LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes

22 April 2024 · MLS · 2024

Full time 4 – 3

Half-time: 3–1

  • Gabriel Pec 14’
  • Joseph Paintsil 24’ (pen)
  • Maya Yoshida 30’
  • Riqui Puig 56’
  • Rodrigues 32’
  • Benjamin Kikanović 58’
  • Jeremy Ebobisse 72’ (pen)

Match summary

LA Galaxy won 4-3 at home to San Jose Earthquakes. LA Galaxy led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Gabriel Pec put LA Galaxy ahead in the 14th minute, Joseph Paintsil made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 24th minute, Maya Yoshida made it 3-0 with a header in the 30th minute, and Rodrigues pulled one back to make it 3-1 with a header in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Riqui Puig made it 4-1 in the 56th minute, Benjamin Kikanović made it 4-2 with a header in the 58th minute, and Jeremy Ebobisse made it 4-3 from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute.

The chances backed that up: LA Galaxy created 2.42 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to San Jose Earthquakes's 1.81 from 18.

Key events

LA Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes
G. VanneyManagerArgument
0’
Kick-off
Joseph PaintsilFoul
7’
Gabriel PecRight foot shot1-0 (LA Galaxy)
14’
Gabriel PecShot on target
14’
Joseph PaintsilVAR: No penalty
21’
Joseph PaintsilPenalty2-0 (LA Galaxy)
24’
Maya YoshidaHeader3-0 (LA Galaxy)
30’
32’
RodriguesHeader3-1 (San Jose Earthquakes)
Riqui PuigShot on target
36’
37’
Cristian EspinozaShot on target
45’
Cristian EspinozaFoul
Half-time3-1
46’
Jeremy EbobissePreston Judd
Second half underway
54’
Carlos GruezoFoul
Riqui PuigRight foot shot4-1 (LA Galaxy)
56’
57’
Jack SkahanNiko Tsakiris
57’
Benjamin KikanovićAmahl Pellegrino
58’
Benjamin KikanovićHeader4-2 (San Jose Earthquakes)
Eriq ZavaletaMartín Cáceres
61’
Diego FagúndezJoseph Paintsil
65’
Mauricio CuevasEdwin Cerrillo
65’
65’
Vitor CostaFoul
Eriq ZavaletaProfessional foul last man
70’
Riqui PuigArgument
72’
72’
Jeremy EbobissePenalty4-3 (San Jose Earthquakes)
76’
Jack SkahanFoul
77’
Alfredo MoralesCarlos Gruezo
81’
Benjamin KikanovićShot on target
Diego FagúndezShot on target
82’
83’
Jack SkahanShot on target
Miguel BerryDejan Joveljić
85’
Daniel AguirreGabriel Pec
85’
87’
Ousseni BoudaVitor Costa
90+3’
RodriguesShot on target
Full-time4-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 1.81 14’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), 1-0 14’ 24’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), 2-0 24’ 30’ Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy), 3-0 30’ 32’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), 3-1 32’ 56’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), 4-1 56’ 58’ Benjamin Kikanović (San Jose Earthquakes), 4-2 58’ 72’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), 4-3 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 1.81 14’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), 1-0 Pec 14’ 24’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), 2-0 Paintsil 24’ 30’ Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy), 3-0 Yoshida 30’ 32’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), 3-1 Rodrigues 32’ 56’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), 4-1 Puig 56’ 58’ Benjamin Kikanović (San Jose Earthquakes), 4-2 Kikanović 58’ 72’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), 4-3 Ebobisse 72’
LA Galaxy 2.42 xGSan Jose Earthquakes 1.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 San Jose Earthquakes attacking LA Galaxy attacking 
24’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 72’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 51’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.47 xG, blocked 14’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 56’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 58’ Benjamin Kikanović (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 81’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 50’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 30’ Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 81’ Benjamin Kikanović (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 14’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 78’ Benjamin Kikanović (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 37’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 72’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 51’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.47 xG, blocked 14’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 56’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 58’ Benjamin Kikanović (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 81’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 50’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 30’ Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 81’ Benjamin Kikanović (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 14’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 78’ Benjamin Kikanović (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 37’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

LA Galaxy 4-3-3 Starting XI
McCarthy
Aude
Yoshida
Cáceres 61’
Cerrillo 65’
Delgado
Brugman
Puig
Paintsil 65’
Joveljić 85’
Pec 85’
San Jose Earthquakes 4-3-3 Starting XI
Yarbrough
Costa 87’
Beason
Rodrigues
Akapo
Yueill
Gruezo 77’
Tsakiris 57’
Pellegrino 57’
Judd 46’
Espinoza

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
John McCarthy
90′ 4 3 35 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Maya Yoshida
90′ 1 – 1 4 2 67 – 1 – –
Martín Cáceres Taken off
61′ – – 1 1 – 37 – – – –
Julián Aude
90′ 1 2 – 9 – 41 1 – – –
Eriq Zavaleta Came on as a substituteSent off
29′ – – – – – 6 1 – –
Midfielders9 players
Edwin Cerrillo Taken off
65′ – – 64 – 0.01 1 – 1 – – –
Mark Delgado
90′ – – 61 1 0.04 2 1 3 – 1 –
Gastón Brugman
90′ – – 73 2 0.03 2 4 5 4 1 –
Riqui Puig
90′ 1 – 91 – 0.07 – – 4 – 2
Joseph Paintsil Taken off
65′ 1 1 31 1 0.19 – – 4 2 4
Gabriel Pec Taken off
85′ 1 1 29 1 0.11 2 – 5 3 1 –
Mauricio Cuevas Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 11 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Diego Fagúndez Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 12 – 0.01 1 – 2 – 1 –
Daniel Aguirre Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 3 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Dejan Joveljić Taken off
85′ – – 1 1 0.47 0.14 4 2 – 20 –
Miguel Berry Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – 0.00 – 3 1 4 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

LA Galaxy DWWLW
San Jose Earthquakes LWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: San Jose Earthquakes 1-3 LA Galaxy, 03 Mar 24 Next meeting: San Jose Earthquakes 0-3 LA Galaxy, 30 Jun 24  All LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.