San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 36′Los Angeles FC, red card:
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- 46′San Jose Earthquakes, substitution:off
- 46′San Jose Earthquakes, substitution:off
- 46′Los Angeles FC, substitution:off
- 53′Los Angeles FC, goal:0–2assist
- 62′San Jose Earthquakes, substitution:off
- 62′San Jose Earthquakes, substitution:off
- 66′San Jose Earthquakes, yellow card:
- 70′San Jose Earthquakes, goal:1–2assist
- 73′Los Angeles FC, yellow card:
- 74′Los Angeles FC, goal disallowed:Goal Disallowed
- 75′Los Angeles FC, yellow card:
- 78′San Jose Earthquakes, substitution:off
- 78′Los Angeles FC, substitution:off
- 86′Los Angeles FC, substitution:off
- 90+2′Los Angeles FC, substitution:off
- 90+5′San Jose Earthquakes, yellow card:
- 90+8′San Jose Earthquakes, goal:2–2assist
- Full-time2 – 2
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Match report
San Jose Earthquakes draw 2-2 with ten-man Los Angeles FC after stoppage-time equaliser
San Jose Earthquakes came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Los Angeles FC at Levi's Stadium in Major League Soccer on Matchday 26. Reid Roberts struck at 90+8 to level the match after the visitors had led through goals from Son Heung-Min and Dénis Bouanga.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Los Angeles took the lead at 34 minutes when Son Heung-Min scored from Marco Delgado's assist, but the advantage came at a cost. Two minutes later Aaron Long was sent off, leaving the visitors with ten men for the remaining hour. They still extended the lead at 53 minutes, Bouanga finishing after a pass from Son.
San Jose dominated the ball and the territory after the red card, and Preston Judd pulled one back at 70 minutes with Timo Werner providing the assist. The home side kept pressing, and Beau Leroux set up Roberts for the equaliser at 90+8 to complete the comeback.
The point left San Jose eighth on 42 points, with Los Angeles ninth on 41 after playing one game more.
Eduard Löwen was the highest-rated performer on the night with a rating of 8.32 for San Jose. Reid Roberts, rated 7.95, scored the equaliser at 90+8.
San Jose won 18 corners to Los Angeles FC's three over the course of the match.
San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC drew 2–2 (half-time 0–1).
San Jose Earthquakes met Los Angeles FC in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 26). Kick-off was Saturday, 19 September 2026, 23:30 UTC at PayPal Park. Referee: Drew Fischer. Attendance: 40,518.
Team pages: San Jose Earthquakes · Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 34' Goal: Son Heung-Min (assist: Mark Delgado) — 0–1 · Watch Son Heung-Min's goal video (34')
- 36' Red card: Aaron Long
- 53' Goal: Dénis Bouanga (assist: Son Heung-Min) — 0–2 · Watch Dénis Bouanga's goal video (53')
- 70' Goal: Preston Judd (assist: Timo Werner) — 1–2
- 90+8' Goal: Reid Roberts (assist: Beau Leroux) — 2–2
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San Jose Earthquakes (3-4-2-1)
Los Angeles FC (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave San Jose Earthquakes 39%, the draw 29%, Los Angeles FC 32%. It finished San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles FC.
Home ground outweighs Los Angeles FC's rating edge — Los Angeles FC are the stronger side on our strength rating, but Major League Soccer home advantage plus San Jose Earthquakes' cold finishing due to recover give San Jose Earthquakes the lean. The draw at 29% is up from the usual 27.2% for a gap this size, as small adjustments add up.
Why San Jose Earthquakes at 39%?
Home ground, against the rating. Los Angeles FC sit 140 points higher on our strength rating — 1540 to 1679. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,189 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.3% of 5,175 games vs 44.9% across all 100,303 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. San Jose Earthquakes sit -0.35 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 39.0% of 2,454 such games where the class table expected 36.3%.
Why only 39%?
Because Los Angeles FC are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 29% and Los Angeles FC at 32%.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,851. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
San Jose Earthquakes have shed 83 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,765 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. San Jose Earthquakes are missing 2 regular starters — Reid Roberts, Preston Judd — about 18% of their usual starting-XI weight. Our measured receipt covers one-sided absences only, and the picture here isn't one-sided — both squads are short. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
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- Watch Son Heung-Min's goal against San Jose Earthquakes (34').
- Watch Dénis Bouanga's goal against San Jose Earthquakes (53').
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