Nashville SC
Major League Soccer · 2026Nashville SC vs Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Season
Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
- Goals scored
- 2.04–1.19
- Expected goals
- 1.41–1.03
- Shots
- 12.4–10.9
- Possession
- 54%–44.5%
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What the record shows
The story here is recent context rather than season averages: sporting Kansas City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Alongside it: sporting Kansas City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.
Sporting Kansas City's recent record differs from the season
moderateSporting Kansas City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.
Window: last_5 versus season
| Metric | Last 5 | Season | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.4 goals/match | 1.19 goals/match | 1.53 goals/match |
Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.
Sporting Kansas City show a distinct attacking-volume record
moderateSporting Kansas City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.
Window: season
| Metric | Nashville SC | Sporting Kansas City | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 12.4 shots/match | 10.9 shots/match | 12.9 shots/match |
| Shots against | 10.9 shots/match | 16.1 shots/match | 13 shots/match |
Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.
The teams have contrasting possession records
moderateNashville SC have recorded the higher season possession share.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.5 percentage points.
Window: season
| Metric | Nashville SC | Sporting Kansas City | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 54% | 44.5% | 50% |
Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.
Metric comparison
Team comparison
Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Season: Nashville SC favored in 12 of 13 directional metrics · Sporting Kansas City in 0 · 1 too close
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Home–Away
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control
Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
Attacking volume
Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
Defensive resistance
Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
Directness proxy
Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
Physicality
Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
Set-piece relevance
Corner volume relative to competition peers.
Tempo and pressure proxy
Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
Nashville SC / Sporting Kansas City
History
Head-to-head
Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- 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.
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