Nashville SC 3–2 Los Angeles FC — Match Stats & Analysis

Major League Soccer · 2026Mon, 18 May 2026, 00:00 UTCGeodis Park

Nashville SC

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3–2Full-time analysis

Los Angeles FC

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Nashville SC won 3–2.

Shots: 620
Shots on target: 49
Expected goals: 0.72.02
Possession: 52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nashville SC beat Los Angeles FC 3–2. Recorded in this match (Nashville SC – Los Angeles FC): shots 6–20, shots on target 4–9, expected goals 0.7–2.02, possession 52%–48%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Los Angeles FC.

4.02 days ▲Rest daysNashville SC · Los Angeles FC3.98 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Nashville SC	Los Angeles FC	Baseline
Rest days	4.02 days	3.98 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	2 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Nashville SC have a visible home split

moderate

Nashville SC's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season11.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	14 shots/match	11.6 shots/match	12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

Shots6 shots20 shotsNashville SC 6 shots, Los Angeles FC 20 shots
Shots on target4 shots9 shotsNashville SC 4 shots, Los Angeles FC 9 shots
Expected goals0.7 xG2.02 xGNashville SC 0.7 xG, Los Angeles FC 2.02 xG
Possession52%48%Nashville SC 52%, Los Angeles FC 48%
Corners3 corners10 cornersNashville SC 3 corners, Los Angeles FC 10 corners
Fouls10 fouls8 foulsNashville SC 10 fouls, Los Angeles FC 8 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsNashville SC 2 cards, Los Angeles FC 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Nashville SC

1Draws

2Los Angeles FC

24 Mar 2024Los Angeles FC — Nashville SC · Major League Soccer5–0

23 Apr 2023Nashville SC — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer1–1

9 Oct 2022Los Angeles FC — Nashville SC · Major League Soccer0–1

18 Jul 2022Nashville SC — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nashville SC favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Los Angeles FC in 3 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nashville SC13 matchesLos Angeles FC14 matches

2.23 goals/match ▲Goals scored13/141.64 goals/match

0.77 goals/match ▲Goals allowed13/141.21 goals/match

1.23 xG/match ▲Expected goals10/111.13 xG/match

11.6 shots/matchShots13/14▲ 13.9 shots/match

5.31 shots/match ▲Shots on target13/145 shots/match

55% ●Possession13/1447.9%

4.46 corners/matchCorners13/14● 5.86 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards4/32 cards/match

12 fouls/matchFouls13/1412 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready

Season samples13 / 14home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Mon, 18 May 2026, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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