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Los Angeles FC 1–4 San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer

1–4Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

San Jose Earthquakes won 1–4.

Shots
1612
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
1.041.38
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

San Jose Earthquakes beat Los Angeles FC 4–1. Recorded in this match (Los Angeles FC – San Jose Earthquakes): shots 16–12, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 1.04–1.38, possession 53%–47%. 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.

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

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.75 shots/match14 shots/match12.8 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/matchCornersLos Angeles FC · San Jose Earthquakes● 7.38 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricLos Angeles FCSan Jose EarthquakesBaseline
Corners5.63 corners/match7.38 corners/match4.93 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots12 shotsLos Angeles FC 16 shots, San Jose Earthquakes 12 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsLos Angeles FC 3 shots, San Jose Earthquakes 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.04 xG1.38 xGLos Angeles FC 1.04 xG, San Jose Earthquakes 1.38 xG
  • Possession53%47%Los Angeles FC 53%, San Jose Earthquakes 47%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersLos Angeles FC 5 corners, San Jose Earthquakes 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls10 foulsLos Angeles FC 13 fouls, San Jose Earthquakes 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsLos Angeles FC 3 cards, San Jose Earthquakes 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Los Angeles FC
0Draws
1San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer2–4
Los Angeles FC — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer2–1
Los Angeles FC — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer3–1
Los Angeles FC — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer6–2
San Jose Earthquakes — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Los Angeles FC favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · San Jose Earthquakes in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Los Angeles FC8 matchesSan Jose Earthquakes8 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/matchCorners8/8● 7.38 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards3/41.75 cards/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls8/811.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
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

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsLos Angeles FCSan Jose Earthquakes
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headLos Angeles FC — San Jose Earthquakes
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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