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Major League Soccer · 2026

FC Dallas vs San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.881.77
Expected goals
1.51.65
Shots
11.913.6
Possession
42%49.2%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: san Jose Earthquakes's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Alongside it: san Jose Earthquakes's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

San Jose Earthquakes have a visible away split

moderate

San Jose Earthquakes's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.6 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.6 shots/match13.6 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

San Jose Earthquakes's recent record differs from the season

weak

San Jose Earthquakes's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.77 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 for1.4 goals/match1.77 goals/match1.55 goals/match

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: FC Dallas favored in 2 of 13 directional metrics · San Jose Earthquakes in 9 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Dallas26 matchesSan Jose Earthquakes26 matches
1.88 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/261.77 goals/match
1.62 goals/matchGoals allowed26/26▲ 1.46 goals/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals23/23▲ 1.65 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots26/26▲ 13.6 shots/match
4.73 shots/matchShots on target26/26▲ 5.08 shots/match
42%Possession26/26● 49.2%
4.5 corners/matchCorners26/26● 6.46 corners/match
2.17 cards/matchCards6/82.88 cards/match
13.2 fouls/matchFouls26/2612.5 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2FC Dallas
1Draws
2San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes — FC Dallas · Major League Soccer2–3
San Jose Earthquakes — FC Dallas · Major League Soccer2–2
FC Dallas — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer2–4
San Jose Earthquakes — FC Dallas · Major League Soccer3–2
FC Dallas — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / 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, 25 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsFC DallasSan Jose Earthquakes
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headFC Dallas — San Jose Earthquakes
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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