Match Report
30 points for LA Galaxy (10th), 41 for SJ Earthquakes (4th): an 11-point gap. The last five rounds placed LA Galaxy no better than 18th for form, against 10th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.19/1.54 for LA Galaxy and 1.76/1.44 for SJ Earthquakes (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
LA Galaxy's winless run stood at 5. SJ Earthquakes had gone 5 games without a win.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for LA Galaxy, 4 draws and 2 for SJ Earthquakes, at 3.58 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Dignity Health Sports Park, with room for 27,000 spectators. The referee was R. Touchan, with 40 matches in our database and 2.2 yellows per game on average. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
LA Galaxy: Joseph Paintsil (79')
Key stats
Possession: LA Galaxy 37% · SJ Earthquakes 63% · Total shots: 10-22 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 2-5