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Major League Soccer: Austin FC vs Nashville SC – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 28 match between Austin FC and Nashville SC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Nashville SC go up against Austin FC this coming Sunday for a Major League Soccer meeting at Q2 Stadium.

Nashville SC have taken the lead in the Major League Soccer after collecting 60 points from their initial 27 encounters. Austin FC trail them by 31 points after 27 rounds, leaving them as number 13 in the table.

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Team form: Austin FC vs Nashville SC

Austin FC Form

Austin FC look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Vancouver Whitecaps in a 1-2 win, before a 0-0 draw followed against FC Dallas. Their most recent outing resulted in a 3-3 draw in a hard fought encounter with San Diego FC. Austin FC just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Major League Soccer matches at the Q2 Stadium. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored ten and conceded nine goals.

Nashville SC Form

In their last three matches, Nashville SC drew 2-2 with Inter Miami CF, beat Chicago Fire FC by 3-0 and beat Toronto FC by 2-0. Nashville SC managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Major League Soccer. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring seven time and letting in six.

Betting stats for Austin FC and Nashville SC

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Austin FC and Nashville SC played across all tournaments.

  • In 13 of the last 15 Austin FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Austin FC home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Austin FC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Austin FC home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Austin FC home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 16 of the last 18 Nashville SC away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 11 of the last 13 Nashville SC away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Nashville SC matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Nashville SC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Nashville SC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players in form: Austin FC vs Nashville SC

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Hany Mukhtar has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Sunday, it is because Nashville SC bank on him to build on these numbers against Austin FC. The latter relies on Christian Ramirez, who found the target four times in six games.

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Full-time result

Austin FC claimed four wins, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Nashville SC won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away. Austin FC are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Austin FC scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Nashville SC scored the opening goal of the match in six of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games Austin FC played. Nashville SC have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Austin FC have been able to keep a clean sheet in one of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Austin FC, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Nashville SC, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches.