Nashville SC 3-2 Los Angeles FC — Result, Statistics & Match Review — USA - Major League, 18 May 2026

📅18/05/2026 · 🕒03:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 1-1 2nd Score 2-1
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
48%
2.18
Draw
25%
3.35
Away
27%
2.9
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
49%
2.07
Over 2.5
51%
1.68
Both Teams to Score
Yes
57%
1.56
No
43%
2.27
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
27%
3.8
2-3 Goals
41%
1.8
4-5 Goals
21%
3.03
6+ Goals
11%
9.83
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
22%
3.09
1/2
6%
28.5
1/X
7%
12.2
X/1
17%
5.3
X/2
10%
6.61
X/X
9%
4.98
2/1 EV+ ✗
9%
23.95
2/2
11%
4.35
2/X
9%
12.55
Value flag · 2/1 at 23.95 — our 9% vs market 2.0%. Did not land — edges play out over many matches, not one.
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
48%
Home Win
42%
+6.3pp
25%
Draw
27%
-1.7pp
27%
Away Win
31%
-4.5pp
49%
Under 2.5
44%
+4.2pp
51%
Over 2.5
56%
-4.2pp
57%
BTTS Yes
60%
-3.0pp
43%
BTTS No
40%
+3.0pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Nashville SC EU Bookmakers 46%
Head to Head
AWAY Los Angeles FC EU Bookmakers 34%
-3% / -32% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations +0% / -4%
1.64/1.50 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 1.49/1.51
+5% / -2% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -1% / +3%
53% Ball Possession 47%
14 Total Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 4
359 · 81% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 314 · 80%
20.8 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 22.9
18.3 Crosses 15.3
1.6 Yellow Cards 2.5
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Nashville SC
1W-1D-2L
AWAY Los Angeles FC
0.75 Avg Goals (FT) 2.00
1.20 xG 3.16
49% Ball Possession 51%
10 Total Shots 22
2 Shots on Target 9
4 Corners 6
372 Passes 412
82% Pass Accuracy 84%
16 Box Touches 36
17 Crosses 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
24.03.2024 Los Angeles FC Los Angeles FC 5-0 HT 2-0 Nashville SC Nashville SC ABD
23.04.2023 Nashville SC Nashville SC 1-1 HT 1-0 Los Angeles FC Los Angeles FC ABD
10.10.2022 Los Angeles FC Los Angeles FC 0-1 HT 0-0 Nashville SC Nashville SC ABD
18.07.2022 Nashville SC Nashville SC 1-2 HT 1-1 Los Angeles FC Los Angeles FC ABD
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Nashville SC
3-2
AWAY Los Angeles FC
0.63 xG 2.14
52% Ball Possession 48%
7 Total Shots 21
4 Shots on Target 9
3 Corners 11
497 Passes 445
89% Pass Accuracy 89%
12 Box Touches 40
12 Crosses 16
3 Yellow Cards 2
FAQ Nashville SC vs Los Angeles FC
Match summary & frequently asked questions

Nashville SC edged past Los Angeles FC 3-2 in the USA - Major League on 18 May 2026. Half-time: 2-1. 5 goals made it one of the day's more open games.

Over 2.5 goals sat near a coin-flip at 51% and both teams to score was close to even at 57%.

On the day, Nashville SC had 52% of the ball to Los Angeles FC's 48%, shots finished 7-21, expected goals 0.63 to 2.14.

Across their last 4 meetings in our records, Los Angeles FC lead the recent series with 2 wins, 1 drawn. Those games averaged 0.75 goals for Nashville SC and 2.00 for Los Angeles FC.

What was the final score of Nashville SC vs Los Angeles FC?

Nashville SC 3-2 Los Angeles FC in the USA - Major League on 18/05/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Nashville SC vs Los Angeles FC?

Before kick-off our model rated a Nashville SC win the most likely single outcome at about 48%, with the full match-result split Nashville SC 48%, draw 25%, Los Angeles FC 27%. The final score 3-2 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Nashville SC), Over 2.5, BTTS Yes — a clean sweep of the main markets.

✓ Match Result (Nashville SC) ✓ Over 2.5 ✓ BTTS Yes
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