A story of loss and gain for these teams so far, holding positions near the median of the Major League Soccer table. Here's the Vancouver Whitecaps - Nashville SC latest:
- Nashville SC have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Major League Soccer
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
7 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Vancouver Whitecaps have to build on here at BC Place Stadium in the Major League Soccer. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at BC Place Stadium.
Vancouver drew their last game, 1-1 away at Real Salt Lake (placed 5th). Gressel was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Real Salt Lake after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? The attacker Gauld won the honour of being "man of the match" for Vancouver Whitecaps with the rating of 7.6/10. Gauld hit four key passes.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Colorado Rapids in a game that was won 2-1.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 Vancouver Whitecaps have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league matches shows that 9 of them had at least one goal from each team.
Vancouver are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. On the other hand, Vancouver Whitecaps have conceded 16 goals.
Nashville SC form and stats
As the visiting team in Major League Soccer matches, Nashville SC have produced an overall stat of 5-4-5 so far. Two points from the last two away games for Nashville, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Nashville SC had fun at their own home (BC Place Stadium) last time out, beating Dallas 4-0. Mukhtar (2), Shaffelburg and Romney scored. Hooray; their first three points in the league after six matches not winning. As mentioned above, Nashville SC was the only team on the pitch versus Dallas in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Mukhtar has found the net for the away team three games in a row. The smartness! Attacker Mukhtar got a player rating of 8.63 in the game. "Man of the match" Mukhtar scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 8 times and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Minnesota United.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 21 similar matches played by Nashville SC in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Nashville, 10 draws and 7 defeats.
Observe! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 10 of this club's latest 12 league fixtures.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Colorado Rapids in just four days.
Nashville SC have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 17 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Nashville SC have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest past history between these squads is the Nashville SC - Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 played earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Mukhtar 16 goals |   L. Cavallini 8 goals |  R. Gauld 6 goals |
Vancouver Whitecaps missing players
Nashville SC missing players
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Nashville SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 32 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 38 |
| 46 | 16 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 36 |
| 93% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 78% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 79% | 81% |
| 63% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 52% |
| 33% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 30% |
| 11% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 63% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 67% |
| 26% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 22% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 21% | 15% |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 4.8 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.4 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 12.1 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.6 | 12.9 |
| 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 35% | 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 29% | 28% |
| 13.4 | 12.4 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 13.6 | 12.5 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
- Nashville SC have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Nashville SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Los Angeles FC | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 57 |
| 2 | Austin | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 48 |
| 3 | Dallas | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 41 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -1 | 38 |
| 6 | Nashville SC | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 36 |
| 7 | LA Galaxy | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 30 | -14 | 34 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 29 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -3 | 32 |
| 12 | SJ Earthquakes | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 54 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -12 | 27 |
| 13 | Houston Dynamo | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -11 | 26 |
| 14 | Sporting KC | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 26 |
