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San Diego

2–3

xG 2.04–1.45

SJ Earthquakes

Snapdragon Stadium

San Diego · Wed 9 Sept, 19:30 PT · Major League Soccer · Cap 35,000

xVerdict

SJE took the points against the chance count. SDL led the chances. SJE leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. SDL missed 3 big chances.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
SDL led chance quality.
xAnalysis

The count finished 2.04–1.45. A penalty does a lot of SJE's xG.

SDLSJE
1.23Open play0.63
0.81Set play0.82
0.00Free kicks0.03
0.79Penalties0.79
Shot profileFact
SDL were working into good areas, 10 shots for four big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 10–11.

SDLSJE

Shots

10 – 11

xG / shot

0.20 – 0.13

On target

6 – 6

Inside box

8 – 6

Outside box

2 – 5

Blocked

1 – 3

Woodwork

1 – 2

Big chances

4 – 2

Big missed

3 – 1

KeeperFact
Neither keeper beat the model.
xAnalysis

SJE's came closest at -0.13.

SDL

-0.52

xG prevented

SJE

-0.13

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
SDL went a player down.
xAnalysis

The red arrived in the 80'.

First half

  • 3'Niko Tsakiris scores (left foot shot, Beau Leroux).
  • 6'Yellow, CJ dos Santos (Foul).
  • 6'VAR.
  • 6'VAR.
  • 8'Niko Tsakiris misses a penalty.
  • 12'Preston Judd scores (right foot shot, Niko Tsakiris).
  • 13'Yellow, Preston Judd.
  • 18'Yellow, Christopher McVey (Foul).
  • 30'Ousseni Bouda on, Preston Judd off.
  • 35'Ousseni Bouda scores (header, Niko Tsakiris).
  • 37'Yellow, Ousseni Bouda (Time wasting).
  • 42'Anders Dreyer scores (left foot shot, Onni Valakari).
  • 45+2'Amahl Pellegrino on, Gabriel Pirani off.
  • 45+3'Yellow, Beau Leroux (Foul).

Second half

  • 46'Max Floriani on, Reid Roberts off.
  • 46'Alejandro Alvarado  on, Aníbal Godoy off.
  • 46'Eduard Löwen on, Luka Jovanovic off.
  • 46'Kieran Sargeant on, Dagur Dan Thórhallsson off.
  • 52'Yellow, Jeppe Tverskov  (Argument).
  • 67'Benji Kikanović on, Jack Jasinski off.
  • 67'Ronaldo Vieira on, Beau Leroux off.
  • 68'Cédric Bakambu on, Onni Valakari off.
  • 75'Yellow, Max Floriani (Foul).
  • 80'Second yellow, CJ dos Santos (Foul).
  • 82'Duran Ferree on, Alejandro Alvarado  off.
  • 88'VAR.
  • 90+2'Second yellow, Max Floriani (Foul).
  • 90+4'Cédric Bakambu scores from the spot (Penalty).
  • 90+5'Yellow, Ronaldo Vieira (Argument).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-3-3 vs 3-4-2-1Fact
SJE left a back four and a lone nine for a 3-4-2-1.
xAnalysis

They have a spare centre-back and wing-backs against SDL's front three.

SDL · 4-3-3SJE · 3-4-2-1

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Player ratingsFact
Tsakiris led the card.
xAnalysis

The mark was 8.6, and the two XIs rated close.

SDL

10Anders DreyerFW908.04
94Cédric BakambuFW227.40
18Duran FerreeGK87.10
99Elias AchouriFW906.92
70Alejandro AlvaradoFW366.71
6Jeppe TverskovMF906.70
8Onni ValakariFW686.71
97Christopher McVeyDF906.70
26Manu DuahDF906.70
5Kieran SargeantDF446.60
90Amahl PellegrinoFW456.50
20Aníbal GodoyMF466.50
33Oscar VerhoevenDF906.40
3Dagur Dan ThórhallssonDF466.40
12Gabriel PiraniMF456.30
1CJ dos SantosGK805.60

SJE

10Niko TsakirisFW908.64
19Preston JuddFW307.81
23Eduard LöwenMF447.10
7Ousseni BoudaFW607.00
1Angus GunnGK906.90
34Beau LerouxMF676.81
5Daniel MunieDF906.70
87Vítor CostaMF906.72
6Ian HarkesMF906.60
18Reid RobertsDF466.50
9Luka JovanovicFW466.50
28Benji KikanovićFW236.40
4Dave RomneyDF906.40
14Ronaldo VieiraMF236.30
17Jack JasinskiMF676.30
25Max FlorianiDF445.10
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 1–2.

SDL

  • Pablo SisniegaUnavailable

SJE

  • DeJuan JonesUnavailable
  • Darius JohnsonUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The pressure flipped.
xAnalysis

SJE had the first half. SDL had the second.

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

Ball locations are not available for this match.

Match statsFact
SDL had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 53%–47%.

SDLSJE

Possession

53% – 47%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

546 – 486

Lge 467.7

Corners

1 – 3

Lge 5.0

Tackles

5 – 6

Lge 15.0

npxG

1.25 – 0.66