LA Galaxy are averaging 4.3 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 9.6 total SOT on average. That puts them 2nd of 30 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against New England, and a full match-by-match log.
Joseph Paintsil leads with 12 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (1.2/g, 60% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every LA Galaxy player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.
LA Galaxy are averaging 4.3 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 5.3 for a match-total of 9.6. That ranks 2nd of 30 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 12 shots per game and create 9.1 key passes per game.
SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against New England, the page weights each LA Galaxy attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.
LA Galaxy take 12 shots per game and put 4.3 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 LA Galaxy fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
LA Galaxy are currently converting 21% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots on target | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Pec | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Matheus Nascimento | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| R. Ramos | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Joseph Paintsil | attacker | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Hirving Lozano | attacker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
| Erik Thommy | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Marco Reus | midfielder | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 38% |
| Edwin Cerrillo | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Maya Yoshida | defender | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| E. Wynder | midfielder | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Robert Taylor | attacker | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Lucas Sanabria | midfielder | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| John Nelson | defender | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 13% |
| Jakob Glesnes | defender | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Justin Haak | defender | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| H. Miller | defender | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| J. Marcinkowski | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Miki Yamane | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Julián Aude | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| I. Parente | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mauricio Cuevas | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Novak Mićović | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Carlos Garcés | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Troy Elgersma | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots on target | Opposition shots on target | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | San Diego | Away | 3-1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | Hirving Lozano (3) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | CF Montréal | Away | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | Kyogo Furuhashi (2) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | SJ Earthquakes | Home | 1-0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | Joseph Paintsil (4) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Houston Dynamo | Away | 1-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Dallas | Home | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 13 | John Nelson (2) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | SJ Earthquakes | Away | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Joseph Paintsil (2) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | St. Louis City | Home | 1-3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | Troy Elgersma (2) |
| 18 Jul 2026 | Los Angeles FC | Home | 0-3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Lucas Sanabria (1) |
| 24 May 2026 | Houston Dynamo | Home | 1-1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Joseph Paintsil (2) |
| 17 May 2026 | Seattle Sounders | Away | 0-2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Matheus Nascimento (1) |