Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 10 May 2026, 02:30 UTCFull timeLumen FieldFull-time recap

Seattle Sounders

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San Diego

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Seattle Sounders	San Diego
Shots	26 shots/match▲	15 shots/match
Shots on target	5 shots/match	5 shots/match
Expected goals	2.46 xG/match▲	1.68 xG/match
Possession	47%	53%
Corners	8 corners/match	2 corners/match
Fouls	9 fouls/match	8 fouls/match
Yellow cards	3 cards/match	2 cards/match▲

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Seattle Sounders's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Seattle Sounders's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Seattle Sounders's recent record differs from the season

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Seattle Sounders's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.4 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1.8 goals/match	1.4 goals/match	1.67 goals/match

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

Seattle Sounders have a visible home split

weak

Seattle Sounders's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

15.8 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season13.4 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	15.8 shots/match	13.4 shots/match	12.6 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

San Diego have recorded the higher season possession share.

52.3%▲PossessionSeattle Sounders · San Diego62.3%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.0 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Seattle Sounders	San Diego	Baseline
Possession	52.3%	62.3%	48.7%

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Seattle Sounders favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · San Diego in 2 · 4 too close

1.4 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 10/12▲1.67 goals/match

0.6 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 10/121.67 goals/match

1.4 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 7/91.36 xG/match

1.06 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 7/92.1 xG/match

13.4 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 10/1210.4 shots/match

13 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 10/1214 shots/match

5.3 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 10/124.25 shots/match

4.4 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 10/125.42 shots/match

52.3%Possessionseason · 10/1262.3%

5.5 corners/matchCornersseason · 10/124.58 corners/match

6.8 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 10/12▲4 corners/match

2 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/72.71 cards/match

9.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 10/1211.6 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—

50%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 10/1225%

90%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 10/1283%

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.

Seattle Sounders65

San Diego98.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Seattle Sounders56.1

San Diego28.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Seattle Sounders64.4

San Diego30.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Seattle Sounders51.7

San Diego1.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Seattle Sounders15

San Diego48.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 65%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Seattle Sounders71.7

San Diego41.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Seattle Sounders53.4

San Diego25.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

1.8 goals/match▲Goals scored5/51.2 goals/match

0.8 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/52 goals/match

1.72 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.36 xG/match

16 shots/match▲Shots5/510.2 shots/match

6.2 shots/match▲Shots on target5/53.4 shots/match

55%Possession5/560%

5.8 corners/matchCorners5/54.2 corners/match

—Cards0/1—

8.8 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.4 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.3 goals/match

0.6 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/102 goals/match

1.4 xG/matchExpected goals7/91.36 xG/match

13.4 shots/match▲Shots10/1010.5 shots/match

5.3 shots/match▲Shots on target10/103.8 shots/match

52.3%Possession10/1061.4%

5.5 corners/matchCorners10/104.3 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/53.6 cards/match

9.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

10 / 12 matches

1.4 goals/matchGoals scored10/12▲1.67 goals/match

0.6 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/121.67 goals/match

1.4 xG/matchExpected goals7/91.36 xG/match

13.4 shots/match▲Shots10/1210.4 shots/match

5.3 shots/match▲Shots on target10/124.25 shots/match

52.3%Possession10/1262.3%

5.5 corners/matchCorners10/124.58 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/72.71 cards/match

9.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1211.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 6 matches

2.25 goals/match▲Goals scored4/61.17 goals/match

0.75 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/62 goals/match

1.99 xG/match▲Expected goals3/51.32 xG/match

15.8 shots/match▲Shots4/69.5 shots/match

6.25 shots/match▲Shots on target4/63.5 shots/match

49.5%Possession4/661.3%

6.25 corners/matchCorners4/64 corners/match

—Cards1/33.33 cards/match

8.25 fouls/matchFouls4/611.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.33 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.04 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples10 / 12home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 10 May 2026, 06:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

Seattle Sounders's recent record differs from the season

Seattle Sounders have a visible home split

The teams have contrasting possession 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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