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Major League Soccer · 2026

LA Galaxy vs San Diego FC · Major League Soccer

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.191.68
Expected goals
1.391.42
Shots
12.711.8
Possession
48.9%60.1%

30-second read

What the record shows

One pattern stands out in the record: san Diego FC have recorded the higher season possession share. No second reading clears the same sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

San Diego FC have recorded the higher season possession share.

48.9%PossessionLA Galaxy · San Diego FC● 60.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLA GalaxySan Diego FCBaseline
Possession48.9%60.1%49.9%

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: LA Galaxy favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · San Diego FC in 3 · 4 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

LA Galaxy26 matchesSan Diego FC25 matches
1.19 goals/matchGoals scored26/25▲ 1.68 goals/match
1.54 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/251.68 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals23/221.42 xG/match
12.7 shots/match ▲Shots26/2511.8 shots/match
5.15 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/254.52 shots/match
48.9%Possession26/25● 60.1%
5.19 corners/match ●Corners26/255 corners/match
2.89 cards/matchCards9/123.5 cards/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls26/2510.9 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0LA Galaxy
0Draws
3San Diego FC
San Diego FC — LA Galaxy · Major League Soccer3–1
San Diego FC — LA Galaxy · Major League Soccer2–1
LA Galaxy — San Diego FC · Major League Soccer0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 25home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness35 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 02:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsLA GalaxySan Diego FC
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headLA Galaxy — San Diego FC
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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