Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 19 Apr 2026, 23:00 UTCFull timeBMO StadiumFull-time recap

Los Angeles FC

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San Jose Earthquakes

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Los Angeles FC	San Jose Earthquakes
Shots	16 shots/match▲	12 shots/match
Shots on target	3 shots/match	5 shots/match▲
Expected goals	1.04 xG/match	1.38 xG/match▲
Possession	53%	47%
Corners	5 corners/match	3 corners/match
Fouls	13 fouls/match	10 fouls/match
Yellow cards	3 cards/match	3 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: San Jose Earthquakes's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. A second useful context is: Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

San Jose Earthquakes have a visible away split

weak

San Jose Earthquakes's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8.75 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season14 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	8.75 shots/match	14 shots/match	12.8 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.63 corners/match▲CornersLos Angeles FC · San Jose Earthquakes7.38 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Los Angeles FC	San Jose Earthquakes	Baseline
Corners	5.63 corners/match	7.38 corners/match	4.93 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Los Angeles FC favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · San Jose Earthquakes in 8 · 4 too close

2 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 8/8▲2.13 goals/match

0.75 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 8/8▲0.38 goals/match

1.21 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 5/5▲1.75 xG/match

1.21 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 5/5▲0.72 xG/match

14.8 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 8/814 shots/match

12.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 8/8▲9.5 shots/match

4.88 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 8/8▲5.25 shots/match

4.25 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 8/8▲2.88 shots/match

48.1%Possessionseason · 8/847.5%

5.63 corners/matchCornersseason · 8/87.38 corners/match

4.88 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 8/8▲4.13 corners/match

2 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/41.75 cards/match

11.9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 8/811.5 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 · 8/863%

88%Scoring frequencyseason · 8/888%

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 FC40

San Jose Earthquakes35

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Los Angeles FC71.6

San Jose Earthquakes71.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Los Angeles FC69.5

San Jose Earthquakes89.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Los Angeles FC85

San Jose Earthquakes81.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles FC41.7

San Jose Earthquakes30

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 69%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles FC63.3

San Jose Earthquakes98.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Los Angeles FC61.6

San Jose Earthquakes65.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲2.2 goals/match

1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲0.6 goals/match

1.21 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.75 xG/match

15.4 shots/matchShots5/515.4 shots/match

4.4 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲5.6 shots/match

44.2%Possession5/548%

5.8 corners/matchCorners5/57.2 corners/match

—Cards0/1—

10.8 fouls/matchFouls5/510.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

8 / 8 matches

2 goals/matchGoals scored8/8▲2.13 goals/match

0.75 goals/matchGoals allowed8/8▲0.38 goals/match

1.21 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.75 xG/match

14.8 shots/match▲Shots8/814 shots/match

4.88 shots/matchShots on target8/8▲5.25 shots/match

48.1%Possession8/847.5%

5.63 corners/matchCorners8/87.38 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/41.75 cards/match

11.9 fouls/matchFouls8/811.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

8 / 8 matches

2 goals/matchGoals scored8/8▲2.13 goals/match

0.75 goals/matchGoals allowed8/8▲0.38 goals/match

1.21 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.75 xG/match

14.8 shots/match▲Shots8/814 shots/match

4.88 shots/matchShots on target8/8▲5.25 shots/match

48.1%Possession8/847.5%

5.63 corners/matchCorners8/87.38 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/41.75 cards/match

11.9 fouls/matchFouls8/811.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

5 / 4 matches

2.6 goals/match▲Goals scored5/42.25 goals/match

0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/4▲0.5 goals/match

1.38 xG/match▲Expected goals3/31.25 xG/match

14.2 shots/match▲Shots5/48.75 shots/match

5.4 shots/match▲Shots on target5/43.5 shots/match

46.8%Possession5/446.8%

5.2 corners/matchCorners5/43.25 corners/match

—Cards2/1—

12.8 fouls/matchFouls5/411 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

8.09 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.94 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples8 / 8home / 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: Mon, 20 Apr 2026, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

San Jose Earthquakes have a visible away split

Both teams have elevated corners 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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