Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire Prediction, 5/6/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/1/2023

Game: Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023

Location: GEODIS Park in Nashville, TN

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Nashville (-120) Chicago (+330)

The Nashville Soccer Club (4-3-3) will take on the Chicago Fire (2-5-2) at GEODIS Park on Saturday. Nashville SC opens at -120 while the Fire are at +330. The total has been set at 2.5. The starting goalies will be Joe Willis for Nashville and Chris Brady for Chicago.

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Nashville has relinquished 6 goals while allowing 0.60 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs have amassed 40 SoT on them. They have a total of 5 shut outs, which has them sitting at a percentage of 50.0% so far this year. Nashville has accounted for 16 yellow card warnings on the campaign. The Nashville Soccer Club have a ranking of 22nd in regard to xG with 10.5, and the team's xGA sit at 10.3. On the season, this club comes in with an average of 1.50 points per match (15 points) and rank 12th in soccer with 9 assists. The team's goal differential is 5 by way of 11 goals scored and 6 goals surrendered. Nashville SC has amassed 34 SVs and hold a save percentage of 87.5 so far this season.

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The Chicago Fire have recorded 13 goals and the squad's expected goals on the year is sitting at 11.3. This team's goals against per 90 is 1.44 with 29 saves, and they have recorded 1 clean sheet. the year, Chicago has a save percentage of 70.7 (41 SoT against), and are 18th in soccer with 11 points. Chicago sits at 15th when it comes to goals surrendered having 13, and their goal differential sits at 0. Chicago has earned a shut out rate of 11.1% this year in addition to 25 yellow card warnings. The Fire are averaging 1.22 pts per contest while having 8 assists and 2 red cards.

The guy protecting the net for Nashville will be Joe Willis. Willis has played a total of 31,926 mins and has tallied 1,159 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.27 (451 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of .722. The keeper hailing from the United States has seen 1,606 shots tried against him in 355 career starts. Willis (152-80-122 record in his career) has recorded 96 clean sheets, which gives him a 27.0% shutout percentage.

Chris Brady will reside in front of the net for Chicago. So far in his career, Brady has conceded 13 goals and has racked up 31 stops in 18 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.72 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 5-10-3. He holds a save percentage of .721 and his clean sheet rate is 27.8%. Brady has totaled 5 clean sheets while he has seen 43 shots against him in 1,620 minutes throughout his career.

Hany Mukhtar is one guy to keep an eye out for Nashville. Mukhtar has been a starter in 186 matches so far in his career and he accounts for 0.38 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Germany has tallied 71 goals scored in 16,744 mins played. He has totaled 49 assists while tallying 28 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career.

Chicago features an attacker in Kacper Przybylko, who the defense is sure to gameplan in this matchup. He currently averages 0.38 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 167 outings so far in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Poland has played 15,273 minutes while scoring 65 goals. He has totaled 16 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 23 times.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+330)

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