Review, prediction LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes: Last-minute thrilling victory

Latest LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes team information

Los Angeles Galaxy continue to be without Spanish midfielder Riqui Puig, who is still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered in December.

Apart from Puig, the Galaxy have no other serious injuries and coach Vanney will have almost a full squad to choose from for the upcoming match.

On the San Jose Earthquakes side, coach Bruce Arena will not have the services of midfielder duo Niko Tsakiris and Noel Buck (20 years old, English) due to injury.

Number one goalkeeper Daniel has missed the last two matches after being injured against New England Revolution on May 18 and will continue to be unable to play.

Veteran striker Cristian Arango is also out with a muscle injury and will miss his fourth consecutive game. He will not feature in this midweek game.

LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes latest predicted lineup

Los Angeles Galaxy:
Micovic; Yamane, Yoshida, Garces, Nelson; Cerrillo, Sanabria, Reus; Pec, Fagundez, Paintsil

San Jose Earthquakes:
Edwards Jr.; Floriani, Romney, Munie; Jones, Harkes, Leroux, Costa; Espinoza, Munoz, Martinez

Latest LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes football review

Just five months after being crowned MLS champions, the Los Angeles Galaxy have fallen to the bottom of the standings in a disappointing title defence.

After winning 19 matches in the regular season last year, coach Greg Vanney's team is currently the only team without a single win in MLS this season, with 11 losses and 4 draws after 15 rounds.

This poor form is largely due to a porous defence – the Galaxy have yet to keep a clean sheet and have conceded 35 goals, more than any of the other 29 clubs.

This weakness continued to be evident last weekend when they lost 1-2 to San Diego FC, with the decisive goal coming in the 95th minute by veteran Hirving Lozano.

The team that scored the third most goals in the league last season (69 goals) now has just 13 goals in 15 games – only ahead of CF Montreal (10 goals) and St Louis City (11 goals).

However, the Galaxy can expect a comeback when they host the San Jose Earthquakes – an opponent they have won their last four matches against and are unbeaten in their last nine encounters (7 wins, 2 draws), since a 2-3 loss in July 2022.

On the other hand, San Jose Earthquakes missed the chance to take all three points when Houston Dynamo equalized in the 91st minute in a 3-3 draw on Sunday at PayPal Park.

Before that, they had just won 1-0 against Portland Timbers in the round of 16 of the US Open Cup on May 21. However, in the match against Houston, San Jose was behind 0-2 after goals from Ezequiel Ponce and Felipe Andrade.

The Earthquakes responded with a quickfire brace from Preston Judd and Daniel Munie to make it 3-2 in the 76th minute, but Houston defender Griffin Dorsey scored a wonder goal in the 91st minute to salvage a point.

With this result, coach Bruce Arena's team has gone 7 consecutive matches unbeaten in all competitions (4 wins, 3 draws) since a series of 3 defeats in April against LAFC, Sporting KC and Columbus Crew.

Improved form has helped San Jose climb to the top half of the Western Conference standings, temporarily ranked 8th with 19 points - equal with 9th-placed Austin FC.

However, they will need to play solidly at PayPal Arena, as San Jose has failed to win four of its last five away games (3 losses, 1 draw), except for a 2-0 win over Colorado Rapids on May 11.

LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes latest score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.LA Galaxy vs Earthquakesas follows:

• Sportsmole:LA Galaxy 2-0 Earthquakes

• WhoScore:LA Galaxy 2-1 Earthquakes
• Our newspaper predicts:LA Galaxy 2-1 Earthquakes

When and where to watch LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes live?

To watch the live match LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes in the MLS tournament taking place at 9:00 on May 29, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wish you all have fun watching football.