LAFC vs. San Jose Earthquakes 5/28/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

LAFC hosts the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. LAFC is first in the conference table at 8-2-3 on 26 points with a goal difference of +12. LAFC is two points clear of second-place Austin. LAFC was defeated by LA Galaxy on Wednesday 3-1 in the US Open Cup round of 16. LAFC defeated Columbus Crew 2-0 in its most recent MLS match last Saturday.

LAFC snapped a two-match losing skid when defeating Columbus Crew last Saturday. LAFC lost its most recent home match, but has never lost two consecutive matches at home in MLS play. Carlos Vela is the leading goal scorer for LAFC with six, while Kwadwo Opoku, Jose Cifuentes and Ryan Hollingsworth each have scored three. Cifuentes is the leader in assists with three.

San Jose is 11th in the conference table at 3-5-5 on the 14 points with a goal difference of -6. San Jose was defeated by Sacramento Republic FC on Wednesday in the US Open Cup round of 16 and eliminated from the competition. San Jose was held to a 1-1 draw at home last Sunday by Sporting Kansas City.

San Jose is unbeaten in each of its last four MLS fixtures with two wins and two draws. San Jose has only one unbeaten run that is longer in MLS play, since the beginning of the 2020 season. Jeremy Ebobisse is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with seven, while Cristian Espinoza has scored four. Jan Gregus is the leader in assists with five, while Espinoza has four.