After the first NorCal version of the California Clasico had to be postponed due to a local power outage in the summer, the fixture now lands on Saturday, when the LA Galaxy will look to down their rivals, the San Jose Earthquakes, at Stanford Stadium.
The Galaxy put themselves in the driver’s seat in the Western Conference playoff race last week, with a 4-1 home win over the Colorado Rapids. That means they are above the playoff line, with a game in hand (this one) on most of the teams around them, and therefore control their destiny from here.