Charlotte FC vs Nashville SC Prediction & Betting Tips - Major League Soccer

Prediction published on 05/07/2022, 15:39  by Ioannis in Major League Soccer Predictions

Charlotte host Nashville in a crucial game for the two teams’ play-off fortunes. Charlotte sit in eighth, with the newly promoted side doing impressively well given that it is their first season as an expansion team. Their away win at Houston was vital not only because it was their first one away but also because it gave an end to a three game winless streak, to revitalise their play-off pursuit. They are doing extremely well at the Bank of America Stadium with six wins in their last eight. As a result, they are the second best home team of the Eastern Conference, having conceded just six goals and taken nineteen points in their nine home games. The key to that run is their defensive backline, with Charlotte preferring to keep things tight and benefit from their chances, which can be shown by the fact that six of their last seven home games were also accompanied by Under 2.5 goals and Both Teams To Score No.

Despite Nashville sitting sixth in the standings, they are not experiencing their best run of form. After surrendering an early lead to concede a draw against Portland, it is now one win in five for the away side who are at risk of seeing their play-off push lose steam. Their defence is failing them in recent games, having kept just one clean sheet in their last eleven. They have however won three of their last four away from home, scoring nine goals in the process and conceding four. This makes them the second best away team in the Western Conference, having taken seventeen points in eleven games.