Toronto vs Nashville SC: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 01.August
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: BMO Field (30991 seats)

Toronto played 2-1 against Chicago Fire last week, a game to remember. Next up is this strong Nashville SC side.

Insights:
  • Toronto have the most conceded goals (32) in Major League Soccer
  • Nashville SC is in the best form (3-3-0)

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Toronto form and stats

Toronto's struggle is real here at BMO Field with only 6 points collected from 6 Major League Soccer games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-2. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Toronto are returning here after visiting Chicago Fire in a Major League Soccer game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Nick DeLeon and Yeferson Soteldo scored the goal(s). Alex Bono, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 9.72 out of 10 in that game. Bono stopped the opponent with 13 saves. Toronto goalkeeper Alex Bono did an outstanding job against Chicago Fire with 13 saves, so vital to securing the victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of C. Armas when Nick DeLeon scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute.

In the match before that, Toronto hosted New York RB and drew the game 1-1.

Toronto are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Philadelphia Union awaits in three days.

Toronto has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Toronto defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Nashville SC form and stats

The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (7) in Major League Soccer, are W0-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer.

The Nashville goalkeeper Joe Willis is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 223 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Impressive finishing from Charles Sapong (2) and Randall Leal secured the home win 3-0 against Cincinnati in their previous game. Attacker Charles Sapong got a player rating of 8.92 in the game. "Man of the match" Sapong scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Columbus Crew.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Nashville manager B. Jacobs as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against New England.

Goals are few and far between in Nashville's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. 4 goals have been conceded by Nashville in these games.

Head 2 Head

Toronto and Nashville SC have met before this season: Nashville SC - Toronto 3-2. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - zero - two (Toronto wins - draws - Nashville SC wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Nashville SCH. Mukhtar
H. Mukhtar
7 goals
Nashville SCC. Sapong
C. Sapong
5 goals
TorontoJ. Osorio
J. Osorio
3 goals

Toronto missing players

Nashville SC missing players

Toronto Nashville SC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 6 3 Played P 1 4 15
3 1 1 Won W 0 0 6
4 3 1 Drew D 1 3 8
8 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
20 8 5 Scored S 2 2 24
32 9 4 Conceded C 2 4 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 80%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 67%
53% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 25% 47%
40% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 25% 40%
33% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 13%
73% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 25% 47%
7% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 47%
20% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 75% 27%
 
4.8 5.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 1 4 5.6
4.9 5 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.8 5
2 2.2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.2 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 10.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.2 15.1
3.6 3.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3 5.9
37% 40% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 17% 27%
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • All of Toronto's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Nashville SC have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Major League Soccer
  • Nashville SC have the most clean sheets (7) in Major League Soccer
  • Nashville SC have the most points from losing position (8) in Major League Soccer
  • Nashville SC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Nashville SC have yet to win a game away.
  • Nashville SC is in the best form (3-3-0)
  • Toronto have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nashville SC have scored away.
  • Toronto have the most conceded goals (32) in Major League Soccer
  • Toronto have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Major League Soccer
  • Toronto 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 New England 15 9 3 3 28 18 6 5 0 1 12 7 9 4 3 2 16 11 10 30
2 Nashville SC 15 6 8 1 24 14 11 6 5 0 22 10 4 0 3 1 2 4 10 26
3 Orlando City 14 7 4 3 23 14 7 4 2 1 13 4 7 3 2 2 10 10 9 25
4 Columbus Crew 15 6 6 3 16 12 7 4 3 0 11 5 8 2 3 3 5 7 4 24
5 Philadelphia Union 15 6 5 4 19 15 7 4 1 2 9 6 8 2 4 2 10 9 4 23
6 Montreal Impact 14 6 4 4 19 16 7 4 2 1 13 9 7 2 2 3 6 7 3 22
7 New York City 13 6 2 5 21 15 7 4 1 2 13 7 6 2 1 3 8 8 6 20
8 New York RB 13 5 3 5 18 16 6 4 1 1 10 4 7 1 2 4 8 12 2 18
9 DC United 14 5 2 7 20 18 6 4 0 2 11 4 8 1 2 5 9 14 2 17
10 Atlanta United 15 2 8 5 14 18 7 2 3 2 8 7 8 0 5 3 6 11 -4 14
11 Toronto 15 3 4 8 20 32 6 1 3 2 8 9 9 2 1 6 12 23 -12 13
12 Cincinnati 14 3 4 7 17 29 5 0 2 3 5 9 9 3 2 4 12 20 -12 13
13 Chicago Fire 15 3 3 9 17 27 10 3 3 4 15 14 5 0 0 5 2 13 -10 12
14 Inter Miami 12 2 2 8 9 22 6 0 1 5 4 16 6 2 1 3 5 6 -13 8

Read more about Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer (often known simply as MLS) is the top level of football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. MLS has 24 teams divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western. Each team play 34 fixtures to decide a league table champion. The top fourteen teams then compete in playoff to crown a MLS Cup champion.