Saturday , 4 July 2026

Nashville SC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Nashville SC
3 – 2
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Mon 18 May 2026 · 00:00 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Hany Mukhtar 13' 1–0
Hany Mukhtar 21' 2–0
2–1 22' Esteban David Martinez
Hany Mukhtar 59' 3–1
3–2 68' Denis Bouanga
Y 58' Ryan Porteous
Ahmed Qasem 66' Y
Y 76' Eddie Segura
Reed Baker-Whiting 88' Y
Bryan Acosta 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Fairgrounds Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

2
1
2
Nashville SC 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-18 Nashville SC 3–2 Los Angeles FC 2024-03-24 Los Angeles FC 5–0 Nashville SC 2023-04-23 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2022-10-09 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Nashville SC 2022-07-18 Nashville SC 1–2 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Los Angeles FC H 3–2 W
13 May New England Revolution A 0–0 D
10 May D.C. United SC H 2–2 D
02 May Philadelphia Union A 0–0 D
26 Apr Charlotte FC H 4–2 W
18 Apr Atlanta United FC A 2–0 W
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Nashville SC A 2–3 L
14 May St. Louis City A 1–2 L
11 May Houston Dynamo H 1–4 L
03 May San Diego FC A 2–2 D
25 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W
23 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Nashville SC Los Angeles FC
#1 Position #20
33 Points 24
14 Played 15
10 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 5
31 Scored 24
11 Conceded 17
+20 GD +7
2.36 PPG 1.60
71% Win % 47%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Nashville SC and Los Angeles FC is underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Los Angeles FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 13' GOAL! Hany Mukhtar scores on 13. Assisted by Warren Madrigal
  • 18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Nashville SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 21' What a strike from Hany Mukhtar! The score is 2-0.
  • 22' What a strike from Esteban David Martinez! The score is 2-1.
  • 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nkosi Burgess made 281 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 47' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Hany Mukhtar scoring 3 goals.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Thomas Hasal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryan Porteous.
  • 59' Hany Mukhtar makes a hat-trick on 59.
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Porteous, as he is very good at scoring at Fairgrounds Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Ahmed Qasem. He receives a card.
  • 68' What a strike from Denis Bouanga! The score is 3-2.
  • 73' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 76' Eddie Segura is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 81' It’s high time Marc Dos Santos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 211 games and scored 305 goals.
  • 88' The referee shows Nashville SC player a card on 88.
  • 90' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nashville SC players.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 5
Denis Bouanga 4
Eduard Atuesta 1
Cristian Olivera 1
Cristian Arango 1
Jose Cifuentes 1
Teal Bunbury 1
Esteban David Martinez 1

Head to Head

2026-05-18 Nashville SC 3–2 Los Angeles FC 2024-03-24 Los Angeles FC 5–0 Nashville SC 2023-04-23 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2022-10-09 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Nashville SC 2022-07-18 Nashville SC 1–2 Los Angeles FC

Nashville SC Form

2026-05-18 Nashville SC 3–2 Los Angeles FC W 2026-05-13 New England Revolution 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-05-10 Nashville SC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2026-05-02 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-04-26 Nashville SC 4–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-04-18 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC W

Los Angeles FC Form

2026-05-18 Nashville SC 3–2 Los Angeles FC L 2026-05-14 St. Louis City 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2026-05-11 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Houston Dynamo L 2026-05-03 San Diego FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-04-25 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC W 2026-04-23 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC52% Draw24% Los Angeles FC24%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
76%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
48%
Nashville SC or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC37% Draw42% Los Angeles FC21%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.