Major League Soccer · 2026Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 00:30 UTCFull timeShell Energy StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricHouston DynamoSan Diego
Shots11 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals0.85 xG/match1.34 xG/match
Possession29%71%
Corners1 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match11 fouls/match
Yellow cards2 cards/match2 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: San Diego's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for San Diego. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

San Diego's recent record differs from the season

moderate

San Diego's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.78 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1 goals/match1.78 goals/match1.64 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for San Diego.

4.04 daysRest daysHouston Dynamo · San Diego3.96 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricHouston DynamoSan DiegoBaseline
Rest days4.04 days3.96 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

San Diego have recorded the higher season possession share.

41.1%PossessionHouston Dynamo · San Diego63.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 22.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricHouston DynamoSan DiegoBaseline
Possession41.1%63.4%49.6%

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Houston Dynamo favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · San Diego in 5 · 6 too close

1.5 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 8/91.78 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 8/91.67 goals/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 6/61.35 xG/match
1.61 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/62.42 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 8/910.2 shots/match
13.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 8/913.6 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 8/94.44 shots/match
4.75 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 8/95.67 shots/match
41.1%Possessionseason · 8/963.4%
5.25 corners/matchCornersseason · 8/95 corners/match
4.63 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 8/93.44 corners/match
3.4 cards/matchCardsseason · 5/72.71 cards/match
9.63 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 8/911.9 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
25%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 8/933%
75%Scoring frequencyseason · 8/978%

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.

Houston Dynamo1.7
San Diego98.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Houston Dynamo56.1
San Diego36.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Houston Dynamo38.3
San Diego33.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Houston Dynamo95
San Diego5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Houston Dynamo49.1
San Diego55
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 81%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Houston Dynamo61.7
San Diego56.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Houston Dynamo47.5
San Diego36.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51 goals/match
2.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52.4 goals/match
1.44 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.22 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots5/510.4 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
41.6%Possession5/561%
5 corners/matchCorners5/55.4 corners/match
Cards2/43.5 cards/match
9.6 fouls/matchFouls5/512.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

8 / 9 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored8/91.78 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed8/91.67 goals/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.35 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots8/910.2 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target8/94.44 shots/match
41.1%Possession8/963.4%
5.25 corners/matchCorners8/95 corners/match
3.4 cards/matchCards5/72.71 cards/match
9.63 fouls/matchFouls8/911.9 fouls/match

Window

Season

8 / 9 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored8/91.78 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed8/91.67 goals/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.35 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots8/910.2 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target8/94.44 shots/match
41.1%Possession8/963.4%
5.25 corners/matchCorners8/95 corners/match
3.4 cards/matchCards5/72.71 cards/match
9.63 fouls/matchFouls8/911.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52.2 goals/match
0.97 xG/matchExpected goals3/41.24 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots5/58.4 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target5/53.2 shots/match
39%Possession5/563%
5.4 corners/matchCorners5/54.4 corners/match
3 cards/matchCards4/33.33 cards/match
8.8 fouls/matchFouls5/512.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4.04 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.96 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples8 / 9home / 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: Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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