The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Nashville SC and Vancouver Whitecaps, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Cincinnati 1-1 Nashville
Sunday, July 24 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, July 24 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 4 | Dallas | 22 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Nashville SC | 22 | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 22 | 4 | 30 |
Last Game: Vancouver 1-3 Chicago Fire
Sunday, July 24 at 3am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, July 24 at 3am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 5 | Seattle Sounders | 22 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 22 | -6 | 26 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | -1 | 24 |
We said: Nashville SC 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps
Fresh off the back of clinching the Canadian Championship crown, Vancouver Whitecaps will head into the weekend with sky-high confidence. Nashville have suffered a slump in recent weeks and we are backing the Whitecaps to build on Wednesday's victory and come away with a slender victory. 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 Nashville SC win with a probability of 57.77%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 19.07%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nashville SC win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.72%) and 2-1 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.01%), while for a Vancouver Whitecaps win it was 0-1 (6.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Nashville SC | Draw | Vancouver Whitecaps |
57.77% ( 0.02) | 23.16% ( -0) | 19.07% ( -0.02) |
| Both teams to score 49.72% ( -0.02) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
