Nashville SC vs DC United Match Analysis and Prediction

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One of the most awaited fixtures in the MSL this weekend is yet to be witnessed, DC United takes a trip to Nissan Stadium to play against Nashville SC. Kickoff is set for 02:00 of 16^th August 2021. This will be their second encounter in the MSL and third encounter in overall matches.

Nashville will have a point to prove in this match having suffered 2-1 defeat in the hands of Inter Miami, in a match where they had 41% possession, eight shots with two on target and a goal from Sapong (48′). Their opponents in that match had 59% possession, 15 shots with nine on target and goals from Higuaín (60′) and Vassilev (95′.

D.C. United on the other side head into this game from 2-1 MLS win against Montreal Impact in their previous fixture where; they had 49% possession, 18 shots with eight on target and goals from Najar (40′) and Kamara (54′). The opponents in that match Montreal had 51% possession, six shots with two on target and a goal from Brault-Guillard (16′).

The visiting team is in better form compare to the home team, statistics shows that DC United won seven out of the last ten matches they have played, while their opponents Nashville won only four out of the last ten matches they have played.

Nashville SC vs DC United head to head

This will be the third meeting between this two teams, Nashville took a win in one of the two previous matches while the other one ended in a draw, we highly expect DC united to prove themselves in this game.

Nashville 1-0 DC United 24/09/20
Nashville 1-1 DC United 20/02/20

Home

Miami 2-1 Nashville
New England 0-0 Nashville
Toronto 1-1 Nashville
Nashville 3-0 Cincinnati
Columbus 0-0 Nashville

Away

DC United 2-1 Montreal
Columbus 2-4 DC United
Cincinnati 0-0 DC United
DC United 1-0 New York
Chicago 2-2 DC United

Nashville team news

Walker Zimmerman is Nashville’s only guaranteed absentee as he struggles with an injury.

DC United team news

Hernán Losada’s will miss a number of players; Adrien Perez, Russell Canouse, Edison Flores, Brendan Hines-Ike and Nigel Robertha are all sidelined through injuries.