Nonetheless seeking their first win of the season, the Los Angeles Galaxy hope to construct off a strong effort of their final outing once they host the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday.
The Galaxy (0-11-4, 4 factors) stay winless 15 video games into the 2025 MLS season and are coming off a disappointing 2-1 loss to San Diego FC on Saturday. Los Angeles scored first within the match, tallying within the fortieth minute earlier than conceding the equalizer a minute later. San Diego scored the go-ahead aim within the fifth minute of stoppage time within the second half.
“I feel the frustration hit once more on the finish,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney mentioned. “The blokes have been resilient. … We all know we’ve got (consecutive) dwelling video games for the primary time within the season. We have to bounce again. We have to again up our companions right here that on the finish of the sport made a pair powerful selections and a pair performs. We have to again them up and attempt to come out on Wednesday preventing and defending our dwelling turf.”
Los Angeles has scored 13 objectives up to now, placing the crew on tempo for almost 30 over the course of the 34-match marketing campaign after ending third in MLS final season with 69. It has significantly been a wrestle on the different finish of the pitch, because it has conceded 35 objectives — 15 fewer than its complete all of final season.
“I feel it takes a bit of toll on you,” midfielder Diego Fagundez mentioned of the crew’s struggles. “It is powerful. The one factor, we nonetheless battle. We nonetheless struggle. And that is one thing that we could be happy with. However on the identical time, preventing and all this on the finish of the day, we would like factors. We need to win video games. That is what counts on this league.”
The Earthquakes, in the meantime, enter the mid-week match unbeaten of their previous 5 (2-0-3) after enjoying to a 3rd straight draw on Saturday, 3-3 towards the Houston Dynamo.
San Jose (5-6-4, 19 factors) scored three straight to erase a 2-0 deficit, with Preston Judd notching his first two objectives of the season to kickstart the rally.
It will be the primary of 4 straight street matches for the Earthquakes, who’re 2-3-1 because the customer. The 2 victories have are available in every of the previous two matches on opposing pitches.
“The crew has executed properly over the past two or three weeks,” San Jose coach Bruce Area mentioned. “We now have two troublesome video games subsequent week — to go to L.A. towards a crew that hasn’t gained a recreation in 15 video games. They are going to be very well-prepared to attempt to get their first one of many 12 months. That’ll be very difficult, as will the sport in St. Louis. We now have to step up and get it proper there.”
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