Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer 2026/27 is past the halfway mark. Vancouver Whitecaps lead with 32 points, -1 points clear of Nashville SC after 16 of 37 rounds. Nashville SC sit on 33.

Vancouver Whitecaps top the table on 32 points with a goal difference of +22. Their last five reads WLWDD (2W 2D 1L). Nashville SC are -1 points back on 33 (GD +20, form WWWDD). Miami sit third on 31, 1 point off the lead, with form WWWWL.

L. Messi leads the scoring chart with 13 goals for Inter Miami. That is 33% of Inter Miami's 39 league goals this season. Recent goals: 1 against Orlando City SC, 1 against Toronto FC.

Round 16 produced its biggest scoreline in FC Cincinnati 6, Orlando City SC 2. P. Owusu hit 3 for CF Montreal on the day.

Round 17 brings 6 matches. The pick is Chicago Fire (rank 3) at home to Vancouver Whitecaps (rank 1) on Friday 17 July.

The drop zone is led by Philadelphia Union on 7 points. The full bottom four reads: Austin on 14 (form LLLDW), Atlanta United FC on 11 (form LDLWW), Sporting Kansas City on 11 (form LWWLD), Philadelphia Union on 7 (form LDLLD). Safety, held by Toronto FC on 14, is 7 points above the cut.