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Colorado Rapids

LW

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Los Angeles Galaxy

DW

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Colorado Rapids	Los Angeles Galaxy
Shots	10 shots/match	15 shots/match▲
Shots on target	6 shots/match	7 shots/match▲
Possession	53%	47%
Corners	2 corners/match	5 corners/match
Fouls	10 fouls/match	5 fouls/match
Yellow cards	0 cards/match▲	3 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Los Angeles Galaxy's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Los Angeles Galaxy show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Los Angeles Galaxy's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

14.3 shots/match▲ShotsColorado Rapids · Los Angeles Galaxy12.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Colorado Rapids	Los Angeles Galaxy	Baseline
Shots	14.3 shots/match	12.3 shots/match	12 shots/match
Shots against	14 shots/match	8 shots/match	11.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Colorado Rapids favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Los Angeles Galaxy in 0 · 14 too close

2 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/31.67 goals/match

1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/31.67 goals/match

—Expected goalsseason · 0/0—

—Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0—

14.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/312.3 shots/match

14 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/38 shots/match

6.33 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/38.33 shots/match

5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/32.67 shots/match

54.7%Possessionseason · 3/348.7%

6 corners/matchCornersseason · 3/33.33 corners/match

6.33 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/33 corners/match

2 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/33.33 cards/match

13 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/39.67 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 3/333%

67%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/3100%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Colorado Rapids75

Los Angeles Galaxy43.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Colorado Rapids88.2

Los Angeles Galaxy74.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Colorado Rapids38.9

Los Angeles Galaxy67.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Colorado Rapids72.9

Los Angeles Galaxy64.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Colorado Rapids53.1

Los Angeles Galaxy52.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Colorado Rapids66.7

Los Angeles Galaxy12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Colorado Rapids78.1

Los Angeles Galaxy45.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

3 / 3 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored3/31.67 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed3/31.67 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

14.3 shots/match▲Shots3/312.3 shots/match

6.33 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲8.33 shots/match

54.7%Possession3/348.7%

6 corners/matchCorners3/33.33 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/33.33 cards/match

13 fouls/matchFouls3/39.67 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

3 / 3 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored3/31.67 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed3/31.67 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

14.3 shots/match▲Shots3/312.3 shots/match

6.33 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲8.33 shots/match

54.7%Possession3/348.7%

6 corners/matchCorners3/33.33 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/33.33 cards/match

13 fouls/matchFouls3/39.67 fouls/match

Window

Season

3 / 3 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored3/31.67 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed3/31.67 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

14.3 shots/match▲Shots3/312.3 shots/match

6.33 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲8.33 shots/match

54.7%Possession3/348.7%

6 corners/matchCorners3/33.33 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/33.33 cards/match

13 fouls/matchFouls3/39.67 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

2 / 1 matches

—Goals scored2/1—

—Goals allowed2/1—

—Expected goals0/0—

—Shots2/1—

—Shots on target2/1—

—Possession2/1—

—Corners2/1—

—Cards2/1—

—Fouls2/1—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.21 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.96 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-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: xg_for, xg_against.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 8 Mar 2026, 06:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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