Deadspin | Galaxy host Earthquakes hoping to journey home-field merit to first win

Still on the lookout for their first win of the season, the Los Angeles Galaxy hope to construct off a cast effort of their remaining trip once they host the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday.

The Galaxy (0-11-4, 4 issues) 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 event, tallying within the 40th minute earlier than conceding the equalizer a minute later. San Diego scored the go-ahead objective within the 5th minute of stoppage time in the second one part.

“I think the frustration hit again at the end,” Galaxy trainer 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 targets to this point, striking the crew on tempo for almost 30 over the process the 34-match marketing campaign after completing 3rd in MLS remaining season with 69. It has in particular been a fight on the different finish of the pitch, because it has conceded 35 targets — 15 fewer than its overall all of remaining 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, input the mid-week event unbeaten of their previous 5 (2-0-3) after taking part in to a 3rd immediately draw on Saturday, 3-3 in opposition to the Houston Dynamo.

San Jose (5-6-4, 19 issues) scored 3 immediately to erase a 2-0 deficit, with Preston Judd notching his first two targets of the season to kickstart the rally.

It’ll be the primary of 4 immediately street suits for the Earthquakes, who’re 2-3-1 because the customer. The two victories have are available each and every of the previous two suits on opposing pitches.

“The team has done well over the last two or three weeks,” San Jose trainer 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