Nashville SC vs New York City FC Prediction: Nashville SC are a stubborn bunch

Nashville SC will host New York City at the Geodis Park this week, for another MLS game. 

Nashville SC are hoping to get another win this week after recording a 2-1 win over Toronto FC last week. They are hardly a consistent side, so a win here would mean a great deal. And for New York City, their good run slipped out the window since the defeat to Columbus Crew 2 weeks ago. They had hoped to bounce back after that, but they lost once again to LA Galaxy last week. Therefore they are coming to face Nashville SC with an anxiety to win the game. 

Nashville SC are hardly the most exciting team to watch by all standards, but they hope to change all that and build some momentum in the coming games. 

Nashville's win last week meant they are now unbeaten in 2 straight games but that's hardly impressive. In their last 5 games, they recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. And in 10 games, Nashville SC had 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. The western conference table places them in 8th with 23 points. 

Nashville SC managed to beat Toronto FC 2-1 last week away from home. Toronto got the opening goal in the 34th minute and then in the 65th minute, Sam Surridge struck for Nashville SC. Finally, in the 90th minute, Sam Surridge completed his brace and Nashville SC won the game in the end. 

According to stats, Nashville's game was summarized as:- 49% possession, 2 big chances, 4 goalkeeper saves, 3 corner kicks and 3 shots on target.

New York City FC have been left bemused by the sudden turn of events following their back-to-back defeats in the last 2 games. They had been on an excellent run prior to those defeats and it's beginning to seem like they've lost their magic.

New York City lost back-to-back games to Columbus Crew and LA Galaxy and in their last 5 games, they had 3 wins and 2 defeats. Prior to both defeats, New York City put together a run of 5 wins in a row. And in 10 league games, they had 7 wins and 3 defeats. According to the eastern conference table, New York City is 4th with 29 points. 

New York City played away from home against LA Galaxy last week and the result was a 2-0 defeat for the team. They conceded in the 41st minute and then again in the 49th minute. 

A summary of New York’s stats was:- 47% possession, 1 big chance, 5 corner kicks and 4 shots on target. 

According to the h2h, there's been only 3 games played between both clubs. Nashville SC won 2 games, New York City won 1 and 1 game ended as a draw.

The question of New York City's recovery seems like a million dollar question. Right now they have failed to recover in their last 2 games and they are anxious to do that. Another defeat would be a disaster to their confidence. And Nashville SC are also not in the mood to drop more points. Their record shows they've had more draws than defeats. They are the sort of side to prefer a draw to a defeat, which would be an ideal result for them. 

• Under 11 Corners at 1.60 Odds
• Nashville or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.79 Odds
• Nashville SC DNB at 1.61 Odds