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San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Atlanta United · Major League Soccer

2–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

San Jose Earthquakes won 2–0.

Shots
118
Shots on target
51
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

San Jose Earthquakes beat Atlanta United FC 2–0. Recorded in this match (San Jose Earthquakes – Atlanta United FC): shots 11–8, shots on target 5–1, possession 46%–54%, corners 7–4. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots8 shotsSan Jose Earthquakes 11 shots, Atlanta United 8 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots1 shotSan Jose Earthquakes 5 shots, Atlanta United 1 shot
  • Possession46%54%San Jose Earthquakes 46%, Atlanta United 54%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersSan Jose Earthquakes 7 corners, Atlanta United 4 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls19 foulsSan Jose Earthquakes 9 fouls, Atlanta United 19 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsSan Jose Earthquakes 1 card, Atlanta United 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0San Jose Earthquakes
0Draws
1Atlanta United
Atlanta United — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer2–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match
6.88 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.11 days

San Jose Earthquakes / Atlanta United

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 1 Mar 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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