Match Report
In the standings it was SJ Earthquakes 5th on 42 points, Los Angeles FC 6th on 41 — separated by 1. The last five rounds placed Los Angeles FC no better than 16th for form, against 6th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.77/1.46 for SJ Earthquakes and 1.59/1.07 for Los Angeles FC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 2 for SJ Earthquakes, 6 for Los Angeles FC and 1 drawn, at 4.33 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 89% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 89%.
D. Fischer officiated: 83 games logged, averaging 1.8 yellow cards each. The match was played at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (capacity 68,500). Los Angeles FC led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
SJ Earthquakes: Preston Judd (70'), Reid Roberts (90') · Los Angeles FC: Heung-min Son (34'), Denis Bouanga (53')
Key stats
Possession: SJ Earthquakes 69% · Los Angeles FC 31% · Total shots: 21-3 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 18-3