Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 15 Mar 2026, 23:00 UTCFull timePayPal ParkFull-time recap

San Jose Earthquakes

WWW

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Seattle Sounders

WLW

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	San Jose Earthquakes	Seattle Sounders
Shots	25 shots/match▲	6 shots/match
Shots on target	7 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Expected goals	1.67 xG/match▲	0.51 xG/match
Possession	63%	37%
Corners	17 corners/match	0 corners/match
Fouls	6 fouls/match	11 fouls/match
Yellow cards	1 cards/match▲	4 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: San Jose Earthquakes's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: San Jose Earthquakes's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

San Jose Earthquakes show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

San Jose Earthquakes's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

15 shots/match▲ShotsSan Jose Earthquakes · Seattle Sounders10.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	San Jose Earthquakes	Seattle Sounders	Baseline
Shots	15 shots/match	10.8 shots/match	11.9 shots/match
Shots against	8.5 shots/match	15.3 shots/match	12.6 shots/match

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

San Jose Earthquakes have a visible home split

weak

San Jose Earthquakes's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

17.7 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season15 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	17.7 shots/match	15 shots/match	11.9 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

San Jose Earthquakes favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Seattle Sounders in 0 · 14 too close

1.5 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 4/41.25 goals/match

0.25 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 4/40.5 goals/match

—Expected goalsseason · 1/1—

—Expected goals allowedseason · 1/1—

15 shots/matchShotsseason · 4/410.8 shots/match

8.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 4/415.3 shots/match

5.25 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 4/45 shots/match

2.25 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 4/45 shots/match

50.8%Possessionseason · 4/445%

10 corners/matchCornersseason · 4/44.75 corners/match

4.5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 4/48.5 corners/match

1.33 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/32 cards/match

11.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 4/48.75 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—

75%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 4/475%

75%Scoring frequencyseason · 4/4100%

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.

San Jose Earthquakes48.3

Seattle Sounders30

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

San Jose Earthquakes76.7

Seattle Sounders45

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

San Jose Earthquakes91.1

Seattle Sounders46.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

San Jose Earthquakes88.3

Seattle Sounders45

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

San Jose Earthquakes28.5

Seattle Sounders28.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 88%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

San Jose Earthquakes98.3

Seattle Sounders38.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

San Jose Earthquakes78.3

Seattle Sounders33.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

4 / 4 matches

1.5 goals/match▲Goals scored4/41.25 goals/match

0.25 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/40.5 goals/match

—Expected goals1/1—

15 shots/match▲Shots4/410.8 shots/match

5.25 shots/matchShots on target4/45 shots/match

50.8%Possession4/445%

10 corners/matchCorners4/44.75 corners/match

1.33 cards/matchCards3/32 cards/match

11.8 fouls/matchFouls4/48.75 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

4 / 4 matches

1.5 goals/match▲Goals scored4/41.25 goals/match

0.25 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/40.5 goals/match

—Expected goals1/1—

15 shots/match▲Shots4/410.8 shots/match

5.25 shots/matchShots on target4/45 shots/match

50.8%Possession4/445%

10 corners/matchCorners4/44.75 corners/match

1.33 cards/matchCards3/32 cards/match

11.8 fouls/matchFouls4/48.75 fouls/match

Window

Season

4 / 4 matches

1.5 goals/match▲Goals scored4/41.25 goals/match

0.25 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/40.5 goals/match

—Expected goals1/1—

15 shots/match▲Shots4/410.8 shots/match

5.25 shots/matchShots on target4/45 shots/match

50.8%Possession4/445%

10 corners/matchCorners4/44.75 corners/match

1.33 cards/matchCards3/32 cards/match

11.8 fouls/matchFouls4/48.75 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

3 / 3 matches

1.67 goals/match▲Goals scored3/31 goals/match

0.33 goals/match▲Goals allowed3/30.67 goals/match

—Expected goals1/1—

17.7 shots/match▲Shots3/39.33 shots/match

6 shots/match▲Shots on target3/35 shots/match

51%Possession3/345.7%

13 corners/matchCorners3/33.67 corners/match

—Cards2/2—

10.3 fouls/matchFouls3/38.33 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.94 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.9 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

Season samples4 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 4last-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: Mon, 16 Mar 2026, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4