SJ Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC — match summary
United States · Major League Soccer · kick-off 20 Sept 2026 06:30
Full time · score 2-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): SJ Earthquakes 44 · Los Angeles FC 42
mPS in-play performance (0-100): SJ Earthquakes 55 · Los Angeles FC 31
Shots on target 9-2 · corners 18-3 · possession 69-31
NextGOAL tip: SJ Earthquakes +0.25 · 2 stars
SJ Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC meet so often that this has become a fixture whose scorelines fans know by heart. The visitors have won almost every time the sides have met over the past year, including the most recent meeting in April, when Los Angeles FC lost 1-4 at home. This time it is different in that SJ Earthquakes are playing with confidence from their last two matches, both of which they won. SJ Earthquakes' recent form is a 3-2 win followed by a 1-0 win, with the defence starting to settle after an early-season spell of conceding easily. Los Angeles FC, meanwhile, still cannot find a win in several matches in a row, having lost 1-3 last time out after a 2-0 win just before that. Based on the expected line-ups, Los Angeles FC are likely to field Son Heung Min and Denis Bouanga as the finishers in a 4-3-3, while the hosts place Ousseni Bouda as the lone centre-forward in a 3-4-2-1. If the hosts can pack the middle tightly enough and not let the Los Angeles FC front pair run into space, the game should turn into a trade of blows in which the hosts have the edge in attacking rhythm, because the visitors have conceded more than they have scored of late.