Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 26 Apr 2026, 00:30 UTCFull timeCITYPARKFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSt. Louis CitySan Jose Earthquakes
Shots21 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals2.33 xG/match1.5 xG/match
Possession57%43%
Corners11 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match12 fouls/match
Yellow cards2 cards/match3 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: St. Louis City's last-five goals scored average is above their 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.

St. Louis City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

St. Louis City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/matchGoals 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

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.6 goals/match1 goals/match1.65 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

7 corners/matchCornersSt. Louis City · San Jose Earthquakes7.5 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSt. Louis CitySan Jose EarthquakesBaseline
Corners7 corners/match7.5 corners/match4.8 corners/match

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

San Jose Earthquakes have a visible away split

moderate

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

8.8 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season15.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.8 shots/match15.8 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

St. Louis City favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · San Jose Earthquakes in 10 · 3 too close

1 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 9/102.5 goals/match
1.78 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 9/100.6 goals/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 6/72.21 xG/match
1.27 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/70.94 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 9/1015.8 shots/match
10.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 9/1010.2 shots/match
4.67 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 9/106.1 shots/match
4.67 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 9/103 shots/match
51%Possessionseason · 9/1049.2%
7 corners/matchCornersseason · 9/107.5 corners/match
3.56 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 9/104.5 corners/match
1.33 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/41.75 cards/match
11.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 9/1012 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
0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 9/1050%
67%Scoring frequencyseason · 9/1090%

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.

St. Louis City58.3
San Jose Earthquakes51.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

St. Louis City45.6
San Jose Earthquakes91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

St. Louis City54.4
San Jose Earthquakes86.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

St. Louis City68.3
San Jose Earthquakes88.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

St. Louis City17.5
San Jose Earthquakes30.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 67%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

St. Louis City95
San Jose Earthquakes98.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

St. Louis City61.2
San Jose Earthquakes80.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/53.6 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goals5/52.63 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots5/518.4 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target5/57.4 shots/match
51.2%Possession5/550%
7.6 corners/matchCorners5/56 corners/match
Cards0/1
10.8 fouls/matchFouls5/512.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

9 / 10 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored9/102.5 goals/match
1.78 goals/matchGoals allowed9/100.6 goals/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals6/72.21 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots9/1015.8 shots/match
4.67 shots/matchShots on target9/106.1 shots/match
51%Possession9/1049.2%
7 corners/matchCorners9/107.5 corners/match
1.33 cards/matchCards3/41.75 cards/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls9/1012 fouls/match

Window

Season

9 / 10 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored9/102.5 goals/match
1.78 goals/matchGoals allowed9/100.6 goals/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals6/72.21 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots9/1015.8 shots/match
4.67 shots/matchShots on target9/106.1 shots/match
51%Possession9/1049.2%
7 corners/matchCorners9/107.5 corners/match
1.33 cards/matchCards3/41.75 cards/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls9/1012 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 5 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored4/52.4 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed4/50.8 goals/match
Expected goals2/41.31 xG/match
16.5 shots/matchShots4/58.8 shots/match
6.75 shots/matchShots on target4/53.4 shots/match
54.8%Possession4/546%
7.75 corners/matchCorners4/53.2 corners/match
Cards2/1
11.8 fouls/matchFouls4/511.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.96 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.92 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples9 / 10home / 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, 26 Apr 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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