Sporting KC vs Nashville SC Prediction, 9/20/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Sporting KC vs Nashville SC

Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Location: Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS

TV: MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-110) Nashville (+275)

The Wizards (9-8-12) will try to defeat Nashville SC (11-7-9) at Children's Mercy Park on Wednesday. Nashville is priced at +275 while Sporting Kansas City is at -110. The total is 2.5. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Kendall McIntosh for Kansas City and Joe Willis for Nashville.

The Wizards sit at 21st in the category of xG with 33.9, and the team's xGA sit at 39.4. KC has given up 40 goals while conceding 1.38 goals per 90, and the opposition have accounted for 121 shots on target against them. Their differential on goals is at -1 by way of 39 goals scored as well as 40 goals allowed. They have 7 clean sheets, giving them a % of 24.1% on the campaign. Sporting KC has earned 79 SVs and are the owners of a save % of 71.1 the year. Kansas City has a total of 50 yellow card warnings so far this season and also 3 red cards. This season, this team averages 1.21 pts/match (35 pts) and they also are ranked 8th in the league with 29 assists.

The Nashville Soccer Club are averaging 1.48 pts per match while totaling 18 assists and 5 red cards. Nashville has recorded a shut out rate of 29.6% this year and also 55 yellow card warnings. Nashville sits at 11th when it comes to goals conceded with 27, and the difference in goals sits at 5. This year, Nashville has the club's save % of 78.9 (109 shots on target against), and they also are 12th in the league with 40 pts. This team's goals against/90 min is currently at 1.00 in addition to 83 saves, and they have recorded 8 clean sheets. Nashville SC has earned 32 goals and their expected goals so far this season sits at 35.2.

The man who will defend the goal for Kansas City is Kendall McIntosh. McIntosh has played a total of 7,942 mins and has earned 318 saves during his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.69 (149 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of .690. The goalie from the United States has seen 461 shots sent his way in 88 career starts. McIntosh (25-18-45 mark in his professional soccer career) has accumulated 16 clean sheets, which has earned him a 18.2% shutout percentage.

Joe Willis will look after the goal for Nashville. During his pro soccer career, Willis has surrendered 472 goals and has accounted for 1,204 stops in 371 starts. He has allowed 1.27 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 159-83-128. He is the owner of a save % of .721 and his clean sheet rate is currently 26.4%. Willis has 98 clean sheets and has defended 1,671 shots tried against him in 33,366 minutes in his career.

Remi Walter is a member of the team who can be a difference maker for Kansas City. He has 10 assists while accumulating 12 yellow card warnings so far in his career. The midfielder from France has totaled 10 goals scored in 16,693 mins. Walter has been in the starting lineup in 185 matchups thus far in his career and he has earned 0.05 goals per 90 mins.

Nashville features Hany Mukhtar, who should keep defenses up at night. The forward born in Germany has played 18,169 mins while scoring 82 goals. He is averaging 0.41 goals per 90 and has started 201 games in his pro soccer career. He has collected 31 yellow card cautions in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 52 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nashville (+275)

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