Free MLS Pick Sporting KC vs. Nashville
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MLS Handicapping
Sporting KC vs. Nashville
Date: Sunday June 19
Time: 05:00 PM
Venue: Geodis Park
MLS Moneyline Odds: Sporting KC -145 / Draw 270/ Nashville 450 (Bet Now!)
MLS Spread Betting Odds: Kansas City -0.5 / Nashville 0.5
MLS Betting Total: O/U 2.5
Heading into this matchup, the Sporting KC are the betting favorites, with spread set at -0.5 goals. Through 16 matches, they have won by this margin 3 times. As for the Nashville FC, they enter the match as 0.5-goal underdogs. Through 15 matches, they have covered this margin 11 times.
Sporting KC
Heading into the Sporting KC 17th game of the season, the team is below .500 at 3-4-9. This mark places them 14th in the Western Conference. In their last match, Kansas City fell to New England by a score of 2-1. So far, the Sporting KC has turned in 5 performances with one goal or less. While on defense, Kansas City’s defense has given up at least two goals 3 times this year.
Through 16 matches, the Sporting KC has struggled on offense, averaging just 0.81 goals per 90 minutes. This output places them 28th in the MLS. In terms of scoring defense, Kansas City will look to tighten things up as they are giving up 1.75 goals per 90 minutes, placing them 24th in the league.
Heading into the match, Johnny Russell leads Kansas City with 5 goals through 15 matches. Behind him is Dániel Sallói, who has also found the net 4 times. This year, goalie Tim Melia is off to a rough start, as he has a save percentage of just 55.2%, placing him 28th among MLS goalies. This performance has come with opponents taking a total of 58 shots on goal.
Nashville
The Nashville FC will host the Sporting KC, with an above .500 record, at 6-5-4. This mark places them 6th in the Western Conference. Nashville comes into this match off having played to a 0-0 draw against San Jose. This game was the 4th time they were shut out on offense. On defense, they picked up their 4th shutout of the year.
So far, the Nashville FC is the 17th-rated scoring team, averaging 1.2 goals per 90 minutes of action. On defense, Nashville is 9th in the MLS, giving up 1.07 goals per 90 minutes.
Heading into the match, Hany Mukhtar leads Nashville with 6 goals through 15 matches. Behind him is C.J. Sapong, who has also found the net 5 times. In terms of goalie play, Nashville has gotten good performances from Joe Willis. On the season, opposing teams have accumulated 59 shots on target, in which Willis has turned home at a rate of 80.0%. This percentage is good for 3rd in the MLS.
Free Sporting KC vs. Nashville MLS Final Analysis:
When looking at how each team has fared while possessing the ball, the Sporting KC has been the better squad at generating opportunites near their opponent’s goal. So far, Kansas City ranks 3rd in attacking area touches. This compares favorably to the Nashville FC sitting at 23rd in the MLS. In addition to putting pressure on opposing defenses, Kansas City has also done a good job keeping their opponents out of the attacking zone, allowing just 1909 possessions in their 3rd of the field (10th). Nashville will be looking to improve their defensive play, as opposing teams have had no problem generating looks near the goal, ranking 27th in attacking possessions allowed.
Thus far, both Sporting KC and Nashville have generated shots at a rate near the MLS average, ranking 17th and 15th, respectively. For the year, Sporting KC has turned 7% of their shot into goals. As for Nashville, their current shooting percentage is 10.0%. So far, 27.5% of Sporting KC’s shots have been on target. On the other side, Nashville has a season long on target percent of 36.2%. For Sporting KC they have converted on 26.0% of these on-target shots compared to Nashville at 27.0%.
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