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Nashville SC vs Charlotte FC Prediction, 9/2/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/31/2023

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Game: Nashville SC vs Charlotte FC

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: GEODIS Park in Nashville, TN

TV: Apple TV

Odds/Point Spread: Nashville (-119) Charlotte (+330)

The Crown (7-9-9) are hitting the road to GEODIS Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat NSC (11-6-9). Charlotte is priced at +330 while Nashville SC are at -119. The betting total comes in at 2.5. The expected starting goaltenders will be Joe Willis for Nashville and Kristijan Kahlina for Charlotte.

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Nashville SC has accounted for 82 saves and they also have earned a save rate of 79.4 this season. The team's goal differential is 5 by 31 goals compiled in addition to 26 goals relinquished. On the season, the club holds an average of 1.50 pts per match (39 pts) and they also are ranked 25th in the league with 18 assists. The Nashville Soccer Club rank 13th in the matter of xG with 33.8, and the team's expected goals against are 30.4. Nashville has accumulated 51 yellow cards on the season and 5 red cards. Nashville has surrendered 26 goals while allowing 1.00 G/90, and opposing teams have a total of 107 SoT on them. They are sitting with 8 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a percentage of 30.8% this season.

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So far this season, Charlotte has the club's save percentage of 69.7 (122 shots on target against), and they also rank 20th in the league with 30 points. The Crown have an average of 1.20 points per match while amassing 23 assists. Charlotte FC has earned 33 goals and their expected goals this season is at 26.0. Charlotte has tallied a clean sheet % of 12.0% this year and 71 yellow card cautions. Their goals against per 90 minutes is currently at 1.68 with 82 saves, and they have earned 3 shut outs. Charlotte is ranked 24th when it comes to goals against having 42, and the difference in goals is sitting at -9.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Nashville is Joe Willis. Willis has been on the pitch for 33,276 mins and is sitting with 1,203 saves so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.27 (471 total goals given up) and he has a save % of .721. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has had 1,669 shots tried at him in 370 career starting assignments. Willis (159-82-128 mark during his career) has accounted for 98 clean sheets, which has earned him a 26.5% clean sheet rate.

Kristijan Kahlina will reside in front of the goal for Charlotte. Kahlina has racked up 41 shutouts while defending 210 shots attempted against him in 13,590 career mins. He has earned a save percentage of .671 and his clean sheet rate is 27.2%. He has allowed 0.78 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 69-33-49. In his career, Kahlina has conceded 118 goals while tallying 141 stops in 151 starting assignments.

Hany Mukhtar is a member of the team who can help decide the match for Nashville. He has totaled 52 assists while tallying 30 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. The forward born in Germany has tallied 81 goals in 18,079 professional minutes. Mukhtar has been a starter in 200 matchups thus far in his career and scores 0.40 G/90.

Charlotte features an attacker in Bill Tuiloma, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He scores 0.12 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 115 matches so far in his career. The defenseman from New Zealand has 10,636 mins while he has scored 14 goals. He has 20 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 4 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nashville (-119)

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