Of the 80 regular season games played between the San Jose Earthquakes and the Los Angeles Galaxy, 51 of those matches have seen at least three goals scored between the teams. That is tied for the most three-goal games of any fixture in the league’s history with D. C. United /New York Red Bulls.
The San Jose Earthquakes are coming off a 2-1 loss to St. Louis City SC, the club’s sixth defeat this season when scoring a goal. That is tied with D. C. United, Inter Miami FC, and the Portland Timbers for the most such losses in MLS in 2023.
The Los Angeles Galaxy extended their MLS unbeaten streak to four games (W1 D3) with a third straight 0-0 stalemate against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. The Los Angeles Galaxy have had one such longer streak of league draws in its history, tying five straight games in May 2009.
Jeremy Ebobisse has scored eight goals in his 11 career games against the Los Angeles Galaxy, but has been held scoreless in each of his last two matches against Los Angeles Galaxy. The eight goals are tied for the most against a single opponent in the regular season since the beginning of 2019 (R. Ruidiaz vs Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers).
Riqui Puig led the Los Angeles Galaxy with three shots and three chances created in the draw with the Colorado Rapids, his third MLS game in 2023 with at least three of each category. For the season, Puig has has been involved in 81 shots (48 shots, 33 chances created) making him the only Los Angeles Galaxy player with 50+ sot involvements in 2023.
