Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 26 Jul 2026, 02:30 UTCScheduledPayPal ParkPre-match analysis

San Jose Earthquakes

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Los Angeles Galaxy

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: San Jose Earthquakes's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles Galaxy. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

San Jose Earthquakes have a visible home split

moderate

San Jose Earthquakes's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

18.5 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season13.8 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	18.5 shots/match	13.8 shots/match	13 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles Galaxy.

3 days▲Rest daysSan Jose Earthquakes · Los Angeles Galaxy3 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	San Jose Earthquakes	Los Angeles Galaxy	Baseline
Rest days	3 days	3 days	—
Matches last 14 days	1 matches	2 matches	—

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

Los Angeles Galaxy's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.35 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 goals/match	1.35 goals/match	1.63 goals/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

San Jose Earthquakes favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Los Angeles Galaxy in 2 · 6 too close

2.13 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 16/171.35 goals/match

1.19 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 16/171.65 goals/match

1.76 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 13/141.51 xG/match

1.4 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 13/141.38 xG/match

13.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/1713.1 shots/match

12.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 16/1711.9 shots/match

5.69 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 16/175.35 shots/match

4.38 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 16/174.71 shots/match

46.8%Possessionseason · 16/1750.2%

7.13 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/175.35 corners/match

4.75 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 16/17▲3.35 corners/match

1.75 cards/matchCardsseason · 4/42.75 cards/match

12.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/179.82 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—

31%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/1712%

88%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/17▲94%

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.

San Jose Earthquakes25

Los Angeles Galaxy55

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

San Jose Earthquakes83.3

Los Angeles Galaxy52.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

San Jose Earthquakes66.7

Los Angeles Galaxy50.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

San Jose Earthquakes78.3

Los Angeles Galaxy51.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

San Jose Earthquakes31.7

Los Angeles Galaxy35.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 62%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

San Jose Earthquakes98.3

Los Angeles Galaxy75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

San Jose Earthquakes77.9

Los Angeles Galaxy55.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

1.6 goals/match▲Goals scored5/51 goals/match

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

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

10.4 shots/matchShots5/5▲13.2 shots/match

5.2 shots/match▲Shots on target5/54 shots/match

41.2%Possession5/552.6%

5.8 corners/matchCorners5/56 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.6 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

2.4 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.3 goals/match

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

1.72 xG/match▲Expected goals10/101.46 xG/match

13 shots/match▲Shots10/1011.4 shots/match

5.7 shots/match▲Shots on target10/104 shots/match

46.7%Possession10/1048.3%

6.2 corners/matchCorners10/104.7 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.9 fouls/matchFouls10/109.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

16 / 17 matches

2.13 goals/match▲Goals scored16/171.35 goals/match

1.19 goals/match▲Goals allowed16/171.65 goals/match

1.76 xG/match▲Expected goals13/141.51 xG/match

13.8 shots/matchShots16/1713.1 shots/match

5.69 shots/match▲Shots on target16/175.35 shots/match

46.8%Possession16/1750.2%

7.13 corners/matchCorners16/175.35 corners/match

1.75 cards/matchCards4/42.75 cards/match

12.2 fouls/matchFouls16/179.82 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

8 / 8 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored8/81.5 goals/match

1.25 goals/match▲Goals allowed8/81.75 goals/match

2.43 xG/match▲Expected goals6/71.29 xG/match

18.5 shots/match▲Shots8/812.6 shots/match

7.63 shots/match▲Shots on target8/85.13 shots/match

49.6%Possession8/849.6%

9.5 corners/matchCorners8/84.75 corners/match

1.67 cards/matchCards3/2—

13.4 fouls/matchFouls8/88.38 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples16 / 17home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness3 daysfrom 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, 26 Jul 2026, 02:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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What the record shows

San Jose Earthquakes have a visible home split

Recent scheduling adds useful context

Los Angeles Galaxy's recent record differs from the season

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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