Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 17 May 2026, 01:15 UTCFull timeLumen FieldFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSeattle SoundersLos Angeles Galaxy
Shots15 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals1.45 xG/match2.19 xG/match
Possession58%42%
Corners5 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls3 fouls/match13 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match4 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Seattle Sounders's last-five shots average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Seattle Sounders, Los Angeles Galaxy. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Seattle Sounders's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

19.8 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season14.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots19.8 shots/match14.3 shots/match12.8 shots/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 Seattle Sounders, Los Angeles Galaxy.

2.99 daysRest daysSeattle Sounders · Los Angeles Galaxy3.03 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSeattle SoundersLos Angeles GalaxyBaseline
Rest days2.99 days3.03 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches

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

Seattle Sounders have a visible home split

moderate

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

16.8 shots/matchShotsHome only · Season14.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.8 shots/match14.3 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

Seattle Sounders favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Los Angeles Galaxy in 4 · 5 too close

1.42 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 12/141.5 goals/match
0.83 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 12/141.5 goals/match
1.61 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 9/111.56 xG/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 9/111.31 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 12/1413.1 shots/match
12.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 12/1411.8 shots/match
5.58 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 12/145.71 shots/match
4.08 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 12/144.36 shots/match
53.7%Possessionseason · 12/1449.5%
5.75 corners/matchCornersseason · 12/145 corners/match
6.25 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 12/143.21 corners/match
2 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/42.75 cards/match
8.92 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 12/149.79 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
42%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 12/1414%
83%Scoring frequencyseason · 12/14100%

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 Sounders71.7
Los Angeles Galaxy55
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Seattle Sounders66.1
Los Angeles Galaxy62.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Seattle Sounders69.5
Los Angeles Galaxy65.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Seattle Sounders58.3
Los Angeles Galaxy55
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Seattle Sounders14.2
Los Angeles Galaxy38.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 63%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Seattle Sounders81.7
Los Angeles Galaxy55
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Seattle Sounders61.7
Los Angeles Galaxy52.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
2.13 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.79 xG/match
19.8 shots/matchShots5/511.8 shots/match
6.8 shots/matchShots on target5/54.8 shots/match
58.2%Possession5/545.2%
7 corners/matchCorners5/54.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
7.2 fouls/matchFouls5/510.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.5 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
1.61 xG/matchExpected goals9/101.5 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots10/1012.9 shots/match
5.5 shots/matchShots on target10/105 shots/match
54%Possession10/1048.6%
5.1 corners/matchCorners10/105 corners/match
Cards1/1
9 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

12 / 14 matches
1.42 goals/matchGoals scored12/141.5 goals/match
0.83 goals/matchGoals allowed12/141.5 goals/match
1.61 xG/matchExpected goals9/111.56 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots12/1413.1 shots/match
5.58 shots/matchShots on target12/145.71 shots/match
53.7%Possession12/1449.5%
5.75 corners/matchCorners12/145 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards3/42.75 cards/match
8.92 fouls/matchFouls12/149.79 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

6 / 8 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored6/81.5 goals/match
1.17 goals/matchGoals allowed6/81.75 goals/match
2.14 xG/matchExpected goals5/71.29 xG/match
16.8 shots/matchShots6/812.6 shots/match
6.5 shots/matchShots on target6/85.13 shots/match
53.2%Possession6/849.6%
6.5 corners/matchCorners6/84.75 corners/match
Cards1/2
8 fouls/matchFouls6/88.38 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

2.99 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.03 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples12 / 14home / 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, 17 May 2026, 05:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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