San Jose Earthquakes play Los Angeles FC after shutout win
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2:03 AM on Friday, September 18
By The Associated Press
Los Angeles FC (11-8-7, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (12-8-5, fifth in the Western Conference)
Santa Clara, California; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: LAFC +117, San Jose +185, Draw +276; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Houston Dynamo 1-0, the San Jose Earthquakes host Los Angeles FC.
The Earthquakes are 10-6-4 in conference games. The Earthquakes are 39-0-0 when they score at least three goals.
LAFC is 8-8-6 in conference matchups. LAFC leads the Western Conference with 169 corner kicks drawn, averaging 6.5 per game.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Preston Judd has scored 12 goals and added two assists for the Earthquakes. Niko Tsakiris has one goal and three assists over the past 10 games.
Denis Bouanga has 13 goals and five assists for LAFC. Heung Min Son has scored four goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Earthquakes: 9-12-9, averaging 3.0 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 12.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.3 goals per game.
LAFC: 13-6-11, averaging 4.2 goals, 12.9 shots on goal and 22.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.0 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Earthquakes: Max Floriani (injured), DeJuan Jones (injured).
LAFC: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
