Major League Soccer · 2026BMO Stadium
10Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

Los Angeles FC won 1–0.

Shots
1710
Shots on target
34
Expected goals
1.891.35
Possession
49%51%

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots10 shotsLos Angeles FC 17 shots, Seattle Sounders FC 10 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsLos Angeles FC 3 shots, Seattle Sounders FC 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.89 xG1.35 xGLos Angeles FC 1.89 xG, Seattle Sounders FC 1.35 xG
  • Possession49%51%Los Angeles FC 49%, Seattle Sounders FC 51%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersLos Angeles FC 7 corners, Seattle Sounders FC 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls10 foulsLos Angeles FC 11 fouls, Seattle Sounders FC 10 fouls

Full time

What the match recorded

Los Angeles FC beat Seattle Sounders 1–0. Recorded in this match (Los Angeles FC – Seattle Sounders): shots 17–10, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 1.89–1.35, possession 49%–51%. 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.

Seattle Sounders's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

20 shots/match ShotsLast 5 · Season14 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
Shots20 shots/match14 shots/match13.1 shots/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.

5.93 corners/match CornersLos Angeles FC · Seattle Sounders5.69 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricLos Angeles FCSeattle SoundersBaseline
Corners5.93 corners/match5.69 corners/match4.73 corners/match

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

Seattle Sounders have a visible away split

moderate

Seattle Sounders's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.6 shots/match ShotsAway only · Season14 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.6 shots/match14 shots/match13.1 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Los Angeles FC
1Draws
1Seattle Sounders FC
Los Angeles FCSeattle Sounders FC · Major League Soccer40
Seattle Sounders FCLos Angeles FC · Major League Soccer52
Los Angeles FCSeattle Sounders FC · Major League Soccer11
Seattle Sounders FCLos Angeles FC · Major League Soccer03
Los Angeles FCSeattle Sounders FC · Major League Soccer21

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Los Angeles FC favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Seattle Sounders FC in 3 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Los Angeles FC15 matchesSeattle Sounders FC13 matches
1.6 goals/match Goals scored15/131.31 goals/match
1.13 goals/matchGoals allowed15/13 0.85 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals12/10 1.58 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots15/1314 shots/match
4.87 shots/matchShots on target15/13 5.46 shots/match
47.9%Possession15/13 53.5%
5.93 corners/match Corners15/135.69 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards3/32 cards/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls15/139 fouls/match

Style profile

Style profile

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Los Angeles FC38.3
Seattle Sounders FC75.0
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Los Angeles FC66.7
Seattle Sounders FC59.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Los Angeles FC80.6
Seattle Sounders FC70.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Los Angeles FC78.3
Seattle Sounders FC48.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles FC36.6
Seattle Sounders FC13.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 60%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles FC91.7
Seattle Sounders FC78.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Los Angeles FC70.8
Seattle Sounders FC59.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 2 matches
7.05 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/18 days

Los Angeles FC / Seattle Sounders FC

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidenceready
Season samples15 / 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: Mon, 25 May 2026, 05:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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