Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes

21 May 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Stipe Biuk 3’
  • Carlos Vela 90+5’ (pen)
  • Miguel Trauco 52’

Match summary

Los Angeles FC beat San Jose Earthquakes 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Los Angeles FC led 1-0 at half-time.

Stipe Biuk put Los Angeles FC ahead in the 3rd minute, Miguel Trauco equalised from a corner in the 52nd minute, and Carlos Vela won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Los Angeles FC created 1.69 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to San Jose Earthquakes's 0.74 from 14.

Key events

Los Angeles FC San Jose Earthquakes
Kick-off
Stipe BiukRight foot shot1-0 (Los Angeles FC)
3’
Mateusz BoguszShot on target
6’
Denil MaldonadoFoul
29’
32’
Paul MarieShot on target
Half-time1-0
Kwadwo OpokuShot on target
47’
50’
Cristian EspinozaShot on target
52’
Miguel TraucoLeft foot shot1-1 (San Jose Earthquakes)
Second half underway
Mateusz BoguszShot on target
62’
Carlos VelaKwadwo Opoku
63’
64’
Tommy ThompsonBenjamin Kikanović
Denis BouangaMateusz Bogusz
64’
Timothy TillmanErik Dueñas
64’
Stipe BiukShot on target
67’
68’
JudsonJackson Yueill
83’
Ousseni BoudaJeremy Ebobisse
83’
Tanner BeasonJamiro Monteiro
Nathan OrdazStipe Biuk
85’
89’
JudsonFoul
Carlos VelaVAR: No penalty
90+3’
Carlos VelaPenalty2-1 (Los Angeles FC)
90+5’
90+5’
Tanner BeasonHandball
Full-time2-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.69 0.74 3’ Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles FC), 1-0 3’ 52’ Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes), 1-1 52’ 90+5’ Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC), 2-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.69 0.74 3’ Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles FC), 1-0 Biuk 3’ 52’ Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes), 1-1 Trauco 52’ 90+5’ Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC), 2-1 Vela 90+5’
Los Angeles FC 1.69 xGSan Jose Earthquakes 0.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 San Jose Earthquakes attacking Los Angeles FC attacking 
90+5’ Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 51’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 75’ Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 50’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 67’ Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 52’ Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 47’ Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 25’ Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ José Cifuentes (Los Angeles FC), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 68’ Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles FC), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90+6’ Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles FC), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ José Cifuentes (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 90+5’ Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 51’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 75’ Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 50’ Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 67’ Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 52’ Erik Dueñas (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 47’ Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 25’ Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ José Cifuentes (Los Angeles FC), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 68’ Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles FC), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90+6’ Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles FC), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ José Cifuentes (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Los Angeles FC 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
McCarthy
Hollingshead
Palacios
Maldonado
Palencia
Dueñas 64’
Sánchez
Biuk 85’
Cifuentes
Opoku 63’
Bogusz 64’
San Jose Earthquakes 4-3-3 Starting XI
Marcinkowski
Trauco
Mensah
Rodrigues
Marie
Yueill 68’
Gruezo
Kikanović 64’
Monteiro 83’
Ebobisse 83’
Espinoza

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
John McCarthy
90′ 2 1 25 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Ryan Hollingshead
90′ 1 2 1 8 5 46 – – – –
Sergi Palencia
90′ 2 1 – 3 – 65 3 – – –
Denil Maldonado
90′ – 1 1 10 7 54 1 – –
Diego Palacios
90′ 3 1 – 7 1 56 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Erik Dueñas Taken off
64′ – – 36 1 0.02 2 2 5 2 – –
Ilie Sánchez
90′ – – 77 – 0.08 2 1 7 2 1 –
Kwadwo Opoku Taken off
63′ – – 15 1 0.05 – – 2 – 1 –
José Cifuentes
90′ – 1 54 1 0.34 – – 3 3 – –
Stipe Biuk Taken off
85′ 1 – 31 1 0.09 – 1 2 1 – –
Mateusz Bogusz Taken off
64′ – – 18 1 0.12 1 – 9 2 1 –
Carlos Vela Came on as a substitute
27′ 1 – 15 1 0.07 – – – 1 – –
Timothy Tillman Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 27 1 0.52 – – 4 – 2 –
Forwards2 players
Denis Bouanga Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 – 0.02 0.12 1 3 – 6 –
Nathan Ordaz Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 3 –
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

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San Jose Earthquakes WLDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Los Angeles FC, 06 May 23 Next meeting: Los Angeles FC 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes, 09 Jul 23  All Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes meetings

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