Nashville SC vs Austin FC Prediction: This could go either way

Nashville and Austin FC lock horns in the MLS at the Geodis Park. Both clubs had a break in the MLS to compete in the Leagues Cup tournament for the past 2 weeks. And during that time, Nashville SC failed to win any of the two group matches, while Austin FC managed to make it past the group stage, before getting eliminated in the round of 32.

Nashville and Austin FC will play against each other for the first time this year.

Nashville SC had not improved one bit since their horrible run prior to the Leagues Cup. At the time, they lost 6 straight league matches prior to the Leagues Cup, and in the Leagues Cup, they continued in the same form, without winning a single match.

Nashville’s Leagues Cup run ended rather abruptly as they suffered an opening round defeat to Mazatlan (2-0) and then in the second match, they played a 1-1 draw with New England Revolution, and then losing 5-4 on penalties.

Nashville returns back to the MLS and they are hoping to overcome their pre-Leagues Cup form and turn their poor run into a winning run. Their next opponent will be Austin FC at the Geodis Park.

Austin FC also hopes for a lot of improvement when they prepare for MLS duties once again. Their form prior to the Leagues Cup was poor as results showed they had 1 win in 5 league matches before the Leagues Cup tournament. And particularly in the last 3 matches, they recorded 1 draw and 2 defeats.

However, Austin FC had an impressive run in the Leagues Cup, especially in the group stages. They won both group games against Pumas and Monterrey, and they qualified for the knockout round. Unfortunately, they crashed out in the round of 32 after losing 2-0 to Los Angeles FC.

Austin FC returns back to MLS football and they hope for positive results in their first match against Nashville SC at the Geodis Park.

In the last 3 meetings, Nashville SC won 2 matches and the remaining 1 match ended as a draw.

Nashville SC has been out of sorts recently, having lost 8 encounters in all competitions. It would be perfect to say this poor period will reflect either poor defending or failing to create more scoring opportunities. A losing routine like that will seriously undermine team morale, which in turn gets reflected badly in performance in this match. Austin FC has recorded mixed results at the tournament so far, with 4 losses in the last meetings out of 10. This shows that they have had some unconvincing results but are relatively more in form than Nashville. If measured by current form, then Austin FC is likely to be the better side in this match. Seeing the losing row of Nashville, probably Austin could come out with a more outspoken approach in this match. Nashville may find the back of the net on the strength of home games, and the recent defensive shortcomings of Austin might mean securing three points by Austin.

• Both Teams to Score at 1.68 Odds
• Nashville or Austin to Win and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.68 Odds
• Over 2.5 Goals at 1.68 Odds