Galaxy host Earthquakes hoping to journey home-field benefit to first win

Still in the hunt for 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 objective within the fifth minute of stoppage time within the second half.

“I think the frustration hit again at the end,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney mentioned. “The guys have been resilient. … We know we have (consecutive) home games for the first time in the season. We’ve got to bounce back. We’ve got to back up our partners here that at the end of the game made a couple tough decisions and a couple plays. We’ve got to back them up and try to come out on Wednesday fighting and defending our home turf.”

Los Angeles has scored 13 objectives to this point, 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 think it takes a little toll on you,” midfielder Diego Fagundez mentioned of the crew’s struggles. “It’s tough. The one thing, we still battle. We still fight. And that’s something that we can be proud of. But at the same time, fighting and all this at the end of the day, we want points. We want to win games. That’s what counts in 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’ll be the primary of 4 straight street matches for the Earthquakes, who’re 2-3-1 because the customer. The two victories have are available in every of the previous two matches on opposing pitches.

“The team has done well over the last two or three weeks,” San Jose coach Bruce Arena mentioned. “We have two difficult games next week — to go to L.A. against a team that hasn’t won a game in 15 games. They’re going to be very well-prepared to try to get their first one of the year. That’ll be very challenging, as will the game in St. Louis. We have to step up and get it right there.”

–Field Level Media