Nashville SC
The youngest club in the portfolio and the one with the least history to measure against. These pieces build the baseline first and say plainly where the sample is too thin to carry a conclusion.
20.77
points above what its play has earned, up from 19.31
I said Nashville's gap would not hold. One match later it grew.
On August 25 this site said Nashville's gap between results and expected goals would not survive. Through one more match it has widened, from 19.31 points to 20.77, and the per game figure is now the largest of 346 MLS team seasons. Twelve matches remain to settle it.
1st and 14th
Rank in points, and in expected points
Nashville SC has the best record in MLS. Their expected points rank 14th of 30.
Nashville leads MLS with 49 points from 21 games. Expected goals put their season at 29.7 points, 14th in the league. The gap is the largest per game in MLS history.
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