San Jose Earthquakes host the LA Galaxy in Western Conference play

LA Galaxy (5-7-5, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (10-4-2, second in the Western Conference)

Stanford, California; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: San Jose -128, Los Angeles +276, Draw +307; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Earthquakes and the LA Galaxy hit the pitch in a conference matchup.

The Earthquakes are 8-3-1 in conference matchups. The Earthquakes rank fourth in the Western Conference allowing just 19 goals.

The Galaxy are 3-6-4 in Western Conference games. The Galaxy are 6-0-0 when they score more than two goals.

Saturday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Preston Judd has 11 goals and two assists for the Earthquakes. Timo Werner has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

Klauss has scored five goals for the Galaxy. Gabriel Pec has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Earthquakes: 19-5-6, averaging 7.2 goals, 17.4 shots on goal and 18.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.4 goals per game.

Galaxy: 12-8-10, averaging 3.9 goals, 11.4 shots on goal and 14.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Earthquakes: Nonso Adimabua (injured), Preston Judd (injured), Niko Tsakiris (injured), DeJuan Jones (injured), Ronaldo Vieira (injured), Earl Edwards Jr. (injured).

Galaxy: Carlos Emiro Garces Torres (injured), Klauss (injured), Riqui Puig (injured), Erik Thommy (injured), Jakob Glesnes (injured), Marco Reus (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.