Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes

13 April 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Drew Fischer

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sergi Palencia 65’
  • Denis Bouanga 86’
  • Cristian Espinoza 90+5’

Match summary

Los Angeles FC won 2-1 at home to San Jose Earthquakes. It was goalless at half-time.

Sergi Palencia put Los Angeles FC ahead in the 65th minute, Denis Bouanga made it 2-0 in the 86th minute, and Cristian Espinoza pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time.

San Jose Earthquakes can feel hard done by, creating 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Los Angeles FC's 1.55 from 12.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
12 Shots 16
4 Shots on target 3
4 Corners 6
428 Passes 431
73.8% Pass accuracy 75.4%
13 Tackles 24
12 Fouls 12
0 Yellow cards 1
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Los Angeles FC San Jose Earthquakes
Kick-off
14’
Josef MartínezShot on target
21’
Earl Edwards JrDaniel
42’
Bruno Wilson
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
53’
Cristian ArangoShot on target
Sergi PalenciaRight foot shot1-0 (Los Angeles FC)
65’
Denis BouangaShot on target
65’
Cengiz ÜnderNathan Ordaz
67’
68’
Mark-Anthony KayeIan Harkes
68’
Amahl PellegrinoNiko Tsakiris
MarlonMaxime Chanot
68’
75’
Daniel MunieRodrigues
75’
Ousseni BoudaBeau Leroux
Timothy TillmanMark Delgado
83’
Denis BouangaRight foot shot2-0 (Los Angeles FC)
86’
Olivier GiroudShot on target
86’
Adrian WibowoOlivier Giroud
89’
90+5’
Cristian EspinozaLeft foot shot2-1 (San Jose Earthquakes)
90+6’
Preston JuddVitor Costa
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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.55 2.12 65’ Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles FC), 1-0 65’ 86’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), 2-0 86’ 90+5’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), 2-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.55 2.12 65’ Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles FC), 1-0 Palencia 65’ 86’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), 2-0 Bouanga 86’ 90+5’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), 2-1 Espinoza 90+5’
Los Angeles FC 1.55 xGSan Jose Earthquakes 2.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 San Jose Earthquakes attacking Los Angeles FC attacking 
14’ Josef Martínez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 79’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 86’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 51’ Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 90+13’ Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 10’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 65’ Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 90+5’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 86’ Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 76’ Josef Martínez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Mark Delgado (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Mark-Anthony Kaye (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Aaron Long (Los Angeles FC), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Vitor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+11’ Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Josef Martínez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 79’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 86’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 51’ Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 90+13’ Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 10’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 90+5’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 65’ Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 86’ Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 76’ Josef Martínez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Mark Delgado (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Mark-Anthony Kaye (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Cristian Arango (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Aaron Long (Los Angeles FC), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Olivier Giroud (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Vitor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+11’ Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Los Angeles FC 3-4-3 Starting XI
Lloris
Long
Chanot 68’
Segura
Hollingshead
Jesus
Delgado 83’
Palencia
Bouanga
Ordaz 67’
Giroud 89’
San Jose Earthquakes 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Daniel 21’
Rodrigues 75’
Wilson
Romney
Costa 90’
Leroux 75’
Harkes 68’
Tsakiris 68’
Arango
Espinoza
Martínez

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Hugo Lloris
90′ 2 1 37 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Aaron Long
90′ – – – 2 2 34 – – – –
Maxime Chanot Taken off
68′ 2 3 – 3 1 28 – – – –
Eddie Segura
90′ 1 3 – 3 2 40 1 – – –
Sergi Palencia
90′ 1 2 – 5 2 42 1 1 – –
Ryan Hollingshead
90′ 4 5 – 9 1 33 – – – –
Marlon Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – 1 – 8 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Igor Jesus
90′ – – 50 1 0.02 1 3 4 – 2 –
Mark Delgado Taken off
83′ – – 51 – 0.04 3 2 5 2 1 –
Denis Bouanga
90′ 1 – 38 – 0.06 – – 9 6 1 –
Cengiz Ünder Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 5 – 0.01 – – – – – –
Timothy Tillman Came on as a substitute
7′ – – 5 1 0.02 1 1 2 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Nathan Ordaz Taken off
67′ – – 2 – 0.13 0.32 – 1 – 27 –
Olivier Giroud Taken off
89′ – – 2 1 0.16 0.02 2 10 3 27 –
Adrian Wibowo Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – 0.01 – – – 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

Los Angeles FC LLWLL
San Jose Earthquakes LLLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Los Angeles FC 3-1 San Jose Earthquakes, 20 Oct 24 Next meeting: San Jose Earthquakes 2-4 Los Angeles FC, 14 Sep 25  All Los Angeles FC 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.