Major League Soccer · Matchweek 18
FC Cincinnati
FCC
4–2Full 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.
44%Possession46%
40%Territory36%
18%From set plays28%
0.10Chance quality0.14
5.0%Directness4.7%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Cincinnati, 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 40 of 495 matches, not the full season.