San Jose Earthquakes vs 19.09.26 23:302 – 2Full Time
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Match report
San Jose Earthquakes snatch late leveller against 10-man Los Angeles FC
San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC drew 2-2 in a Major League Soccer regular season fixture at PayPal Park, with the home side scoring deep into stoppage time despite playing the majority of the match a man down. Los Angeles FC led at half-time courtesy of Son Heung-Min's 34th-minute goal, assisted by Marco Delgado.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Two minutes after the opener, Aaron Long was sent off for the visitors, leaving them to protect their advantage for the remainder of the contest. Los Angeles FC doubled their lead regardless, with Dénis Bouanga finishing off a Son Heung-Min assist in the 53rd minute to make it 2-0. San Jose responded through Preston Judd, who converted a Timo Werner assist in the 70th minute to pull one back.
The Earthquakes pressed for an equaliser and it arrived in the eighth minute of stoppage time, when Reid Roberts scored from a Beau Leroux assist to complete the comeback and secure a 2-2 draw. San Jose dominated territory throughout, finishing with 69 percent possession and 21 shots to Los Angeles FC's 3, though the visitors made their fewer opportunities count for most of the game.
Reid Roberts scored the decisive stoppage-time equaliser for San Jose and finished with a rating of 7.74, one of the top performances on the night alongside Eduard Löwen's 7.86.
San Jose's 21 shots to Los Angeles FC's 3 reflected their overwhelming territorial control despite playing against a numerical disadvantage for most of the second half.
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 Levi's Stadium. Referee: Drew Fischer.
Team pages: San Jose Earthquakes · Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 34' Goal: Son Heung-Min (assist: Marco 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
Starting line-ups
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 about what a gap this size usually leaves.
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.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Son Heung-Min's goal against San Jose Earthquakes (34').
- Watch Dénis Bouanga's goal against San Jose Earthquakes (53').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles FC. Explore more on the San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC team pages or the Major League Soccer page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC?
San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC drew 2–2 (half-time 0–1).
›Who scored in San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC?
Son Heung-Min (34') for Los Angeles FC; Dénis Bouanga (53') for Los Angeles FC; Preston Judd (70') for San Jose Earthquakes; Reid Roberts (90+8') for San Jose Earthquakes.
›Where can I watch San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles FC are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC?
San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC have met 10 times — 3 wins for San Jose Earthquakes, 6 wins for Los Angeles FC and 1 draw.