Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round of 16 match between Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Nashville SC come to Chase Stadium for the Major League Soccer match on Saturday, Inter Miami CF will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Inter Miami CF vs Nashville SC
Inter Miami CF Form
In their last three outings, Inter Miami CF won 4-1 against New England Revolution, beat Atlanta United by 4-0 and hammered Nashville SC 2-5. Inter Miami CF won five of their last six Major League Soccer matches at Chase Stadium, scoring 20 and conceding ten along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.
Nashville SC Form
Nashville SC have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 3-1 win against Houston Dynamo FC, before drawing 1-1 with CF Montreal. This little streak came to an end, when Inter Miami CF proved too strong in a 2-5 defeat for Nashville SC. Nashville SC came through their last six away games in the Major League Soccer without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to six.
Betting stats for Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
Players on top: Inter Miami CF vs Nashville SC
Inter Miami CF against Nashville SC is also a battle between Lionel Messi and Sam Surridge with both in decent form. The former scored seven while the latter has four Major League Soccer goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular betting markets: Inter Miami CF vs Nashville SC
Full-time result
Inter Miami CF won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Nashville SC won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost six in this run. Astonishingly, Nashville SC conceded a goal in their last 13 matches.
Both teams to score
Inter Miami CF scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Curiously, Nashville SC only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Nashville SC played. Nashville SC will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Inter Miami CF managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Inter Miami CF, who scored an average of 2.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Nashville SC, who managed to hit the net 1.8 times on average in these games. Inter Miami CF’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.