LA Galaxy look to Dignity Health Sports Park supporters for inspiration before Nashville SC match

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 24.April
Match begins: 02:30 (UTC)
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park (27000 seats)

The table reveals that 2 points separate the pair of rivals in this Major League Soccer fixture. LA Galaxy enjoy both the points- and home stadium advantage.

Insights:
  • LA Galaxy have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Nashville SC have the most points (11) away in Major League Soccer

LA Galaxy have less rest than Nashville SC in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a US Open Cup game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus San Diego Loyal, was also a home game here at Dignity Health Sports Park. The away team is better rested.

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LA Galaxy form and stats

LA Galaxy must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Major League Soccer games here at Dignity Health Sports Park.

LA Galaxy's previous match was a US Open Cup game also played at home, ending 1-0 against San Diego Loyal. The home team hope to to continue in that form.

0-0 away at Chicago Fire before that.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Galaxy have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won ten times, drawn one and lost five.

LA Galaxy have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Nashville SC form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Nashville SC, who have the most points (11) away in Major League Soccer, have produced an overall stat of 3-2-2 so far.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to SJ Earthquakes (placed 14th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. Mukhtar, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.42. Mukhtar scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Sporting KC with the score of 2-1.

Nashville SC are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, four draws and four defeats. From a total of ten matches.

Nashville are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Nashville SC have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

LA GalaxyJ. Hernández Balcázar
J. Hernández Balcázar
5 goals
Nashville SCH. Mukhtar
H. Mukhtar
2 goals
Nashville SCC. Sapong
C. Sapong
2 goals

LA Galaxy missing players

Nashville SC missing players

LA Galaxy Nashville SC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 3 0 Played P 1 7 7
4 2 0 Won W 0 3 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 2
2 1 0 Lost L 1 2 2
9 3 0 Scored S 0 8 8
6 2 0 Conceded C 2 8 8
86% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
43% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 71%
43% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 43%
29% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 57% 57%
43% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 29%
29% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 14% 14%
 
6.4 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2.9 2.9
3.9 3.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 12 7.6 7.6
2.7 2.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.1 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.9 14 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 10.7 10.7
3.3 2.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 4.1 4.1
39% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 28% 28%
 
10.3 11.3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 12 14.1 14.1
2.9 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.9 3.9
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • LA Galaxy have created more than twice as many corners as Nashville SC.
  • LA Galaxy have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • LA Galaxy have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Nashville SC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Nashville SC have scored at least twice as many goals away as LA Galaxy have scored home.
  • Nashville SC have the most points (11) away in Major League Soccer
  • Nashville SC have the most scored goals (8) away in Major League Soccer
  • Nashville SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Los Angeles FC 7 5 1 1 17 7 4 3 1 0 10 3 3 2 0 1 7 4 10 16
2 Austin 7 4 2 1 17 7 4 3 1 0 12 2 3 1 1 1 5 5 10 14
3 LA Galaxy 7 4 1 2 9 6 3 2 0 1 3 2 4 2 1 1 6 4 3 13
4 Dallas 7 3 3 1 10 4 4 3 1 0 10 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 6 12
5 Houston Dynamo 7 3 3 1 10 7 5 2 3 0 7 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 12
6 Real Salt Lake 8 3 3 2 9 13 3 2 1 0 5 3 5 1 2 2 4 10 -4 12
7 Minnesota United 7 3 2 2 8 6 4 2 1 1 6 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 11
8 Nashville SC 7 3 2 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 2 2 8 8 0 11
9 Portland Timbers 8 2 4 2 10 13 4 1 2 1 5 6 4 1 2 1 5 7 -3 10
10 Colorado Rapids 7 2 2 3 9 11 3 2 1 0 6 1 4 0 1 3 3 10 -2 8
11 Seattle Sounders 6 2 1 3 6 7 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 -1 7
12 Sporting KC 8 2 0 6 6 14 3 2 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 5 3 12 -8 6
13 Vancouver Whitecaps 7 1 1 5 6 14 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 0 0 4 3 11 -8 4
14 SJ Earthquakes 7 0 3 4 11 17 4 0 3 1 8 10 3 0 0 3 3 7 -6 3

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Major League Soccer (often known simply as MLS) is the top level of football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. MLS has 24 teams divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western. Each team play 34 fixtures to decide a league table champion. The top fourteen teams then compete in playoff to crown a MLS Cup champion.