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Major League Soccer · 2026

LA Galaxy vs Austin FC · Major League Soccer

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.321.3
Expected goals
1.410.95
Shots
12.910.5
Possession
48.9%48.6%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: los Angeles Galaxy's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Alongside it: los Angeles Galaxy's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Los Angeles Galaxy's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.32 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 for1.8 goals/match1.32 goals/match1.53 goals/match

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

Los Angeles Galaxy show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Los Angeles Galaxy's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

12.9 shots/match ▲ShotsLos Angeles Galaxy · Austin10.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricLos Angeles GalaxyAustinBaseline
Shots12.9 shots/match10.5 shots/match12.9 shots/match
Shots against13.9 shots/match16.2 shots/match13 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: LA Galaxy favored in 10 of 13 directional metrics · Austin FC in 1 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

LA Galaxy28 matchesAustin FC27 matches
1.32 goals/matchGoals scored28/271.3 goals/match
1.57 goals/match ▲Goals allowed28/271.74 goals/match
1.41 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/240.95 xG/match
12.9 shots/match ▲Shots28/2710.5 shots/match
5.21 shots/match ▲Shots on target28/274 shots/match
48.9% ●Possession28/2748.6%
5.29 corners/match ●Corners28/274.48 corners/match
2.89 cards/matchCards9/52.8 cards/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls28/2710.8 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2LA Galaxy
0Draws
3Austin FC
Austin FC — LA Galaxy · Major League Soccer1–2
LA Galaxy — Austin FC · Major League Soccer0–2
Austin FC — LA Galaxy · Major League Soccer1–0
LA Galaxy — Austin FC · Major League Soccer2–1
Austin FC — LA Galaxy · Major League Soccer2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 27home / 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: Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

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

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