Nashville SC - Columbus Crew. 2nd spot meets 10th spot. Nothing is certain - get a broad game guide here!
- Nashville SC have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Major League Soccer
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nashville and Columbus Crew.
Nashville SC form and stats
Nashville SC have performed here this season with 8 wins from 15 Major League Soccer matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 7 games and lost 0. In general it's been a long time since Nashville tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games in the league.
Stress levels are on the rise for Nashville's attacking players as they have now played 211 minutes without scoring in a league game. R. Leal was their last goal scorer. Nashville are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
An away draw last time out for Nashville SC, facing DC United in a game that ended 0-0. The goalie Joe Willis was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.81 out of ten. Willis stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with New York City the opponent.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Nashville matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, four draws and zero defeats (from five games).
The manager B. Jacobs will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Philadelphia Union in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Nashville SC are scoring many of them at home; 33 on target from 15 league matches. Nashville SC have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Columbus Crew form and stats
There's been little loot from Columbus Crew's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 15 away games in the Major League Soccer. Columbus Crew only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws.
Columbus are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Major League Soccer against Inter Miami (placed 11th). As mentioned above, Columbus was the only team on the pitch versus Inter Miami in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Midfield player Pedro Santos was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.93/10. Santos scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 29 successful passes (of 36 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Philadelphia Union wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Columbus Crew playing away, we found four games. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and four home wins.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting New York RB in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Columbus as they have only managed to score 9 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 21 goals have been conceded by Columbus in these games.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the teams met previously this season; Columbus Crew - Nashville 0-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Nashville victories, one draw and two Columbus Crew wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Nashville SC missing players
Columbus Crew missing players
| Nashville SC | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 29 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 46 | 33 | 13 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 36 |
| 26 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | 39 |
| 76% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 86% |
| 66% | 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 47% | 66% |
| 45% | 60% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | 55% |
| 34% | 53% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 31% |
| 14% | 20% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 13% | 17% |
| 52% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 33% | 52% |
| 45% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 28% | 7% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 60% | 38% |
| 4.8 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.7 | 16.6 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.3 | 11.4 |
| 5.4 | 7 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 29% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 24% | 35% |
- Columbus Crew have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Columbus Crew have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Columbus Crew have scored away.
- Nashville SC have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have the most clean sheets (13) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have the most scored goals (33) at home in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 66 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 48 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 46 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 45 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 42 |
| 6 | DC United | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | New York City | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 40 |
| 9 | New York RB | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -3 | 37 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -22 | 32 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 30 | -17 | 28 |
| 13 | Toronto | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 35 | -22 | 25 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 38 | -26 | 20 |