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Major League Soccer · 2026

San Diego FC 3–1 LA Galaxy · Major League Soccer

3–1Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

San Diego FC won 3–1.

Shots
2017
Shots on target
77
Expected goals
2.410.91
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

San Diego FC beat LA Galaxy 3–1. Recorded in this match (San Diego FC – LA Galaxy): shots 20–17, shots on target 7–7, expected goals 2.41–0.91, possession 44%–56%. 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.

LA Galaxy's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.22 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 for0.8 goals/match1.22 goals/match1.56 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for San Diego FC.

7 days ▲Rest daysSan Diego FC · LA Galaxy7.12 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSan Diego FCLA GalaxyBaseline
Rest days7 days7.12 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

San Diego FC have recorded the higher season possession share.

60.8% ●PossessionSan Diego FC · LA Galaxy48.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSan Diego FCLA GalaxyBaseline
Possession60.8%48.9%49.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots17 shotsSan Diego FC 20 shots, LA Galaxy 17 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots7 shotsSan Diego FC 7 shots, LA Galaxy 7 shots
  • Expected goals2.41 xG0.91 xGSan Diego FC 2.41 xG, LA Galaxy 0.91 xG
  • Possession44%56%San Diego FC 44%, LA Galaxy 56%
  • Corners7 corners7 cornersSan Diego FC 7 corners, LA Galaxy 7 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls14 foulsSan Diego FC 10 fouls, LA Galaxy 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards5 cards2 cardsSan Diego FC 5 cards, LA Galaxy 2 cards
  • Passes406 passes530 passesSan Diego FC 406 passes, LA Galaxy 530 passes
  • Pass accuracy86.2%89.1%San Diego FC 86.2%, LA Galaxy 89.1%
  • Shots inside box13 shots5 shotsSan Diego FC 13 shots, LA Galaxy 5 shots
  • Blocked shots8 blocks5 blocksSan Diego FC 8 blocks, LA Galaxy 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves6 saves3 savesSan Diego FC 6 saves, LA Galaxy 3 saves
  • Offsides1 offside4 offsidesSan Diego FC 1 offside, LA Galaxy 4 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 11′Elias AchouriGoal · San Diego FC
  2. 21′Marco ReusYellow card · LA Galaxy
  3. 23′Jeppe TverskovYellow card · San Diego FC
  4. 30′Gabriel PiraniYellow card · San Diego FC
  5. 39′Aníbal GodoyYellow card · San Diego FC
  6. Half-time
  7. 48′Kieran SargeantGoal · San Diego FC
  8. 50′Jeppe TverskovSecond yellow · San Diego FC
  9. 55′Hirving LozanoGoal · LA Galaxy
  10. 65′Joseph PaintsilYellow card · LA Galaxy
  11. 70′Amahl PellegrinoGoal · San Diego FC
  12. 89′CJ Dos SantosYellow card · San Diego FC
  13. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 52′San Diego FC · 1 player changeAlejandro Alvarado Jr
  • 56′LA Galaxy · 2 player changesSergi Roberto · Erik Thommy
  • 66′San Diego FC · 1 player changeChristopher McVey
  • 67′San Diego FC · 1 player changeAmahl Pellegrino
  • 73′LA Galaxy · 2 player changesJohn Nelson · Robert Taylor
  • 87′San Diego FC · 1 player changeIan Pilcher
  • 87′LA Galaxy · 1 player changeCarlos Garcés

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2San Diego FC
0Draws
0LA Galaxy
San Diego FC — LA Galaxy · Major League Soccer2–1
LA Galaxy — San Diego 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: San Diego FC favored in 3 of 13 directional metrics · LA Galaxy in 5 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

San Diego FC22 matchesLA Galaxy23 matches
1.82 goals/match ▲Goals scored22/231.22 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed22/231.52 goals/match
1.46 xG/matchExpected goals19/201.4 xG/match
12.1 shots/matchShots22/23▲ 12.8 shots/match
4.55 shots/matchShots on target22/23▲ 5.26 shots/match
60.8% ●Possession22/2348.9%
4.95 corners/matchCorners22/23● 5.22 corners/match
3.36 cards/matchCards11/92.89 cards/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls22/2310.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples22 / 23home / 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, 30 Aug 2026, 06:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSan Diego FCLA Galaxy
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headSan Diego FC — LA Galaxy
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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