LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes Preview and Prediction: A nail-biting last-minute victory.
The MLS match between LA Galaxy and Earthquakes will take place at 9:00 AM on May 29th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest team news for LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes
Los Angeles Galaxy will continue to be without the services of Spanish midfielder Riqui Puig, who is still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained 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 be without the services of midfielders Niko Tsakiris and Noel Buck (20 years old, English) due to injury.
First-choice goalkeeper Daniel has missed the last two games after suffering an injury in the match against New England Revolution on May 18th and will remain unavailable.
Veteran striker Cristian Arango is also unavailable due to a muscle injury and will miss his fourth consecutive game. He will not be featured in this week's match.
Latest predicted lineups for LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes
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 football match prediction: LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes
Just five months after winning the MLS championship, the Los Angeles Galaxy have plummeted to the bottom of the standings in a disappointing title defense campaign.
After winning 19 matches in last year's regular season, Greg Vanney's team is currently the only team without a win in MLS this season, with 11 losses and 4 draws after 15 rounds.
This poor form is largely due to a leaky defense – Galaxy have yet to keep a clean sheet and have conceded 35 goals, more than any of the other 29 clubs.
This weakness was further exposed last weekend when they lost 1-2 to San Diego FC, with the decisive goal coming in the 95th minute from veteran Hirving Lozano.
The team, which had the third highest number of goals in the league last season (69 goals), now only has 13 goals after 15 matches – only ahead of CF Montreal (10 goals) and St Louis City (11 goals).
However, Galaxy can expect a comeback when they host San Jose Earthquakes – an opponent they have beaten in their last four matches and are unbeaten in their last nine encounters (7 wins, 2 draws), since a 2-3 loss in July 2022.
Conversely, San Jose Earthquakes missed the opportunity to secure all three points when Houston Dynamo equalized in the 91st minute in a 3-3 draw on Sunday at PayPal Park.
Previously, they had just won 1-0 against Portland Timbers in the round of 16 of the US Open Cup on May 21st. However, in the match against Houston, San Jose fell behind 0-2 after goals from Ezequiel Ponce and Felipe Andrade.
The Earthquakes responded with a quick brace from Preston Judd, then Daniel Munie put them ahead 3-2 in the 76th minute, but Houston defender Griffin Dorsey scored a spectacular goal in the 91st minute to salvage a point.
With this result, Bruce Arena's team has gone seven consecutive matches unbeaten in all competitions (four wins, three draws) since their three-match losing streak in April against LAFC, Sporting KC, and Columbus Crew.
Improved form has helped San Jose climb into the top half of the Western Conference standings, currently sitting in 8th place with 19 points – level with 9th-placed Austin FC.
However, they will need to play very solidly at PayPal Arena, as San Jose have not won 4 of their last 5 away games (3 losses, 1 draw), except for the 2-0 victory against Colorado Rapids on May 11th.
Latest LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for 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 can I watch LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes live?
To watch the LA Galaxy vs Earthquakes match live in the MLS league at 9:00 AM on May 29th, viewers can tune in to various online sports channels. We wish you enjoyable football viewing moments.
