Down To Ten
Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC played the closing 54 minutes a man down after a 36′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 36′
- Player
- Aaron Long
Major League Soccer · Matchday 26
San Jose Earthquakes
P. Judd 70'
R. Roberts 90'
2 – 2
FT
HT 0–1
Los Angeles FC
Son Heung-Min 34'
D. Bouanga 53'
Major League Soccer
Matchday 26San Jose Earthquakes2–2Los Angeles FC
1.11
Expected goals
0.36
34′36′53′70′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SJE 1.11, LA 0.36.
Match report
San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 Los Angeles FC
San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC shared 4 goals in a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw at PayPal Park. Heung-Min opened the scoring for Los Angeles FC on 34', Bouanga made it 2-0 to Los Angeles FC on 53', Judd pulled one back for San Jose Earthquakes on 70' and Roberts levelled for San Jose Earthquakes on 90'.
Expected goals finished San Jose Earthquakes 1.11, Los Angeles FC 0.36. San Jose Earthquakes created the better of it and will feel a point was a poor return. San Jose Earthquakes held 69.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Long was sent off on 36', leaving Los Angeles FC 54 minutes to play a man short. It was settled late — Roberts struck on 90' to swing it San Jose Earthquakes's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Los Angeles FC graded out for clinical edge — 2 goals and 0.36 expected goals. San Jose Earthquakes graded out for set-piece siege — 15 corners.
Hugo Lloris came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.5 for Los Angeles FC across 100 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
69%Possession31%
21Shots3
1.11xG0.36
What the numbers say
6 readsRescued A Point
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 2–2
Clinical Edge
Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.36 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.36
- Overperformance
- +1.64
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — San Jose Earthquakes scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
⚽34'
Son Heung-Min — assist: M. Delgado
🟥36'
Aaron Long
Professional foul last man
Half-time
Vitor Costa ↑ D. Munie ↓
🔄46'
P. Judd ↑ J. Ricketts ↓
🔄46'
🔄46'
Nkosi Tafari ↑ A. Sieb ↓
⚽53'
D. Bouanga — assist: Son Heung-Min
P. Marie ↑ B. Kikanovic ↓
🔄62'
T. Werner ↑ O. Bouda ↓
🔄62'
Preston Judd
Argument
🟨66'
P. Judd — assist: T. Werner
⚽70'
🟨73'
Mark Delgado
Foul
🟨75'
Sergi Palencia
Foul
J. Skahan ↑ R. Vieira ↓
🔄78'
🔄78'
T. Boyd ↑ M. Choiniere ↓
🔄86'
J. Shaffelburg ↑ D. Bouanga ↓
R. Roberts — assist: B. Leroux
⚽90'
🔄90+2'
J. Ebobisse ↑ Son Heung-Min ↓
Niko Tsakiris
Foul
🟨90+6'
Match info
Kickoff
VenuePayPal Park, Santa Clara
RefereeD. Fischer
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Season2026
RoundMatchday 26
StatusMatch Finished