Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer 2026/27 is past the halfway mark. Vancouver Whitecaps lead with 37 points, -6 points clear of Nashville SC after 19 of 34 rounds. Nashville SC sit on 43.

Vancouver Whitecaps top the table on 37 points with a goal difference of +23. Their last five reads WDDLW (2W 2D 1L). Nashville SC are -6 points back on 43 (GD +24, form WDLWW). Miami sit third on 31, 6 points off the lead, with form WWWWL.

L. Messi leads the scoring chart with 13 goals for Inter Miami. That is 28% of Inter Miami's 46 league goals this season. Recent goals: 1 against Nashville SC.

Round 19 produced its biggest scoreline in Nashville SC 4, Inter Miami 1. H. Mukhtar hit 2 for Nashville SC on the day. Toronto FC beat New England Revolution 2, 1 in the round's main upset.

Round 20 brings 15 matches. The pick is Vancouver Whitecaps (rank 1) at home to Houston Dynamo (rank 2) on Thursday 20 August.

The drop zone is led by Atlanta United FC on 15 points. The full bottom four reads: Austin on 17 (form LLLWL), CF Montreal on 17 (form DDLLD), Sporting Kansas City on 14 (form LLLWL), Atlanta United FC on 15 (form WLLDL). Safety, held by Philadelphia Union on 19, is 4 points above the cut.