Major League Soccer · ·Matchday 29

Nashville SC vs Sporting Kansas City

Garuda Lions Prediction: Nashville SC

2 – 0 Predicted score · 10% model probability

Geodis Park, Nashville

Nashville SC 74%
Draw 16%
Sporting Kansas City 10%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Chance Nashville SC wins
74%
most likely outcome
Chance of a goal
97%
at least one goal in the match
Both teams score
56%
goals at both ends
Most likely score with our pick
2 – 0
10% of simulated outcomes

Nashville SC vs Sporting Kansas City overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Nashville SC vs Sporting Kansas City

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityNashville SCDrawSporting Kansas City
Model74.0%16.3%9.7%
Market73.9%16.0%10.1%
Final73.9%16.1%10.0%
Edge+0.1%+0.4%-0.5%

Confidence: Low

Why Nashville SC

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.67 vs 0.91.
  • Better recent form: 3 wins in the last 6 vs 2 for the opposition.

Best available price on the pick: 1.29, recorded — the top price across the books in the table below, each at its own last update.

Nashville SC vs Sporting Kansas City match preview

Nashville SC enters this match with a strong probability of winning at 74%, while Sporting Kansas City stands at 10%. The expected goals for Nashville SC are significantly higher at 2.67 compared to Sporting Kansas City's 0.91. The most likely scoreline predicted by our model is 2-0, which has a 10% likelihood.

In terms of recent form, Nashville SC has recorded two wins, a draw, and two losses in their last five matches, while Sporting Kansas City has struggled with one win and four losses. Additionally, there is a 69% chance of over 2.5 goals being scored in the match, and both teams to score is projected at 56%. The confidence grade for this prediction is C.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Nashville SC ↓ / Sporting Kansa → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 1 7% 7% 2 10% 9% 3 9% 8% 4+ 11% 10%

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 97%
2+ goals 88%
3+ goals 69%
No goals 3%

Nashville SC and Sporting Kansas City expected goals

Nashville SC 2.67
Sporting Kansas City 0.91

Total expected goals: 3.58

Nashville SC and Sporting Kansas City attack and defence ratings

Nashville SC

Attack 1.21 +21%
Defence 0.67 -33%

Sporting Kansas City

Attack 1.00 +0%
Defence 1.27 +27%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

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Nashville SC vs Sporting Kansas City markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Nashville SC 73.9% 1.35 +0.1% 1.29
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 69.4% 1.44 — —
Both teams to score Yes 56.3% 1.78 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 90.0% 1.11 — —
Handicap -1 Nashville SC win 53.7% 1.86 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Nashville SC73.9%
Draw16.1%
Sporting Kansas City10.0%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.569.4%
Under 2.530.6%
Both teams to scoreYes56.3%
No43.7%
Double chance1X (home or draw)90.0%
12 (either side)83.9%
X2 (draw or away)26.1%
Handicap -1Nashville SC win53.7%
Push (exactly one goal)20.3%
Loss26.0%
Correct score (top 3)2-09.9%
2-19.0%
3-08.8%

Nashville SC vs Sporting Kansas City stats

Nashville SC and Sporting Kansas City recent form

newest first

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Nashville SC and Sporting Kansas City season so far

league record

Nashville SC record

  • They have won 17 of their 26 league games this season, scoring 2.0 goals per match.
  • They average 3.0 goals per game at home against 1.1 on the road.
  • They have kept 12 clean sheets in 26 matches.
  • They have failed to score in 5 of 26 matches.
  • Their longest winning run this season stretches to 5 matches.
  • They have converted 3 of 3 penalties (100%).
  • 43% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Sporting Kansas City record

  • They have won 6 of their 26 league games this season, scoring 1.2 goals per match.
  • They have failed to score in 9 of 26 matches.

Nashville SC vs Sporting Kansas City head-to-head

No recent meetings on record

Our head-to-head history covers these clubs' top-flight matches from 2014 onwards — these two simply haven't crossed paths in that window (newly promoted sides and cross-division pairings are the usual reason). The prediction doesn't rely on H2H: it is built from each team's current expected-goals ratings.

Nashville SC vs Sporting Kansas City odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 73.9%, draw 16.0%, away 10.1%.

Bookmaker1X2
Bet365 1.27 5.75 9.00
Betano 1.29 5.90 9.50
Betfair 1.22 6.00 9.50
Dafabet 1.27 6.20 9.80
Marathonbet 1.27 5.85 8.60
William Hill 1.25 5.50 8.00

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 1.27 —
X 5.88 ▲ +0.03
2 9.25 ▲ +0.25

10 snapshots recorded, from .

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