MLS 2026 · 15 Oct 2026

Nashville SC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Nashville SC favourites at 69%.

Nashville SC won and made the better chances: 3.8 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Stefan Cleveland, 58.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Wyatt Meyer +13.2, Jayden Reid +12.9, Jacob Bartlett +12.0.

Well below it: Maxwell Woledzi −10.7, Jeisson Palacios −8.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Warren Madrigal Forward	14	1	0	0.79	82.2	–
Alex Muyl Midfielder	13	0	0	–	56.7	–
Hany Mukhtar Forward	76	1	1	1.11	52.9	+4.4
Brian Schwake Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	52.0	−0.1
Bryan Acosta Midfielder	14	0	0	0.05	50.1	–
Sam Surridge Forward	83	1	0	1.32	45.0	+2.0
Andy Najar Defender	68	1	1	0.16	44.0	+9.1
Elias Saad Forward	90	0	0	0.07	43.1	−2.0
Jeisson Palacios Defender	90	0	0	–	40.1	−8.8
Cristian Espinoza Midfielder	68	0	1	0.24	39.7	+0.5
Matthew Corcoran Midfielder	76	0	0	–	38.4	+0.0
Edvard Tagseth Midfielder	90	0	0	–	33.8	−6.8
Maxwell Woledzi Defender	90	0	0	0.03	33.1	−10.7
Daniel Lovitz Defender	22	0	0	–	33.1	–
Reed Baker-Whiting Defender	90	0	0	–	31.3	−7.2
Shakur Mohammed Midfielder	22	0	0	–	25.9	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Stefan Cleveland Goalkeeper	90	–	58.1	+10.1
Wyatt Meyer Defender	90	0.06	56.9	+13.2
Jacob Bartlett Midfielder	45	–	51.4	+12.0
Jansen Miller Defender	90	–	44.5	+5.4
Zorhan Bassong Midfielder	45	0.15	44.1	+5.2
Jayden Reid Defender	81	–	44.0	+12.9
Ruben Ramos Forward	90	0.01	43.2	–
André Luiz Forward	45	0.06	43.0	−5.9
Kwaku Agyabeng Midfielder	90	0.01	43.0	−1.6
Shapi Suleymanov Midfielder	90	0.08	42.5	−0.7
Seymour Garfield-Reid Forward	53	–	39.6	–
Calvin Harris Midfielder	45	–	36.6	−2.4
Jacob Davis Defender	21	–	36.5	–
Ian James Defender	69	–	36.4	+0.3
Taylor Calheira Forward	37	0.09	36.0	–
Emir Karić Defender	9	–	31.1	–