A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Sporting KC fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Nashville SC's 10th place in the table will show on the pitch.
The hosts Sporting KC saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Major League Soccer. Thankfully the previous game, versus Chicago Fire, was also a home game here at Children's Mercy Park. The away team is better rested.
Sporting KC form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Sporting KC have to build on here at Children's Mercy Park in the Major League Soccer.
The Sporting KC supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer and win 1-0. In the game before, an away victory match versus Houston Dynamo with a 2-1 scoreline.
Sporting KC are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Dallas awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Sporting KC in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Nashville SC form and stats
Nashville SC, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Major League Soccer, have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 1-3-4 (8 played). The last three matches for Nashville have all ended in a draw.
The attacking players of Nashville SC have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 221 minutes. 181 minutes! That's how long the Nashville goalkeeper Joe Willis and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Nashville SC played 0-0 against Minnesota United in their previous match. Before that, Nashville SC travelled to New England and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Major League Soccer trip to Houston Dynamo.
Nashville SC are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 8 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Nashville have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Pulido Izaguirre 6 goals |  J. Russell 6 goals | K. Shelton 4 goals |
Sporting KC missing players
Nashville SC missing players
| Sporting KC | Nashville SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 24 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 94% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 62% | 73% |
| 82% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 47% |
| 65% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 35% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 18% | 30% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 71% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 33% |
| 29% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 6% | 10% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 47% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 271 | 190 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 112 | 184 |
| 78 | 50 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 31 | 57 |
| 36% | 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 6% | 19% |
- Nashville SC has the fewest conceded goals (14) in Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sporting KC have scored more than double the goals of Nashville SC.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Sporting KC | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Dallas | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | SJ Earthquakes | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 | -16 | 20 |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -19 | 15 |
| 12 | LA Galaxy | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 15 |