Nashville SC favourites for feisty fight facing Seattle Sounders

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 01.Oct
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: First Tennessee Park

This has the potential to be an engaging fixture as Nashville SC have their presumed home advantage, while Seattle Sounders lead them by 1 point in the Major League Soccer standings.

Insights:
  • Nashville SC have the fewest conceded goals (28) in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both squads have had sufficient rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an energetic fixture!

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Nashville SC form and stats

Nashville SC are steadily winning Major League Soccer games and points here at First Tennessee Park. 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 13 games.

Nashville travelled for their previous game, a trip to SJ Earthquakes that ended 1-1. Moore was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.72 out of 10. The defender Moore served one assist, hit two key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.

Before that match, a win away at Sporting KC.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Nashville SC have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won 10 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nashville, as the Major League Soccer home game vs Orlando City is only four days away.

Nashville SC have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at First Tennessee Park with 22 goals in 13 league matches. Nashville SC are not conceding a lot of goals here at First Tennessee Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 13 matches.

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Seattle Sounders form and stats

Playing away, Seattle Sounders have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Sounders, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Colorado Rapids last time out. Ragen was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.84. The defender Ragen won 4 of 6 duels.

A 1-1 draw at Dallas's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Seattle Sounders have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 5 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Both teams to score? This team's latest fixtures suggest that, having completed 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each team.

A quick return to home after this game, as Seattle Sounders are hosting LA Galaxy in the Major League Soccer only four days away.

The visiting Sounders have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 15 games. Seattle Sounders have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Previous two meetings with these squads: Nashville SC won two, Seattle Sounders triumphed in zero and we saw zero draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Nashville SCH. Mukhtar
H. Mukhtar
15 goals
Seattle SoundersJ. Morris
J. Morris
10 goals
Nashville SCF. Picault
F. Picault
5 goals

Nashville SC missing players

Seattle Sounders missing players

Nashville SC Seattle Sounders
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 13 4 Played P 0 15 30
12 8 2 Won W 0 6 12
8 3 0 Drew D 0 4 9
9 2 2 Lost L 0 5 9
36 22 6 Scored S 0 20 37
28 9 5 Conceded C 0 21 31
90% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 93% 87%
76% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 73% 63%
38% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 47% 40%
17% 23% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 13%
45% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 43%
31% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 37%
34% 23% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 33%
 
5.3 5.9 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.4 5.7
4.1 4.2 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.7 4.8
2 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.6 1.7
5 3 2 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.4 13.6 16 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.7 11.9
3.7 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.1 3.6
34% 35% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 43% 34%
 
12.9 12 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13.1 10.8
4.1 3.5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.9 3.5
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Nashville SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nashville SC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Nashville SC have the fewest conceded goals (28) in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Seattle Sounders have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cincinnati 30 18 8 4 50 33 15 13 1 1 30 9 15 5 7 3 20 24 17 62
2 Orlando City 30 14 9 7 46 37 15 7 5 3 25 17 15 7 4 4 21 20 9 51
3 Columbus Crew 30 14 7 9 61 42 15 11 3 1 38 12 15 3 4 8 23 30 19 49
4 Philadelphia Union 29 14 7 8 51 35 14 9 4 1 29 10 15 5 3 7 22 25 16 49
5 Atlanta United 31 13 10 8 61 47 16 10 3 3 41 20 15 3 7 5 20 27 14 49
6 New England 29 13 10 6 49 36 14 10 4 0 32 12 15 3 6 6 17 24 13 49
7 Nashville SC 29 12 8 9 36 28 13 8 3 2 22 9 16 4 5 7 14 19 8 44
8 New York City 31 8 13 10 33 36 16 7 6 3 22 16 15 1 7 7 11 20 -3 37
9 Montreal Impact 30 11 4 15 30 45 15 9 2 4 21 10 15 2 2 11 9 35 -15 37
10 DC United 31 9 9 13 41 44 16 5 6 5 29 23 15 4 3 8 12 21 -3 36
11 New York RB 30 8 10 12 30 37 15 6 5 4 18 16 15 2 5 8 12 21 -7 34
12 Chicago Fire 30 8 10 12 34 47 15 5 7 3 22 19 15 3 3 9 12 28 -13 34
13 Charlotte 29 7 12 10 36 48 15 4 8 3 20 21 14 3 4 7 16 27 -12 33
14 Inter Miami 29 9 5 15 37 45 14 6 3 5 22 17 15 3 2 10 15 28 -8 32
15 Toronto 30 4 10 16 24 48 15 4 6 5 17 17 15 0 4 11 7 31 -24 22

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