San Jose Earthquakes vs. LAFC 8/20/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

The San Jose Earthquakes host LAFC on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. San Jose is 13th in the conference table at 5-9-11 on 24 points with a goal difference of -13. San Jose was defeated on the road 4-1 by FC Dallas last Saturday. Jeremy Ebobisse scored San Jose's only goal in the 60th minute. San Jose is winless in each of its last six MLS matches.

San Jose is last in the MLS with goals allowed at 53 and the Earthquakes have scored 40 goals. San Jose has two draws and three losses in its most recent five matches in the MLS over that span has scored seven goals and conceded 12. Jeremy Ebobisse is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with 14 and Cristian Espinoza has scored six. The leader in assists is Espinoza with seven.

LAFC is at the top of the conference table at 18-3-4 on 57 points with a goal difference of +30. LAFC is nine points clear of second place Austin. LAFC defeated DC United at home 1-0 on Tuesday evening. LAFC took advantage of DC United playing with just 10-men by scoring the only goal of the match in the 67th minute by Kwadwo Opoku. LAFC has won a club-record seven straight matches.

LAFC has four victories and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 12 goals and conceded two. LAFC backline and goalkeeper have had clean sheets in three of its last four matches. Cristian Arango is the leading goal scorer for LAFC with 12, while Carlos Vela has scored eight. Vela is the leader in assists with eight and Jose Cifuentes has six.