A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and 34th place in the table will show on the pitch.
It's no vacation for neither Nashville nor Hartford Athletic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Nashville form and stats
Nashville have collected 17 points from their home games so far after 5-2-2. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Nashville has won their last four matches. Two home wins in a row for Nashville bring valid hopes of a third.Nashville's last game was hosting Hartford Athletic and winning 4-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Swope Park Rangers and winning 2-0.
Goals decide football matches and Nashville are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 matches. From these home matches, Nashville have conceded only 7 goals.
Hartford Athletic form and stats
Hartford Athletic, who have the most conceded goals (57) in USL Championship, have only collected 7 points from their away games after 2-1-11 (14 played).Hartford Athletic play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-4 to Nashville. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Bethlehem Steel.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any point(s) for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Hartford Athletic as the away team, we found three results. Statistics from these were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. The outsiders lost 3 of these games by at least two goals.
Hartford Athletic have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, 14 away games. Hartford Athletic are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 15 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Nashville - Hartford Athletic 4-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Nashville won 2 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Hartford Athletic has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 0Top Goalscorers
A. Winn 1 goals / 2 assists | K. Belmar 1 goals |
Nashville missing players
Hartford Athletic missing players
| Nashville | Hartford Athletic | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 9 | 4 | Played | 6 | 14 | 24 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Won | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| 41 | 19 | 9 | Scored | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | 18 | 37 | 57 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 83% | 93% | 96% |
| 41% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 83% | 86% | 79% |
| 32% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 67% | 57% | 46% |
| 18% | 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 17% | 21% | 25% |
| 41% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 71% |
| 45% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| 18% | 22% | 25% | Failed To Score | 50% | 36% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 6 | 8.7 | Corners For (avg) | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | 6 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 1.4 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Hartford Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hartford Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hartford Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nashville have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nashville have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Nashville haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 06-07-19 | | Louisville City | 2 - 1 | Nashville |
| 18-07-19 | | Memphis 901 | 0 - 2 | Nashville |
| 28-07-19 | | Nashville | 2 - 0 | Indy Eleven |
| 04-08-19 | | Swope Park Rangers | 0 - 2 | Nashville |
| 08-08-19 | | Nashville | 4 - 0 | Hartford Athletic |
| 11-08-19 | | Nashville | 00:00 | Bethlehem Steel |
| 17-08-19 | | Charlotte Independence | 23:00 | Nashville |
| 25-08-19 | | Nashville | - | Charleston Battery |
| 31-08-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 23:30 | Nashville |
| 08-09-19 | | Saint Louis FC | 00:30 | Nashville |
| 18-07-19 | | Swope Park Rangers | 4 - 3 | Hartford Athletic |
| 20-07-19 | | Hartford Athletic | 2 - 3 | Charleston Battery |
| 27-07-19 | | Hartford Athletic | 2 - 4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| 01-08-19 | | Bethlehem Steel | 0 - 3 | Hartford Athletic |
| 08-08-19 | | Nashville | 4 - 0 | Hartford Athletic |
| 10-08-19 | | Hartford Athletic | 17:00 | New York RB II |
| 24-08-19 | | Hartford Athletic | 23:00 | Atlanta United II |
| 02-09-19 | | Saint Louis FC | 00:30 | Hartford Athletic |
| 07-09-19 | | Hartford Athletic | 23:00 | Loudoun United |
| 14-09-19 | | Hartford Athletic | 23:00 | Louisville City |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Phoenix Rising | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 37 | 46 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 46 |
| 3 | New York RB II | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 44 |
| 4 | Reno 1868 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 43 |
| 5 | Nashville | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 41 |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 40 |
| 7 | Fresno FC | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 40 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 35 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 10 | Ottawa Fury | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 11 | New Mexico United | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 33 |
| 12 | Louisville City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 33 |
| 13 | Austin Bold | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 14 | Real Monarchs | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
| 15 | Sacramento Republic | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 30 |
| 16 | OKC Energy | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 30 |
| 17 | El Paso Locomotive | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 29 |
| 18 | LA Galaxy II | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -9 | 29 |
| 19 | Portland Timbers II | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 28 |
| 20 | Las Vegas Lights | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -3 | 27 |
| 21 | San Antonio | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 22 | Orange County | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 23 | Charleston Battery | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 26 |
| 24 | Charlotte Independence | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 24 |
| 25 | Rio Grande Valley | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -5 | 23 |
| 26 | Birmingham Legion | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -16 | 23 |
| 27 | Saint Louis FC | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 28 | Bethlehem Steel | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -14 | 22 |
| 29 | Colorado Springs | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -20 | 21 |
| 30 | Loudoun United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -6 | 19 |
| 31 | Memphis 901 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 32 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 29 | -16 | 18 |
| 33 | Atlanta United II | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 17 |
| 34 | Hartford Athletic | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 37 | -28 | 16 |
| 35 | Swope Park Rangers | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -20 | 15 |
| 36 | Seattle Sounders II | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 33 | -35 | 11 |