Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union Prediction: Nashville won’t lose at home

Nashville SC fell to a second defeat in their last 3 matches when they faced Chicago Fire last week. The team had been going through a difficult period losing consecutive games and in this game they will have to fight to get back to winning ways as they take on a top team in the league.

Philadelphia Union will be desperate for a win in this game after recording back-to-back losses in their last 2 games in a row. The last time these two faced each other, they played 2-0 in favor of Philadelphia Union who were playing at home in that game.

According to the MLS rankings, Nashville SC are in 3rd place with 38 points, while Philadelphia Union are 8th with 34 points.

Nashville SC are lucky to still remain in the top end of the table despite the poor statistics in their recent games. Their 1-0 defeat to Chicago Fire in their last game meant they had lost 3 games in their last 5 and then they won the remaining 2. After defeating Saint Louis City 3-1, they lost back-to-back games against CF Montreal and Columbus Crew, while playing away from home. And then they defeated DC United at home by 2-1 and then lost their last match against Chicago Fire away from home.

Nashville SC’s home form places them as the 3rd best team in the league. Only Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati have better home statistics than them. In 11 home matches, they had 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Records show Nashville SC are unbeaten in 8 home matches in a row. Their last 5 home games ended in 5 wins against Chicago Fire, Inter Miami CF, Columbus Crew, Saint Louis City and DC United.

Nashville's poor away record continued in their last game against Chicago Fire as they lost 1-0 at full time. Chicago Fire got their goal in the 34th minute through Fabian Herbers and the game continued that way until the final whistle.

Team streak: less than 2.5 goals (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (6/8), less than 10.5 corners (5/7).

Philadelphia Union have been performing below expectations in their most recent matches and a win here would help them build confidence for the games ahead. They suffered back-to-back defeats against Atlanta United and LA Galaxy. In their last 5 games they recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Games against San Jose Earthquakes, Atlanta United and LA Galaxy; all away from home, ended in a defeat. While they won against Inter Miami CF at home and drew with Orlando City SC away from home.

Philadelphia Union’s away record has been poor so far this season as they are ranked 12th on the away rankings. In 11 away games, they had 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. They won only 1 of their last 5 away games, while losing 3 and drawing 1. They won against New York City and then lost games against San Jose Earthquakes, Atlanta United and LA Galaxy, and then they held Orlando City to a draw.

Their away nemesis continued in their last game when they faced LA Galaxy away from home as they lost 3-1 at full time. Tyler Boyd opened the scoring for LA Galaxy in the 15th, but Philadelphia Union grabbed the equalizer through Mikael Uhre in the 36th minute. In the 46th minute Olivier Mbaizo scored an own goal to put LA Galaxy back in the lead and then they stretched their lead even further with another goal in the 76th minute through Riqui Puig’s goal. The game ended 3-1 in favor of LA Galaxy.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (5), more than 2.5 goals (5/6), both teams scoring (4/5), first to concede (4/5), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union played 6 games against each other in the past. Nashville Sc won 1, while Philadelphia Union won 3 games and 2 games ended in a draw.

• Philadelphia Union have no losses in the last 5 matches.
• Nashville SC are without a clean sheet in the last 5 matches.
• There were less than 2.5 goals in 6/6 matches
• Philadelphia Union scored first in 4/5 matches.

According to analysis, Nashville SC have scored 30 goals and conceded 17 goals in 22 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.4 goals per game and have a 12% conversion rate. They also create 1.8 big chances per game and take a total of 11.7 shots per game with 4.0 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.7 corners per game and take up 47.6% possession on average. On the defense, they have 7 clean sheets and they conceded 0.8 goals per game.

According to analysis, Philadelphia Union have scored 35 goals and conceded 25 goals in 21 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.7 goals per game and have a 12% conversion rate. They also create 1.9 big chances per game and take a total of 13.9 shots per game with 4.3 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.5 corners per game and take up 45.9% possession on average. On the defense, they have 7 clean sheets and they conceded 1.2 goals per game.

• Home Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.67 Odds
• Nashville SC to score First at 1.78 Odds
• Correct Score 2-1 at 9.00 Odds