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San Diego FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer

2–2Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

San Diego FC and Real Salt Lake drew 2–2.

Shots
1321
Shots on target
58
Expected goals
1.513.04
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

San Diego and Real Salt Lake drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (San Diego – Real Salt Lake): shots 13–21, shots on target 5–8, expected goals 1.51–3.04, possession 58%–42%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

San Diego have recorded the higher season possession share.

64.8% ●PossessionSan Diego · Real Salt Lake44%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 20.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSan DiegoReal Salt LakeBaseline
Possession64.8%44%49.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots21 shotsSan Diego FC 13 shots, Real Salt Lake 21 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots8 shotsSan Diego FC 5 shots, Real Salt Lake 8 shots
  • Expected goals1.51 xG3.04 xGSan Diego FC 1.51 xG, Real Salt Lake 3.04 xG
  • Possession58%42%San Diego FC 58%, Real Salt Lake 42%
  • Corners7 corners8 cornersSan Diego FC 7 corners, Real Salt Lake 8 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls12 foulsSan Diego FC 15 fouls, Real Salt Lake 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsSan Diego FC 3 cards, Real Salt Lake 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1San Diego FC
0Draws
1Real Salt Lake
San Diego FC — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer1–3
Real Salt Lake — San Diego FC · Major League Soccer1–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: San Diego FC favored in 7 of 9 directional metrics · Real Salt Lake in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

San Diego FC5 matchesReal Salt Lake5 matches
2.6 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/51.8 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
10.6 shots/matchShots5/5▲ 16.2 shots/match
5.4 shots/matchShots on target5/55.4 shots/match
64.8% ●Possession5/544%
5 corners/matchCorners5/5● 5.4 corners/match
2.25 cards/matchCards4/42.75 cards/match
12.2 fouls/matchFouls5/510.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 23 Mar 2026, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsSan Diego FCReal Salt Lake
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headSan Diego FC — Real Salt Lake
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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