Major League Soccer · Matchweek 8
Los Angeles FC
LOS
1–4Full time
San Jose Earthquakes
SAN
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
48%Possession44%
42%Territory37%
22%From set plays36%
0.12Chance quality0.15
6.0%Directness4.1%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for LAFC, 3 for San Jose. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 372 matches, not the full season.