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St.Louis City 2–1 Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer

2–1Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

St.Louis City won 2–1.

Shots
816
Shots on target
24
Expected goals
1.721.68
Possession
38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

St. Louis City beat Los Angeles FC 2–1. Recorded in this match (St. Louis City – Los Angeles FC): shots 8–16, shots on target 2–4, expected goals 1.72–1.68, possession 38%–62%. 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.

Los Angeles FC's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Los Angeles FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.62 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 goal/match1.62 goals/match1.64 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for St. Louis City, Los Angeles FC.

3.96 days ▲Rest daysSt. Louis City · Los Angeles FC2.98 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSt. Louis CityLos Angeles FCBaseline
Rest days3.96 days2.98 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6 corners/match ●CornersSt. Louis City · Los Angeles FC5.54 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSt. Louis CityLos Angeles FCBaseline
Corners6 corners/match5.54 corners/match4.76 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots16 shotsSt.Louis City 8 shots, Los Angeles FC 16 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots4 shotsSt.Louis City 2 shots, Los Angeles FC 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.72 xG1.68 xGSt.Louis City 1.72 xG, Los Angeles FC 1.68 xG
  • Possession38%62%St.Louis City 38%, Los Angeles FC 62%
  • Corners2 corners8 cornersSt.Louis City 2 corners, Los Angeles FC 8 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls10 foulsSt.Louis City 13 fouls, Los Angeles FC 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsSt.Louis City 3 cards, Los Angeles FC 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0St.Louis City
1Draws
4Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC — St.Louis City · Major League Soccer2–0
St.Louis City — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer0–3
Los Angeles FC — St.Louis City · Major League Soccer2–2
Los Angeles FC — St.Louis City · Major League Soccer1–0
St.Louis City — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: St.Louis City favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Los Angeles FC in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

St.Louis City12 matchesLos Angeles FC13 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored12/13▲ 1.62 goals/match
1.58 goals/matchGoals allowed12/13▲ 1.08 goals/match
1.61 xG/match ▲Expected goals9/101.04 xG/match
13.2 shots/matchShots12/1313.4 shots/match
4.17 shots/matchShots on target12/13▲ 4.69 shots/match
48.9% ●Possession12/1347.8%
6 corners/match ●Corners12/135.54 corners/match
2.5 cards/matchCards4/32 cards/match
12.4 fouls/matchFouls12/1312.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples12 / 13home / 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: Thu, 14 May 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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