Major League Soccer · 2026Thu, 23 Jul 2026, 02:30 UTCFull timeDignity Health Sports ParkFull-time recap

Los Angeles Galaxy

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St. Louis City

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Los Angeles Galaxy	St. Louis City
Shots	11 shots/match	15 shots/match▲
Shots on target	3 shots/match	9 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.98 xG/match	2.04 xG/match▲
Possession	47%	53%
Corners	4 corners/match	7 corners/match
Fouls	11 fouls/match	16 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: St. Louis City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

St. Louis City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

St. Louis City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.38 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	2.4 goals/match	1.38 goals/match	1.63 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

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

5.35 corners/match▲CornersLos Angeles Galaxy · St. Louis City5.88 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Los Angeles Galaxy	St. Louis City	Baseline
Corners	5.35 corners/match	5.88 corners/match	4.78 corners/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Los Angeles Galaxy favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · St. Louis City in 6 · 5 too close

1.35 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 17/161.38 goals/match

1.65 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 17/16▲1.44 goals/match

1.51 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 14/13▲1.62 xG/match

1.38 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 14/13▲1.18 xG/match

13.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 17/16▲14.1 shots/match

11.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 17/1611.4 shots/match

5.35 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 17/164.63 shots/match

4.71 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 17/16▲4.19 shots/match

50.2%Possessionseason · 17/1649.8%

5.35 corners/matchCornersseason · 17/165.88 corners/match

3.35 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 17/164.5 corners/match

2.75 cards/matchCardsseason · 4/53.2 cards/match

9.82 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 17/1613.1 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—

12%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 17/16▲13%

94%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 17/1675%

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 Galaxy55

St. Louis City48.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Los Angeles Galaxy52.8

St. Louis City52.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Los Angeles Galaxy50.5

St. Louis City76.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Los Angeles Galaxy51.7

St. Louis City75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles Galaxy35.9

St. Louis City83.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 62%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles Galaxy75

St. Louis City86.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Los Angeles Galaxy55.9

St. Louis City71.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

1 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲2.4 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲1 goals/match

1.45 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.65 xG/match

13.2 shots/matchShots5/5▲15 shots/match

4 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲5.2 shots/match

52.6%Possession5/549.6%

6 corners/matchCorners5/54.8 corners/match

—Cards0/1—

9.8 fouls/matchFouls5/514.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1.7 goals/match

1.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.5 goals/match

1.46 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲1.75 xG/match

11.4 shots/matchShots10/10▲14.3 shots/match

4 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲4.4 shots/match

48.3%Possession10/1050.4%

4.7 corners/matchCorners10/106 corners/match

—Cards0/2—

9.7 fouls/matchFouls10/1014.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

17 / 16 matches

1.35 goals/matchGoals scored17/161.38 goals/match

1.65 goals/matchGoals allowed17/16▲1.44 goals/match

1.51 xG/matchExpected goals14/13▲1.62 xG/match

13.1 shots/matchShots17/16▲14.1 shots/match

5.35 shots/match▲Shots on target17/164.63 shots/match

50.2%Possession17/1649.8%

5.35 corners/matchCorners17/165.88 corners/match

2.75 cards/matchCards4/53.2 cards/match

9.82 fouls/matchFouls17/1613.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

9 / 9 matches

1.22 goals/match▲Goals scored9/90.89 goals/match

1.56 goals/matchGoals allowed9/91.56 goals/match

1.73 xG/match▲Expected goals7/81.57 xG/match

13.6 shots/match▲Shots9/912.8 shots/match

5.56 shots/match▲Shots on target9/93.67 shots/match

50.8%Possession9/948.9%

5.89 corners/matchCorners9/96 corners/match

—Cards2/34.33 cards/match

11.1 fouls/matchFouls9/912.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4.99 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.08 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples17 / 16home / 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, 23 Jul 2026, 06:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

St. Louis City's recent record differs from the season

Both teams have elevated corners 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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