Columbus Crew vs Nashville SC Prediction, 7/3/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/2/2024

Game: Columbus Crew vs Nashville SC

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Location: Lower.com Field in Columbus, OH

TV: MLS Season Pass

The Nashville Soccer Club (6-8-6) are traveling to Lower.com Field on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Crew (9-6-3). The goaltenders who are expected to start are Patrick Schulte for Columbus and Joe Willis for Nashville.

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Columbus has surrendered 18 goals while relinquishing 1.00 G/90, and opponents have accumulated 72 shots on target on them. They have 6 clean sheets, which has them at a rate of 33.3% so far this year. Columbus has 23 yellow cards over the course of the season and 2 red cards. The Crew sit at 15th in the category of xG with 29.8, and the xGA sit at 21.8. On the season, the team averages 1.83 pts per fixture (33 points) and they also sit at 13th in MLS with 22 assists. Their goal differential is at 16 by means of 34 goals scored in addition to 18 goals relinquished. The Columbus Crew have compiled 54 SVs and also hold a save percentage of 76.4 on the year.

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Over the course of the season, Nashville has the club's save rate of 73.6 (87 shots on target against), and also have a ranking of 17th in MLS with 26 points. The Nashville Soccer Club come in with an average of 1.30 points per contest while sitting with 17 assists and 1 red card. Nashville SC has totaled 24 goals and their xG so far this year is currently at 25.3. Nashville has accumulated a shut out percentage of 30.0% so far this year and also 28 yellow card warnings. Their goals against per 90 min is 1.25 in addition to 63 saves, and they are sitting with 6 shut outs. Nashville is 17th for goals conceded with 25, and the squad's difference in goals is sitting at -1.

The guy protecting the net for Columbus will be Patrick Schulte. Schulte has seen the pitch a total of 4,230 mins and has accumulated 133 saves during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.26 (59 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of 71.2. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has seen 191 shots attempted against him in 47 starting assignments. Schulte (24-13-10 record during his career) has earned 12 clean sheets, which gives him a 25.5% shutout rate.

Joe Willis will be looking after the net for Nashville. Willis has 72 shutouts while defending 1,152 shots attempted against him in 24,055 minutes throughout his career. He has earned a save % of 73.5 and his shutout rate is 27.2%. He has given up 1.27 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 95-83-89. In his career, Willis has conceded 340 goals while totaling 814 saves in 265 starts.

Darlington Nagbe is a member of the squad who can be a force for Columbus. He has totaled 33 assists while earning 1 yellow card so far in his pro soccer career. The midfielder born in the United States has 38 goals in 33,533 mins. Nagbe has been a starter in 387 matchups during his career and accounts for 0.10 G/90.

Nashville has playmaker in Hany Mukhtar, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He currently averages 0.39 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 225 matches thus far in his career. The forward born in Germany has played 20,320 minutes while scoring 88 goals. He has totaled 20 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped on a goal 60 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Columbus

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