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Los Angeles Galaxy v SJ Earthquakes : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 20th Aug, 03:30 BST, Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson

Los Angeles Galaxy and their manager Greg Vanney will be hoping for victory against Bruce Arena and his SJ Earthquakes side on Thursday morning, as the pair meet at the Dignity Health Sports Park in the Major League Soccer. The predictions for all the markets are based on the past 20 games for each team (home, away and overall) with extra weighting applied to top teams. All the statistics and graphics are designed specifically for the selected market. Head to head (H2H) stats for this fixture are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


Best Tip: Both teams to score

Studying the KickOff match predictions, bookmakers' odds and relevant stats, there's one market which jumps out ahead of the rest for this fixture: both teams to score. In LA Galaxy and San Jose we have two sides going head-to-head that can both score and concede, and we expect them to maintain that reputation on Thursday morning. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.40.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 45% chance of San Jose coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
LA Galaxy
31%
27/20-
Draw
23%
27/10-
San Jose
45%
6/4-
Draw 1-1
10%
7/1-
San Jose 2-1
9%
9/1-
LA Galaxy 2-1
7%
9/1-
San Jose 1-0
7%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1-
San Jose 2-0
6%
16/1-
LA Galaxy 1-0
6%
14/1-
San Jose 3-1
5%
18/1-
LA Galaxy 2-0
4%
16/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
20/1-
San Jose 3-2
4%
20/1-
San Jose 3-0
4%
28/1-
LA Galaxy 3-1
4%
16/1-
LA Galaxy 3-2
3%
18/1-
San Jose 4-1
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
19/40-
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
8/5-
Home 1st Goal
47%
5/6-
Away 1st Goal
51%
10/11-
No 1st Goal
2%
20/1-
BTTS - Yes
63%
2/5-
BTTS - No
37%
7/4-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
11/4-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
26%
3/1-
Home/draw
55%
1/2-
Away/draw
69%
8/15-
Home/away
77%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/8-
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
5/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
11/10-
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
4/6-
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
5/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
2/7-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
11/2-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/9-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/66-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
20/1-
Home DNB
48%
4/5-
Away DNB
62%
10/11-
LA Galaxy win to nil
13%
9/2-
San Jose win to nil
20%
5/1-
LA Galaxy / LA Galaxy
22%
11/4-
LA Galaxy / San Jose
4%
20/1-
LA Galaxy / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / LA Galaxy
13%
11/2-
Draw / San Jose
12%
6/1-
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1-
San Jose / LA Galaxy
4%
20/1-
San Jose / San Jose
21%
3/1-
San Jose / Draw
6%
12/1-
Win / draw / win form
5
LA Galaxy have not won in 5 consecutive home league games
LA Galaxy 12TH
league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
San Jose 3RD
league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at LA Galaxy since 2018
LA Galaxy
San Jose
Goals: Scored
15
19
Games: Scored
8 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
2 / 10
LAG
5
SJE
5
League games at San Jose since 2018
San Jose
LA Galaxy
Goals: Scored
18
23
Games: Scored
10 / 12
10 / 12
Clean sheets
2 / 12
2 / 12
LAG
5
D
5
SJE
2
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Los Angeles Galaxy of late. It has been 5 Major League Soccer matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Thursday morning against SJ Earthquakes.

LA Galaxy 12th San Jose 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that LA Galaxy will score 1 or more goals
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that San Jose will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season
LA Galaxy
PG (predicted goals)
San Jose
1.4
1.8
Attack rating
LAG
SJE
19%
better
view stats
Games scored17
16
Failed to score2
2
Scored first8
11
Goals scored24
37
Avg. goals scored1.3
2.1
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for13
20
Avg. XG for1.6
2.1
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
LAG
SJE
16%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
13
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first10
7
Goals conceded29
24
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+16%

LA Galaxy v San Jose Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

LA Galaxy Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16566
M ReusKlaussM ReusJ Glesnes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Reus MID1946
1
-
L. Sanabria Magolé MID1921
5
-
J Haak DEF181
2
-
E Wynder MID18
2
-
H. Miller DEF17
1
-
J Nelson DEF17
1
-
M Yamane DEF161
1
-
E Cerrillo MID16
5
-
J Paintsil  FWD1542
2
-
J Marcinkowski GLK14
2
-
M Yoshida DEF141
-
C Garcés DEF121
3
2
J Glesnes DEF12
6
-
J Aude DEF11
2
-
E Thommy MID101
1
-
Klauss FWD85
-
N Mićović GLK5
-
I Parente MID5
-
R. Ramos Jr. MID4
1
-
R Taylor FWD4
-
T.Elgersma FWD31
-
C Rindov DEF1
-
K Furuhashi FWD1
-
San Jose Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
171145
D MunieP JuddP MarieP Judd
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Bouda FWD1851
1
-
D Munie DEF1742
3
-
R. Roberts DEF172
4
-
B. Leroux MID1723
3
-
I Harkes MID17
2
-
P Judd FWD17113
5
-
J. Ricketts DEF162
2
-
J Skahan MID1622
1
-
B Kikanovic DEF15
5
-
R Vieira MID15
4
-
N. Fernandez MID1412
-
P Marie DEF134
-
N Tsakiris MID1124
2
-
D Romney DEF101
-
J González MID10
1
-
T Werner FWD1054
2
-
J Jasinski DEF81
1
-
D Jones DEF5
2
-
V Costa DEF4
-
A Gunn GLK3
-
D Johnson FWD3
-
M. Floriani DEF2
-
N. Adimabua FWD21
-
E Jr. GLK1
1
-
N Buck MID1
-