The San Jose Earthquakes are battling for their lives at the moment and every game is crucial for the team. Their form this season has been disheartening and every game is a step closer to the reality that they might not recover from the struggles in time. And their opponent, Los Angeles FC are more than happy to compete against San Jose Earthquakes because they have a better stat.
San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC clash for the very first time this season, at the Levi's Stadium.
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San Jose Earthquakes have established themselves as one of the poorest teams in the MLS this season after such an underwhelming start to the season until this point. Results from their last 5 league games shows they had 4 straight defeats before playing a draw last week. Their overall season results looks very poor also and the record shows they have just 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses in 10 matches. San Jose now find themselves at the bottom of the western conference table with 4 points.
San Jose managed to hold Nashville SC to a draw last weekend, to put an end to their draw streak. They were behind in the 19th minute and then they managed to grab the equalizer in the 63rd minute through Jack Skahan. The game remained leveled after that and until the end of the match. According to stats, San Jose had 55% possession, 5 shots on target and 7 corner kicks. They also had 2 big chances but missed both.
Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles are hoping to capitalize on the struggles of the San Jose Earthquakes and get a win. Los Angeles are gradually getting a grip on their form and they need to keep winning. Los Angeles’ last 5 league games shows 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss while their overall season stats shows 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. And according to the current ranking, Los Angeles are in 5th on the western conference table with 15 points.
Los Angeles beat Portland Timbers 3-2 in their last match and they hope to build on that win. Los Angeles had a comfortable start to the game and they were 2-goals up by the end of the first half, courtesy of Kamal Miller (OG) and Timothy Tillman’s goals. In the second half, they conceded 2 goals and the game was level by the 73rd minute but Los Angeles snatched a 92nd minute winner from Denis Bouanga to seal the win. According to stats, Los Angeles had 54% possession, 10 shots on target and 8 corners. And they created 3 big chances, missed all 3 and hit the woodwork once.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes have played 16 matches against each other in the past. Los Angeles won 9 matches while San Jose won 6 and 1 match ended as a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
Los Angeles are obvious favorites if the form of both clubs are considered and any result besides a win for Los Angeles would be a huge disappointment. The San Jose Earthquakes unfortunately still have to keep fighting and hoping to turn their situation around, but at the moment all the odds are against them.
San Jose Earthquakes are without a clean sheet in the last 6 meetings while Los Angeles FC are without a clean sheet in the last 11. In 5 of the last 6 meetings, there were more than 2.5 goals scored while both teams scored in the last 6 meetings. 4 of the last 5 meetings had more than 10.5 corners played and 5 of the last 7 meetings had more than 4.5 cards.
- 3 Way Total Los Angeles Over 1 Goal at 1.909 Odds
- Los Angeles FC DNB at 1.63 Odds
- More than 9 Corners at 1.66 Odds