Los Angeles FC won its first five MLS matches against San Jose, outscoring them, 20-4, before losing the following four matches, making San Jose the only team to win four straight league meetings against LAFC. LAFC ended that drought with a 3-1 win in the last meeting between the sides, in October 2021.
Los Angeles FC ended its two-match losing streak with a 2-0 win at Columbus on Saturday. One of those two losses was a 2-1 defeat to Austin in LAFC’s last home league match. LAFC has never lost consecutive home MLS matches.
The Earthquakes are unbeaten in four straight matches (W2 D2) following a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Sunday. San Jose has just one longer unbeaten run in league play since the start of the 2020 season, going 10 straight without a loss from July-August 2021.
Carlos Vela and José Cifuentes came off the bench to score LAFC’s two goals in their win over Columbus on Saturday. Substitutes have now scored 10 goals for LAFC this season, twice as many as any other MLS team.
Jackson Yueill scored San Jose’s lone goal against Kansas City on Sunday via a header. It was the seventh headed goal by the Earthquakes this season, more than any other MLS team in 2022.
