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- Nashville SC have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Major League Soccer
- DC United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Nashville SC form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Nashville SC have scored 22 goals to get 23 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Major League Soccer are 6-5-0 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Nashville tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
Nashville lost their last game at Inter Miami (placed 12th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Joe Willis, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.63 out of 10 in that game. Willis stopped the opponent with seven saves. Nashville's goalkeeper Joe Willis was extremely busy against Inter Miami, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves. Heartbreak for Nashville in their last match as Inter Miami's I. Vassilev scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Preceding that game was the away draw at New England that finished 0-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nashville handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, zero draws and zero defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nashville, as the Major League Soccer home game vs Orlando City is only three days away.
Nashville can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 22 times. Nashville have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
DC United form and stats
DC United have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 2-3-5 (10 played).
Andy Najar and Ola Kamara scored in DC United's previous match, the home game against Montreal Impact that ended 2-1. Andy Najar was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.95. The defender Najar scored one goal and won 9 of 12 duels.
Prior to that result DC United won their away game at Columbus Crew. The scoreline was 4-2.DC United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and six defeats. From a total of eleven matches.
The schedule is very tough for DC United now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Major League Soccer game at New England is waiting in only three days.
DC United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league). DC United's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 16 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Williams Kamara 10 goals |   H. Mukhtar 7 goals |  C. Sapong 6 goals |
Nashville SC missing players
DC United missing players
| Nashville SC | DC United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 26 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 27 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 21 |
| 78% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 67% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 56% |
| 44% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 70% | 56% |
| 33% | 45% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 28% |
| 11% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 50% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 50% |
| 44% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 33% |
| 28% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 28% |
| 5.3 | 6.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14.2 | 16.9 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 12.1 | 13.5 |
| 5.3 | 6.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 27% | 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 32% | 33% |
- DC United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 the fewest conceded goals (17) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have the most clean sheets (8) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have the most points (23) at home 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 | New England | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 3 | New York City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | DC United | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Montreal Impact | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | New York RB | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Atlanta United | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 12 | Inter Miami | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -11 | 16 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -12 | 16 |
| 14 | Toronto | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -15 | 15 |