Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 5 Apr 2026, 02:30 UTCFull timeDignity Health Sports ParkFull-time recap

Los Angeles Galaxy

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Minnesota United FC

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Los Angeles Galaxy	Minnesota United FC
Shots	20 shots/match▲	9 shots/match
Shots on target	7 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Expected goals	1.99 xG/match▲	1.42 xG/match
Possession	59%	41%
Corners	9 corners/match	0 corners/match
Fouls	11 fouls/match	13 fouls/match
Yellow cards	2 cards/match▲	3 cards/match

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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. A second useful context is: Minnesota United FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Los Angeles Galaxy show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

16.2 shots/match▲ShotsLos Angeles Galaxy · Minnesota United FC11.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Los Angeles Galaxy	Minnesota United FC	Baseline
Shots	16.2 shots/match	11.2 shots/match	12 shots/match
Shots against	8 shots/match	14.2 shots/match	12.4 shots/match

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

Minnesota United FC's recent record differs from the season

weak

Minnesota United FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.8 goals/match	1 goals/match	1.5 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Los Angeles Galaxy have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.3%▲PossessionLos Angeles Galaxy · Minnesota United FC42.2%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.2 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Los Angeles Galaxy	Minnesota United FC	Baseline
Possession	55.3%	42.2%	49.8%

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Los Angeles Galaxy favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · Minnesota United FC in 1 · 5 too close

1.33 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 6/61 goals/match

1.67 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 6/62 goals/match

1.95 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/31.15 xG/match

0.85 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/32.24 xG/match

16.2 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 6/611.2 shots/match

8 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 6/614.2 shots/match

7.33 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 6/63.67 shots/match

3 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 6/65.5 shots/match

55.3%Possessionseason · 6/642.2%

6.33 corners/matchCornersseason · 6/64.33 corners/match

2.33 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 6/67.17 corners/match

2.75 cards/matchCardsseason · 4/31.33 cards/match

10.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 6/613 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—

17%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 6/6▲33%

100%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 6/667%

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.

Los Angeles Galaxy78.3

Minnesota United FC8.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Los Angeles Galaxy76.1

Minnesota United FC23.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Los Angeles Galaxy75.5

Minnesota United FC25

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Los Angeles Galaxy81.7

Minnesota United FC58.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles Galaxy45.9

Minnesota United FC34.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 75%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles Galaxy81.7

Minnesota United FC31.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Los Angeles Galaxy70.8

Minnesota United FC36.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

1.4 goals/match▲Goals scored5/50.8 goals/match

1.8 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/52 goals/match

1.95 xG/match▲Expected goals3/31.15 xG/match

17.8 shots/match▲Shots5/511.2 shots/match

7.6 shots/match▲Shots on target5/53.6 shots/match

59.2%Possession5/542%

7.4 corners/matchCorners5/53.6 corners/match

2.33 cards/matchCards3/2—

9.2 fouls/matchFouls5/512.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

6 / 6 matches

1.33 goals/match▲Goals scored6/61 goals/match

1.67 goals/match▲Goals allowed6/62 goals/match

1.95 xG/match▲Expected goals3/31.15 xG/match

16.2 shots/match▲Shots6/611.2 shots/match

7.33 shots/match▲Shots on target6/63.67 shots/match

55.3%Possession6/642.2%

6.33 corners/matchCorners6/64.33 corners/match

2.75 cards/matchCards4/31.33 cards/match

10.2 fouls/matchFouls6/613 fouls/match

Window

Season

6 / 6 matches

1.33 goals/match▲Goals scored6/61 goals/match

1.67 goals/match▲Goals allowed6/62 goals/match

1.95 xG/match▲Expected goals3/31.15 xG/match

16.2 shots/match▲Shots6/611.2 shots/match

7.33 shots/match▲Shots on target6/63.67 shots/match

55.3%Possession6/642.2%

6.33 corners/matchCorners6/64.33 corners/match

2.75 cards/matchCards4/31.33 cards/match

10.2 fouls/matchFouls6/613 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 4 matches

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

1.25 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/43 goals/match

—Expected goals2/2—

15 shots/match▲Shots4/410.5 shots/match

7.5 shots/match▲Shots on target4/43.75 shots/match

54.8%Possession4/444%

6 corners/matchCorners4/44.25 corners/match

—Cards2/2—

10.5 fouls/matchFouls4/415.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/113.3 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples6 / 6home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 5 Apr 2026, 06:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

Los Angeles Galaxy show a distinct attacking-volume record

Minnesota United FC's recent record differs from the season

The teams have contrasting possession records

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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