Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC Prediction, 7/8/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 7/6/2023

Game: Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC

Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Location: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+136) Nashville (+202)

The Nashville Soccer Club (11-5-5) are en route to Soldier Field on Saturday where they will go up against the Fire (5-8-7). The Fire open at +136 while Nashville SC are at +202. The over/under is 2.5. The goalies expected to start will be Chris Brady for Chicago and Joe Willis for Nashville.

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Chicago has given up 31 goals while conceding 1.55 goals per 90 min, and the opposition have 98 shots on target on them. They have compiled 4 clean sheets, giving them a percentage of 20.0% the season. Chicago has tallied 54 yellow cards so far this season in addition to 4 red cards. The Fire rank 24th in expected goals having 22.1, and the xGA are 29.8. This season, the squad is averaging 1.15 pts per match (23 pts) and are ranked 19th in soccer with 16 assists. This team's differential on goals is at -5 because of 26 goals put in the net and also 31 goals relinquished. The Chicago Fire have recorded 68 saves and they also are the owners of a save percentage of 72.4 on the year.

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Nashville SC has amassed 30 goals and the team's expected goals this year is sitting at 27.5. The team's goals against/90 minutes is currently at 0.76 in addition to 65 saves, and they have compiled 7 shut outs. This season, Nashville has a save % of 81.3 (80 shots on target against), and also rank 2nd in the league with 38 points. Nashville sits at 2nd when it comes to goals against having 16, and the goal difference is sitting at 14. Nashville has tallied a clean sheet % of 33.3% over the course of the season as well as 38 yellow card warnings. The Nashville Soccer Club average 1.81 pts/match while earning 18 assists and 1 red card.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Chicago will be Chris Brady. Brady has been on the field for 2,369 minutes and is sitting with 64 saves in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.06 (28 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .703. The goalkeeper from the United States has had 91 shots attempted at him in 27 starts. Brady (8-13-6 mark in his career) has earned 7 shutouts, which leaves him with a 25.9% shutout rate.

Joe Willis will look after the net for Nashville. Willis has earned 98 clean sheets and has defended 1,646 shots tried against him in 32,916 mins throughout his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of .723 and his clean sheet rate is 26.8%. He has conceded 1.26 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 159-82-124. In his pro soccer career, Willis has allowed 461 goals while earning 1,190 saves in 366 starting assignments.

Kacper Przybylko is a player who can make a noticable difference for Chicago. Przybyłko has started 173 outings in his career and he tallies 0.38 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in Poland has earned 66 goals scored in 15,762 professional minutes. He has accounted for 24 assists while earning 16 yellow card warnings in his career.

Nashville has playmaker in Hany Mukhtar, who is known to give defenses fits. He has accounted for 30 yellow cards during his career and has helped on a goal 52 times. The forward born in Germany has accumulated 17,731 mins while he has scored 81 goals. He has an average of 0.41 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 197 games so far in his pro soccer career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nashville (+202)

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Start:	November 24, 2024 @ 1:00 PM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

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Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Take #256 Chicago Bears +3 over Minnesota Vikings (1p.m., Sunday, November 24 FOX) We used the Bears as a free play winner last Sunday and easily covered the spread and should have been an underdog outright winner. Now we will ride them for a second straight week against another NFC North rival, the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings are 8-2 on the season, yet are only around a field goal favorite. I still do not trust Sam Donald to win consistently over the course of a 17 game regular season. Minnesota is not as good as their 8-2 record would indicate and playing outdoors in Chicago on Sunday will cause issues for them on both sides of the ball. Chicago has been hit or miss this season, but they will be up to play another divisional rival and we expect them to take this down to the wire as well. Do not miss out on Doc’s Sports Weekend Card featuring top plays in college and NFL football. Read More Read Less

Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC Prediction, 7/8/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

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