Nashville SC vs LAFC 7/17/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/16/2022 at 7:56 PM ET

Nashville SC hosts LAFC on Sunday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Nashville is third in the conference table at 8-6-6 on 30 points with a goal difference of +1. Nashville took all three points at home on Wednesday with a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders. Hany Mukhtar scored the only goal for Nashville and the only goal of the match in the 44th minute.

Nashville's club record winless run of four consecutive home matches with three draws and one loss came to an end when defeating Seattle on Wednesday. Hany Mukhtar is the leading goal scorer for Nashville with 11, while C.J. Sapong has scored five. Randall Leal and Sapong are the leaders in assists four each, while Luke Haakenson and Mukhtar each have three.

LAFC is second in the conference table at 12-3-4 on 39 points with a goal difference of +17. LAFC is only one point adrift of first place Austin. LAFC defeated LA Galaxy 3-2 last Friday. Jose Cifuentes scored a brace for LAFC with goals in the 17th and 70th minute, while Cristian Arango scored the winner in the 72nd minute.

LAFC has won eight of its 11 matches at home with two draws and one loss, but on the road, the club has won only one of the last four with one draw and a pair of losses. LAFC has one draw and three losses on the road against a Western Conference opponent this season. Cristian Arango is the leading goal scorer for LAFC with seven, while Carlos Vela has scored six. Vela is the leader in assists with seven.

This is the first-ever meeting between Nashville and LAFC. Nashville ended its four-match winless run at home by defeating Seattle on Wednesday. LAFC struggles on the road, with just one win in its last four matches away from home and has not won any of its four road matches this season against an opponent from the Western Conference. Final Score Prediction, Nashville SC wins 2-1.

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