San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | MLS

San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy Preview

• Tournament: Major League Soccer (MLS)
• Date: Sunday, 29th June, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 2:30 AM GMT
• Venue: Stanford Stadium, Stanford

San Jose Earthquakes aim to build on their winning momentum when they host a struggling LA Galaxy in what should be a pretty enticing encounter in the MLS on Saturday night. The San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy match will be a major MLS clash this weekend as both sides look to get a big victory. Here is our San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy Preview.

The San Jose Earthquakes have seen their form dip in recent weeks after having a pretty good start to the 2025 MLS Western Conference campaign. San Jose have just won two of their last five games, scoring 10 goals in the period, and their recent win over FC Dallas helped them move up to fifth place with 26 points from 19 games.

Bruce Arena will be aiming to ensure that his side can maintain being spirited with their attack-minded attitude in playing incisive forward football. Of course, Arena will look to improve his defensive shape so his side can neutralize their opponents' threat, but he'll need his team to be decisive going forward and put away chances clinically to sum up a thrilling performance.

LA Galaxy heads into this clash with just one win in their previous five MLS games, in a period where they've also conceded eight goals. They're currently in 14th place (last) in the MLS Western Conference Table with just eight points and one win from 19 games so far.

Greg Vanney has a lot of things to improve about his side for them to regain form, with the most important aspect being to make them more ruthless. He needs his players to take up their chances clinically in front of goal and be more productive in the opposition half to trouble the hosts and get three points.

San Jose Earthquakes Team News

Bruce Arena is currently dealing with quite a few injuries in his San Jose Earthquakes squad. Midfielder Hernan Lopez is still unavailable because of a shoulder injury he sustained in March (2025). Youngsters Niko Tsakiri (muscle) and Noel Buck (muscle) also remain unavailable for the MLS fixture because of injury issues.

LA Galaxy Team News

Greg Vanney is still without his influential midfielder Riqui Puig. He is still recovering from a nasty knee injury and is unlikely to be back in action before August (2025). Apart from that, the LA Galaxy squad has no other absentees.

San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy Predicted Lineups

Here's Sportsdunia's San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy predicted lineups.

San Jose Earthquakes Predicted Lineup (3-4-3):

Goalkeeper: Daniel

Defenders: Rodrigues, David Romney, Daniel Munie, DeJuan Jones, Vitor Costa

Midfielders: Beau Leroux, Mark-Anthony Kaye

Forwards: Cristian Arango, Cristian Espinoza, Josef Martinez

LA Galaxy Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Novak Micovic

Defenders: Miki Yamane, Carlos Garces, Maya Yoshida, John Nelson

Midfielders: Isaiah Parente, Edwin Cerrillo, Marco Reus

Forwards: Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil, Diego Fagundez

San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy Head-to-Head Record

These two sides have faced off against one another on 100 occasions! Out of that, LA Galaxy have won 48 times and San Jose Earthquakes have won 34 games. In their last five meetings, LA Galaxy have won four games while San Jose Earthquakes have managed to beat their MLS rivals once.

Key Players to Watch in San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy

Josef Martinez (San Jose Earthquakes)

Josef Martinez has had a pretty good start to his San Jose Earthquakes career since joining them in 2025. He's scored eight goals in the 2025 MLS, slightly underperforming his 8.40 xG (expected goals) and maintaining a 22% goal conversion rate.

The Venezuelan forward will look to trouble the shaky LA Galaxy backline with his smart link-up play and moving into the empty channels to trick defenders. He'll be tasked to get into the danger areas inside the box and finish off the chances that come to him for San Jose Earthquakes to get a dominant victory.

Marco Reus (LA Galaxy)

Marco Reus has started to show his class by becoming an influential figure in the LA Galaxy attacking line. He's provided five assists so far in the 2025 MLS by overperforming his 2.66 xA (expected assists) and has been a driving force in creating big chances for teammates on a consistent basis. Reus needs to be at his proactive best to trouble the hosts and help his side hold their own in the midfield battle. He'll need to be smart with his final passes, nailing the accuracy to create big chances for teammates and raise his side's chances of grabbing a win.

San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy Prediction

These two teams are heading into this MLS game in somewhat polarizing form, with San Jose Earthquakes definitely having more momentum behind them. They will take the fight to LA Galaxy, who are desperate for a win and will try going toe-to-toe with an attacking style.

That should result in this being a back-and-forth clash where both sides have chances to score. However, San Jose's superior overall quality should help them succeed and get a decisive win. Here is our San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy prediction.

Predicted score: San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 LA Galaxy

Where to Watch San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy Live?

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