It's advantage Columbus Crew so far with their 3rd position in the Major League Soccer table, welcoming Nashville SC who are placed 7th.
- Columbus Crew have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Nashville SC has the most clean sheets (11) in Major League Soccer
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Columbus Crew form and stats
This stadium, MAPFRE Stadium, has been a fortress for Columbus Crew in the Major League Soccer so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 10-0-1. Ever since the Montreal Impact game Columbus has been unbeatable here at MAPFRE Stadium producing four straight wins.
The Columbus supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host New York RB in Major League Soccer and win 3-2. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Atlanta United.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Columbus Crew handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, three draws and one defeat.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 11 games), Columbus Crew's attacking play is working. Columbus have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Nashville SC form and stats
4-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Nashville SC, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Major League Soccer, in their Major League Soccer matches away. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Nashville's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Sporting KC game.
Nashville have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Joe Willis. It's been 209 minutes since they last conceded in Major League Soccer.
Two travels in a row for Nashville, whose manager G. Smith could celebrate last time after the Major League Soccer win against Toronto (after extra-time). Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Inter Miami.
Daniel Rios came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Toronto (after extra-time) last time out, making the manager G. Smith feel like a tactical genius.
We have checked recent matches where Nashville have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were one victory, two draws and three defeats.
The attacking power of Nashville when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Nashville have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Columbus - Nashville SC 2-0 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  G. Zardes 14 goals |  P. Martins Santos 7 goals |  L. Zelarayán 6 goals |
Columbus Crew missing players
Nashville SC missing players
| Columbus Crew | Nashville SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 13 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 40 | 26 | 10 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 28 |
| 24 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 77% | 84% |
| 76% | 85% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 46% | 56% |
| 56% | 62% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 31% | 32% |
| 24% | 15% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 23% | 16% |
| 4% | 8% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 8% |
| 56% | 54% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 31% | 40% |
| 36% | 46% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 46% | 44% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 46% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 12.8 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.2 |
| 3.8 | 4.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 42% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 18% | 27% |
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Columbus Crew have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Columbus Crew have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nashville SC have scored away.
- Columbus Crew have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Columbus Crew haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Nashville SC has the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC has the most clean sheets (11) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC has the most clean sheets (6) away in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Toronto | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 44 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 41 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | New York City | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | New York RB | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -2 | 32 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | New England | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | DC United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -24 | 16 |