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SJ Earthquakes First Half Goals
In 159 MLS matches, 75.5% of SJ Earthquakes’ first halves produced a goal, 9th of the 30 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 49.1% of them and conceded in 57.2%.
What SJ Earthquakes’ first halves look like
SJ Earthquakes attack the first half better than they guard it: 12th of 30 in the division for scoring before halftime, 29th for keeping the other side out. Early scoring in SJ Earthquakes’ matches tends to happen at the wrong end. They let one in before the break in 57.2% of matches and find the net in 49.1%, 8.1pp apart.
First halves here rarely stop at one: where SJ Earthquakes’ matches produce an early goal, a second follows 57% of the time, against 52% across the division. Two goals before the break is no rarity in this fixture: 42.8% of SJ Earthquakes’ matches get there, where the division manages 38.6%.
Only 8 published MLS clubs beat SJ Earthquakes for the share of their first halves that produce a goal. Where SJ Earthquakes play barely moves when they score: 50.6% of home matches bring a first-half goal of theirs, 47.5% of away ones.
Every figure on this page rests on 159 completed SJ Earthquakes matches over 5 seasons (2022 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.
SJ Earthquakes first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 75.5% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 42.8% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 17.6% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.47 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 49.1% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 57.2% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.66 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.81 |
| Matches counted | 159 |
| Seasons covered | 5 (2022 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 77.2% | 45.6% | 50.6% | 60.8% | 1.51 | 79 |
| Away | 73.8% | 40.0% | 47.5% | 53.8% | 1.44 | 80 |
SJ Earthquakes score before halftime 50.6% of the time at home against 47.5% away, a gap of 3.1pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
SJ Earthquakes against MLS
| Line | SJ Earthquakes | MLS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 75.5% | 73.6% | +1.9pp |
| Over 1.5 | 42.8% | 38.6% | +4.2pp |
| Over 2.5 | 17.6% | 15.5% | +2.1pp |
Counted from 159 matches · 5 seasons · 2022 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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