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SJ Earthquakes

1–3

xG 0.30–2.51

St. Louis City

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San Jose · Sat 15 Aug, 19:30 PT · Major League Soccer · Cap 18,000

xVerdict

LOU deserved this on chance quality. SJE leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. LOU held the pressure for most of the night.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
LOU led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Set plays were 62% of SJE's xG.

SJELOU
0.11Open play1.61
0.19Set play0.90
0.11Corners0.34
Shot profileFact
LOU were working into good areas, 14 shots for six big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 6–14.

SJELOU

Shots

6 – 14

xG / shot

0.05 – 0.18

On target

1 – 7

Inside box

4 – 12

Outside box

2 – 2

Blocked

1 – 1

Woodwork

0 – 1

Big chances

0 – 6

Big missed

0 – 3

KeeperFact
SJE's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.28–-0.61.

SJE

0.28

xG prevented

LOU

-0.61

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
LOU scored early.
xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 8', and they scored again.

First half

  • 8'Daniel Ethan Edelman scores (right foot shot, Conrad Wallem).
  • 27'Simon Becher scores (header, Eduard Löwen).

Second half

  • 46'Jack Jasinski on, Benji Kikanović off.
  • 46'Luka Jovanovic on, Niko Tsakiris off.
  • 47'Beau Leroux scores (right foot shot).
  • 55'Simon Becher scores (right foot shot, Tomas Totland).
  • 69'Carlo Holse on, Eduard Löwen off.
  • 69'Alexandru Mățan on, Sang-bin Jeong off.
  • 71'Ian Harkes on, Ronaldo Vieira off.
  • 71'Jack Skahan on, Ousseni Bouda off.
  • 77'Yellow, Conrad Wallem (Foul).
  • 82'Yellow, Reid Roberts (Foul).
  • 84'Yellow, Tomas Totland (Foul).
  • 89'Palmer Ault on, Simon Becher off.
  • 89'Jaziel Orozco on, Conrad Wallem off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-1-2Fact
LOU have a spare centre-back against a lone nine, and wing-backs against SJE's wide players.
xAnalysis

SJE set up 4-2-3-1. LOU set up 3-4-1-2.

SJE · 4-2-3-1LOU · 3-4-1-2

125710111418192834212432156810111477GunnRickettsMunieBoudaTsakirisWernerVieiraRobertsJuddKikanovićLerouxPolvaraEdelmanBaumgartlBürkiMacNaughtonWallemDurkinLöwenBecherTotlandJeong
Player ratingsFact
LOU's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.4–7.3. Becher led the card at 8.0.

SJE

34Beau LerouxMF906.81
6Ian HarkesMF196.80
18Reid RobertsDF906.80
9Luka JovanovicFW446.70
11Timo WernerMF906.62
7Ousseni BoudaMF716.61
10Niko TsakirisMF466.51
1Angus GunnGK906.50
16Jack SkahanMF196.50
19Preston JuddFW906.40
2Jamar RickettsDF906.30
17Jack JasinskiDF446.20
28Benji KikanovićDF466.10
5Daniel MunieDF906.00
14Ronaldo VieiraMF715.90

LOU

11Simon BecherFW898.00
10Eduard LöwenFW697.62
6Conrad WallemMF897.52
21Dante PolvaraDF907.50
14Tomas TotlandMF907.53
8Chris DurkinMF907.40
77Sang-bin JeongFW697.23
24Daniel Ethan EdelmanMF907.20
5Lukas MacNaughtonDF906.81
32Timo BaumgartlDF906.81
23Alexandru MățanMF216.70
1Roman BürkiGK906.60
19Carlo HolseFW216.61
29Palmer AultMF10.00
99Jaziel OrozcoDF10.00
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 2–1.

SJE

  • DeJuan JonesUnavailable
  • Darius JohnsonUnavailable

LOU

  • Célio PompeuUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The minute series stayed with LOU.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 24–76, SJE to LOU.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
Ball locations are not available for this match.

Ball locations are not available for this match.

Match statsFact
SJE had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

LOU had the better chances.

SJELOU

Possession

53% – 47%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

450 – 411

Lge 467.8

Corners

3 – 5

Lge 5.0

Tackles

13 – 29

Lge 15.0

npxG

0.30 – 2.51