Nashville SC and Atlanta United have both played out a "par" performance until now, to use a golf phrase. Both hold mid-table positions in the Major League Soccer.
- Nashville SC have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Nashville have less rest than Atlanta United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Major League Soccer game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Montreal Impact, was also a home game here at First Tennessee Park. The away team is better rested.
Nashville SC form and stats
Seven points from three Major League Soccer home games is a great start for Nashville SC, who are hoping to build on that form here at First Tennessee Park. Nashville SC has recorded two wins in a row here at First Tennessee Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Nashville SC last time playing, versus Montreal Impact. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Mukhtar and Muyl scoring for the victors. Zimmerman was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.33 out of 10. The defender Zimmerman won 5 of 9 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Houston Dynamo.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 9 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 0 and lost 0.
Nashville are traveling soon after this match as the US Open Cup match at Louisville City awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Nashville SC in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Nashville SC have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Atlanta United form and stats
1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Atlanta United playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Reyes, the Atlanta manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
There were no winners in Atlanta United's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs New England. Midfielder Almada was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.2. Almada scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes and had 55 successful passes (of 65 total).
We have checked recent matches where Atlanta United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were 3 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Atlanta United rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 8 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - two - two (Nashville wins - draws - Atlanta United wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Mukhtar 3 goals |  C. Sapong 3 goals |  D. Romney 2 goals |
Nashville SC missing players
Atlanta United missing players
| Nashville SC | Atlanta United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 73% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 73% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 64% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 4.5 | 7.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 6.2 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 15 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 15.8 | 16.2 |
| 4.2 | 6.3 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 25% | 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 30% |
| 12.7 | 9.7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.6 | 12.7 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
- All of Nashville SC's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Atlanta United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Atlanta United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Nashville SC have not yet lost a game at home.
- Nashville SC have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Nashville SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Austin | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Dallas | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 6 | Nashville SC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Minnesota United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Portland Timbers | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Seattle Sounders | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | SJ Earthquakes | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Sporting KC | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 12 |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -9 | 11 |
