Major League Soccer

May 8, 2022 at 10pm UK

Nissan Stadium

Nashville
2 - 0
Salt Lake

Romney (63'), Sapong (90+2')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Luiz (20'), Ruiz (49')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Nashville SC and Real Salt Lake, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Real Salt Lake

Last Six:

Last Game: Vancouver 2-1 Salt Lake
Sunday, June 5 at 12am in Major League Soccer

Next Game: Salt Lake vs. Earthquakes
Sunday, June 19 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Dallas	14	11	25
2	Real Salt Lake	15	-1	25
3	Los Angeles Galaxy	14	1	23

We said: Nashville SC 1-0 Real Salt Lake

RSL won the opening fixture between these sides in 2022 (2-1), but this is a different Nashville team who seem to be finding their footing, and when they are on, they are one of the most challenging sides to penetrate. Claret and Cobalt have failed to score in four road fixtures this year and are still lacking a creative presence in the middle of the field. 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 55.3%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 21.04%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nashville SC win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.04%) and 2-1 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.25%), while for a Real Salt Lake win it was 0-1 (6.49%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Nashville SC would win this match.

Result
Nashville SC	Draw	Real Salt Lake
55.3%	23.67%	21.04%

Both teams to score 51.2%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.81%

49.19%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.74%

71.26%

Nashville SC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.35%

17.65%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.74%

48.26%

Real Salt Lake Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.18%

37.82%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.4%

74.6%

Score Analysis

Nashville SC 55.29%

Real Salt Lake 21.04%

Draw 23.66%

Nashville SC	Draw	Real Salt Lake
1-0 @ 11.57% 2-0 @ 10.04% 2-1 @ 9.76% 3-0 @ 5.81% 3-1 @ 5.65% 3-2 @ 2.74% 4-0 @ 2.52% 4-1 @ 2.45% 4-2 @ 1.19% Other @ 3.57% Total : 55.29%	1-1 @ 11.25% 0-0 @ 6.67% 2-2 @ 4.75% Other @ 0.99% Total : 23.66%	0-1 @ 6.49% 1-2 @ 5.47% 0-2 @ 3.16% 1-3 @ 1.77% 2-3 @ 1.54% 0-3 @ 1.02% Other @ 1.59% Total : 21.04%