The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Vancouver Whitecaps and Nashville SC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Salt Lake 1-1 Vancouver
Sunday, August 21 at 3am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, August 21 at 3am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 25 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 27 | -7 | 34 |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders | 27 | 0 | 33 |
Last Game: Nashville 4-0 Dallas
Monday, August 22 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer
Monday, August 22 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 26 | -1 | 38 |
| 5 | Nashville SC | 27 | 2 | 36 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 0 | 36 |
We said: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 Nashville SC
Even though they have won their last two home games, Vancouver have had plenty of anxious moments late in matches, while Nashville do not seem to be able to do much more than earn single points on the road, with six of their nine draws this year coming as the visitors. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 38.73%. A win for Nashville SC had a probability of 33.88% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.21%) and 2-0 (7.04%). The likeliest Nashville SC win was 0-1 (10.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.96%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Draw | Nashville SC |
38.73% ( -0.11) | 27.39% ( 0.06) | 33.88% ( 0.05) |
| Both teams to score 49.46% ( -0.17) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
