📏 Form Guide

Los Angeles Galaxy

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Los Angeles Galaxy fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 1-3 MLS triumph against Vancouver Whitecaps.

In that game, Los Angeles Galaxy had 60% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Los Angeles Galaxy, the goals were scored by Dejan Joveljić (56'), Joseph Paintsil (80') and Diego Fagúndez (82'). At the other end, Vancouver Whitecaps had 19 shots at goal with 7 on target. Brian White (77') was the scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps.

It has not been often in recent times where Los Angeles Galaxy haven’t conceded. In fact, Los Angeles Galaxy have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 10 goals along the way.

San Jose Earthquakes

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After a loss in their previous game against Colorado Rapids in MLS action, San Jose Earthquakes will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, San Jose Earthquakes had 61% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For their opponents, Colorado Rapids had 13 shots on goal with 3 on target. Rafael Navarro (10', 60') and Cole Bassett (80') scored for Colorado Rapids.

Proving their partiality to fruitful matches, goals have been seen as many as 23 times in the previous 6 matches in which San Jose Earthquakes have sent out their troops, giving an average of 3.83 goals each clash. Their opponents have hit 15 of those goals. Let’s see whether or not that trend will end up being sustained here.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 14/07/2022 tells us that Los Angeles Galaxy have won 4 of these & San Jose Earthquakes 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 26 in all at an average of 4.33 goals per match.

The previous league fixture between these sides was MLS match day 3 on 03/03/2024 when it ended San Jose Earthquakes 1-3 Los Angeles Galaxy.

In that game, San Jose Earthquakes had 47% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The scorer was Preston Judd (69').

Los Angeles Galaxy had 6 shots on goal with 6 on target. Joseph Paintsil (18'), Dejan Joveljić (43') and Riqui Puig (48') scored.

The match was refereed by Cristian Campo Hernández.

📋 Team News: Los Angeles Galaxy

Jalen Neal (Abdominal problems) and Eriq Zavaleta (Head injury) will not be able to play for Los Angeles Galaxy boss Greg Vanney.

📰 Team News: San Jose Earthquakes

In an otherwise healthy group of players, there is only the one fitness problem for the San Jose Earthquakes manager Luchi Gonzalez to be concerned with. JT Marcinkowski (Knee injury) won’t be in action.

🔮 Prediction

Our assessment is that Los Angeles Galaxy should fashion enough chances to find the net more than once while possibly not conceding when they face San Jose Earthquakes, who won’t find it easy finding the net themselves.

We’re predicting a pretty comfortable 2-0 margin for Los Angeles Galaxy by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 00:00 22/04/2024