Fixture sneak peek for Major League Soccer: Nashville SC - Los Angeles FC

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Mon 18.July
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)

Major League Soccer: A pair of sides who have played fine up to now. Get smart on Nashville SC - Los Angeles FC with this comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Nashville SC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Major League Soccer

Nashville SC have less rest than Los Angeles FC in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Major League Soccer game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Seattle Sounders, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.

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Nashville SC form and stats

When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, Nashville SC have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 8 games.

Nashville's last game was hosting Seattle Sounders (placed 9th) and winning 1-0. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Mukhtar, having found the net in five matches in a row. Mukhtar, a natural forward, was the highest rated performer for the side in that game, scoring a rating of 8.0 (out of 10). Mukhtar scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Heartbreak before that as Nashville SC lost 1-4 at Charlotte's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nashville SC have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 5 and lost 0.

Nashville are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games.

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Los Angeles FC form and stats

4-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Los Angeles FC in their Major League Soccer matches away.

Impressive finishing from Cifuentes (2) and Arango secured the home win 3-2 against LA Galaxy in their previous game. Cifuentes got a match rating of 9.01 in that game, top player of the team. Cifuentes scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Vancouver Whitecaps's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Los Angeles FC playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 1 Los Angeles FC win, 3 draws and 11 defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Angeles's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. Los Angeles FC have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Nashville SCH. Mukhtar
H. Mukhtar
11 goals
Los Angeles FCC. Arango Duque
C. Arango Duque
7 goals
Los Angeles FCC. Vela Garrido
C. Vela Garrido
6 goals

Nashville SC missing players

Los Angeles FC missing players

Nashville SC Los Angeles FC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 8 1 Played P 0 8 19
8 3 1 Won W 0 4 12
6 4 0 Drew D 0 1 3
6 1 0 Lost L 0 3 4
26 11 2 Scored S 0 12 38
25 8 0 Conceded C 0 9 21
95% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 88% 95%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 58%
30% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 37%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 16%
60% 62% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 63%
25% 38% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 26%
20% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 11%
 
4.5 5.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 6.2
5.2 3.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 4.8
2.2 1.9 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.5 2.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.8 13.4 20 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.5 15.4
4.8 5.8 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.4 5.6
27% 24% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 34% 36%
 
12.3 11 7 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12.9 11.5
4.2 4.2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.8 3.6
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Major League Soccer
  • Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Major League Soccer
  • Los Angeles FC have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Major League Soccer
  • Los Angeles FC have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Major League Soccer
  • Los Angeles FC have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Major League Soccer
  • Los Angeles FC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Los Angeles FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Nashville SC have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Austin 20 12 4 4 41 23 9 5 3 1 22 8 11 7 1 3 19 15 18 40
2 Los Angeles FC 19 12 3 4 38 21 11 8 2 1 26 12 8 4 1 3 12 9 17 39
3 Nashville SC 20 8 6 6 26 25 8 3 4 1 11 8 12 5 2 5 15 17 1 30
4 Real Salt Lake 20 8 6 6 25 26 9 6 3 0 15 6 11 2 3 6 10 20 -1 30
5 Dallas 20 7 7 6 30 24 10 5 2 3 16 10 10 2 5 3 14 14 6 28
6 Minnesota United 20 8 4 8 27 25 10 4 3 3 14 10 10 4 1 5 13 15 2 28
7 LA Galaxy 19 8 3 8 28 25 11 5 1 5 18 16 8 3 2 3 10 9 3 27
8 Portland Timbers 20 6 8 6 32 29 9 4 3 2 17 11 11 2 5 4 15 18 3 26
9 Seattle Sounders 19 8 2 9 26 23 10 5 1 4 17 12 9 3 1 5 9 11 3 26
10 Vancouver Whitecaps 20 7 4 9 22 33 10 5 3 2 13 11 10 2 1 7 9 22 -11 25
11 Houston Dynamo 20 6 4 10 25 28 11 4 4 3 15 12 9 2 0 7 10 16 -3 22
12 SJ Earthquakes 19 5 7 7 32 39 9 4 4 1 19 17 10 1 3 6 13 22 -7 22
13 Colorado Rapids 19 5 6 8 22 27 10 5 3 2 15 8 9 0 3 6 7 19 -5 21
14 Sporting KC 21 5 5 11 19 35 9 3 2 4 8 9 12 2 3 7 11 26 -16 20

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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.