena and M. Dos Santos over 2 matches, record stands at 2-0, with no draws.
SJ Earthquakes have 6 players out: N. Adimabua (Lower-Body Injury), E. Edwards (Lower-Body Injury), D. Jones (Achilles Tendon Injury), T. Werner (Injury), P. Judd (Injury), R. Roberts (Lower-Body Injury) while Los Angeles have 3 players missing: T. Hasal (Arm Injury), R. Porteous (Leg Injury), T. Tillman (Injury).
Our model projects SJ Earthquakes in a 3-defender setup (3-4-2-1), with Los Angeles anticipated to match that in 4-3-3.
The previous match saw O. Bouda lead SJ Earthquakes with a 6.6 TheyScored rating, and J. Shaffelburg top-rating for Los Angeles at 6.9.
SJ Earthquakes won 1-0 against Houston Dynamo, while Los Angeles lost their fixture 1-3 vs Sporting KC.
Form edge goes to SJ Earthquakes (2-2-1) against a faltering Los Angeles (1-3-1) from their past 5 matches.
Los Angeles hold the upper hand H2H: of 24 meetings, they've triumphed 14 times, conceded 8 times and shared 2 draws.
Expect Los Angeles to edge a 1-2 win: their 3-5-5 record on the road and 1.92 goals per away match tip the balance.
San Jose Earthquakes is going head to head with Los Angeles FC on 19/9/2026 23:30 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 San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles FC H2H statistics!