San Jose Earthquakes (6-24-3, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles FC (18-8-7, second in the Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: LAFC -397, San Jose +821, Draw +533; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles FC comes into a matchup against San Jose as winners of four games in a row.
LAFC is 15-7-6 in conference games. LAFC ranks second in the Western Conference drawing 196 corner kicks, averaging 5.9 per game.
The Earthquakes are 5-20-3 in Western Conference games. The Earthquakes have a 4-12 record in games decided by one goal.
The matchup Saturday is the third meeting of the season between the two teams. LAFC won the last game 6-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Denis Bouanga has scored 19 goals and added 10 assists for LAFC. Kei Kamara has two assists over the last 10 games.
Amahl Pellegrino has scored seven goals and added two assists for the Earthquakes. Cristian Espinoza has one goal and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: LAFC: 5-3-2, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
Earthquakes: 2-7-1, averaging 0.9 goals, 2.9 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: LAFC: David Emmanuel Martinez Morales (injured), Lorenzo Dellavalle (injured), Omar Chagoya (injured), Cristian Olivera (injured), Denis Bouanga (injured), Jesus Murillo (injured), Maxime Chanot (injured).
Earthquakes: Ousseni Bouda (injured), Benjamin Kikanovic (injured), JT Marcinkowski (injured), Michael Baldisimo (injured), Carlos Gruezo (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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