Major League Soccer · Matchweek 9
San Jose Earthquakes
SAN
5–1Full time
Austin FC
AUS
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.
44%Possession48%
37%Territory34%
36%From set plays28%
0.15Chance quality0.14
4.1%Directness5.0%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for San Jose, 3 for Austin FC. 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.