Major League Soccer · Matchweek 16
LA Galaxy
LAG
1–3Full time
St. Louis City
STL
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.
49%Possession55%
38%Territory39%
15%From set plays17%
0.13Chance quality0.19
4.6%Directness5.3%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for LA Galaxy, 3 for St. Louis City. 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.