Columbus Crew vs Nashville SC Prediction: The Crew will be tested here

Columbus Crew are back at their very best and their confidence is growing by each passing game after a series of outstanding results in recent times. The Crew are currently unbeaten in their last 4 games, with 3 of those games ending in a win and the most recent ending in a draw against New York City FC. They look set to continue this very good run when they invite Nashville SC to their home ground for another clash.

Nashville SC are also a top team and they have been doing really well lately. Unfortunately their unbeaten run ended in their last game, as they lost by a single goal to CF Montreal last week. Prior to that they had 3 wins and 1 draw. A win here would surely restore their confidence and set the tone for games to follow. But a second defeat might be hard to chew for such a team.

Nashville SC and Columbus Crew are separated by 7 points on the table. Nashville SC is in 2nd place with 35 points, while Columbus Crew are with 28 points and in 8th spot on the MLS table.

Columbus Crew (DWWWL)

Columbus Crew have been on a very exciting run for the last 4 games and in that time they earned 3 straight wins and 1 draw in their latest game. The three wins were against Chicago Fire, Charlotte FC and Colorado Rapids; all teams in the other end of the table. Now they face a team in the upper end of the table and this might be a good way to test their credentials. In their last 5 matches, they recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Columbus Crew have also been very strong on their home ground as statistics shows. They had 9 games at home and they recorded 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Inter Miami were the only team to defeat them at home and the game ended 2-1 at full time. They are currently unbeaten in their last 4 games at home,winning their last 3 in a row and playing a draw. Those three wins were against Colorado Rapids (3-2), Charlotte FC (4-2), LA Galaxy (2-0). Then they played a 2-2 draw against Orlando City SC and lost 2-1 to Inter Miami CF.

Columbus Crew were up against New York City FC in their last game and they looked like they were set to steal all 3 points but a late equalizer from the home side ended the game as a draw. Christian Ramirez scored the opening goal for Columbus Crew in the 48th minute and the equalizer came in the 94th minute through Gabriel Segal.

Team streak: no losses (4), without a clean sheet (7), more than 2.5 goals (4/5), both teams scoring (5/5), first to score (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (7/8), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Nashville SC (LWDWW)

Nashville SC failed to turn up in their last game against CF Montreal as they suffered a 1-0 defeat in that game. Nashville SC had done everything right in the previous games before that game and they were unbeaten in the previous 4 games leading to the last game. They snatched wins against teams like Saint Louis City (3-1), FC Dallas (2-1) and Columbus Crew (3-1). In their last 5 games they had 1 draw, 1 defeat and 3 wins.

Nashville SC are playing this match away from home after winning this opponent 3-1 in the first fixture at home. And the MLS table shows they have an average result away from home this season. They played 9 matches away from home and they recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in those games. In their last 5 away games they recorded 2 wins, 1 defeat and 2 draws. The wins were away to teams such as FC Dallas (2-1), Charlotte (2-1) and then they played a 1-1 draw with DC United and Toronto FC. But their most recent away game ended in a 1-0 defeat to CF Montreal.

Nashville SC will be hoping they recover from the defeat to CF Montreal in their last game. They were defeated by a single goal from Bryce Duke in the 27 minutes. Nashville SC were not at their very best according to statistics of the game. They had 54% possession, 2 shots on target and 4 corner kicks.

Team Streak: without a clean sheet (9), more than 2.5 goals (6/8), both teams scoring (8/9), first to concede (5/7), less than 4.5 cards (8/10), less than 10.5 corners (9/10).

Head to Head

Columbus Crew and Nashville SC have played 6 times before this game and each team won 2 matches while 2 ended in a draw.

Nashville SC - Columbus Crew: 3:1

Columbus Crew - Nashville SC: 0-1

Nashville SC - Columbus Crew: 1-1

Columbus Crew - Nashville SC: 0-0

Columbus Crew - Nashville SC: 2:0

Streak

• Nashville SC have not lost in the last 4 meetings.
• Columbus Crew are without a clean sheet in 3 meetings
• There were less than 2.5 goals in 5/6 meetings
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 4/5 meetings

Analysis and Betting Tips

According to analysis, Columbus Crew have scored 36 goals and conceded 26 goals in 18 matches in the MLS. They have scored 2.0 goals per game and have a 14% conversion rate. They also create 1.9 big chances per game and take a total of 13.8 shots per game with 5.0 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.6 corners per game and take up 57.8% possession on average. On the defense, they have 4 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

According to analysis, Nashville SC have scored 28 goals and conceded 14 goals in 19 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.5 goals per game and have a 13% conversion rate. They also create 1.9 big chances per game and take a total of 11.7 shots per game with 4.1 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.4 corners per game and take up 47.3% possession on average. On the defense, they have 6 clean sheets and they conceded 0.7 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• Both Teams to Score at 1.7 Odds
• Team 1 to Score Goal 1 at 1.72 Odds
• Hany Mukhtar to Score anytime at 2.75 Odds