Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 26 Apr 2026, 23:00 UTCFull timeDignity Health Sports ParkFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricLos Angeles GalaxyReal Salt Lake
Shots16 shots/match15 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match8 shots/match
Expected goals2.61 xG/match1.19 xG/match
Possession39%61%
Corners7 corners/match0 corners/match
Fouls16 fouls/match14 fouls/match
Yellow cards4 cards/match4 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Salt Lake. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Salt Lake.

3.98 daysRest daysLos Angeles Galaxy · Real Salt Lake3.9 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricLos Angeles GalaxyReal Salt LakeBaseline
Rest days3.98 days3.9 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Los Angeles Galaxy favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Real Salt Lake in 3 · 5 too close

1.5 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 10/91.89 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 10/91.56 goals/match
1.54 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 7/62.01 xG/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 7/61.34 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 10/916.1 shots/match
10.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 10/912.8 shots/match
6.3 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 10/96.11 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 10/95.22 shots/match
50.6%Possessionseason · 10/947.6%
5.5 corners/matchCornersseason · 10/94.11 corners/match
2.8 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 10/95.78 corners/match
2.75 cards/matchCardsseason · 4/42.75 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 10/912 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
10%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 10/90%
100%Scoring frequencyseason · 10/978%

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.

Los Angeles Galaxy58.3
Real Salt Lake38.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Los Angeles Galaxy73.3
Real Salt Lake85
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Los Angeles Galaxy70
Real Salt Lake47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Los Angeles Galaxy71.7
Real Salt Lake98.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles Galaxy45.9
Real Salt Lake59.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 70%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles Galaxy68.3
Real Salt Lake31.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Los Angeles Galaxy65
Real Salt Lake64.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/52 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.8 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals5/52.06 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots5/517 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on target5/57.2 shots/match
46.6%Possession5/550%
5.2 corners/matchCorners5/53.6 corners/match
Cards0/1
10.4 fouls/matchFouls5/513.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 9 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/91.89 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/91.56 goals/match
1.54 xG/matchExpected goals7/62.01 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots10/916.1 shots/match
6.3 shots/matchShots on target10/96.11 shots/match
50.6%Possession10/947.6%
5.5 corners/matchCorners10/94.11 corners/match
2.75 cards/matchCards4/42.75 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls10/912 fouls/match

Window

Season

10 / 9 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/91.89 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/91.56 goals/match
1.54 xG/matchExpected goals7/62.01 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots10/916.1 shots/match
6.3 shots/matchShots on target10/96.11 shots/match
50.6%Possession10/947.6%
5.5 corners/matchCorners10/94.11 corners/match
2.75 cards/matchCards4/42.75 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls10/912 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

5 / 4 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/41.5 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/41.75 goals/match
2.23 xG/matchExpected goals3/2
15.2 shots/matchShots5/414.3 shots/match
7.4 shots/matchShots on target5/45.5 shots/match
51.6%Possession5/445.5%
6.2 corners/matchCorners5/43.75 corners/match
Cards2/32.67 cards/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls5/411.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.98 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.9 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples10 / 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: Mon, 27 Apr 2026, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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