Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati Prediction, 7/24/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 7/23/2021

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Game: Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati

Date: Saturday, July 24, 2021

Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Nashville (-169) Cincinnati (+584)

Nissan Stadium is the venue where Luciano Acosta and FC Cincinnati (3-4-6, 11th in Eastern Conference) will take on Nashville SC (5-8-1, 4th in Eastern Conference) on Saturday. The starting goalies will be Joe Willis for Nashville SC and Kenneth Vermeer for FC Cincinnati. The odds on this game have Nashville SC coming in at -169 and FCC is at +584. The total is set at 2.75.

Nashville played Columbus in their most recent match and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 0-0. In sharing the ball, they ended the game with a 81.3% passes received percentage by connecting on 265 of the 326 passing attempts last match. Nashville SC attempted 12 dribbles in this matchup and completed 7 of the dribbles for a percentage of 58.3%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Nashville ended this match at a 12.5% clip by hitting 1 SoT of 8 total shots. Nashville has an average of 1.50 goals per 90 min (21 goals in total) and have earned 15 assists in all games this season.

C.J. Sapong is a player who should be able to impact this game for Nashville SC. Sapong has been given a starting assignment in 224 matches so far in his career while scoring 0.33 G/90. The forward representing the United States has racked up 75 goals scored in 20,473 professional minutes played. He has totaled 23 assists while accumulating 18 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career. One more player who could decide who wins is Hany Mukhtar, the forward hailing from Germany. Mukhtar has 11,619 minutes during 129 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 18 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 30 times during his pro soccer career while he has scored 36 total goals. He sports an average of 0.28 goals per 90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Nashville SC will be Joe Willis. Willis (57-49-61 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 40 clean sheets, which has earned him a 24.2% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has had 725 shots tried against him in 165 starts. His GA/90 is 1.41 (236 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 70.1. Willis has seen the pitch for a total of 15,039 minutes and has earned 504 saves during his soccer career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Cincinnati earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 1-1 against Atlanta. They wrapped up this outing by converting 328 out of their 395 pass attempts for a percentage of 83.0%. FCC had a 66.7% successful dribble percentage by completing 20 out of the 30 dribbles they attempted. Cincinnati landed 6 shots on target out of their 14 shots attempted which had them at a 42.9% rate in their last outing. Having earned a total of 17 goals and 13 assists in all matches, Cincinnati has an average of 1.31 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 min.

Luciano Acosta will be someone to watch for FC Cincinnati. The forward born in Argentina has played 13,926 mins while scoring 32 goals. He has accounted for 30 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 35 times. He is currently averaging 0.21 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 159 matches in his career. You should also keep an eye on Brenner, the forward hailing from Brazil. Brenner has earned himself a total of 8 yellow cards in 3,635 minutes played (39 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average during his pro soccer career is 0.40. He has scored 16 goals thus far in his career while assisting on a goal 4 different times.

Kenneth Vermeer will be looking after the goal for FC Cincinnati. During his professional soccer career, Vermeer has conceded 312 goals and has totaled 629 stops in 246 starts. He has conceded 1.27 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 132-55-56. He is the owner of a save percentage of 68.6 and his clean sheet rate is currently 30.5%. Vermeer has accumulated 75 shutouts and has seen 918 shots tried against him in 22,034 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nashville (-169)

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