There is quality on both sides, although these teams prefer to sit back and defend while calculating when to counter, but they are both so organised and compact along the backline that we anticipate a tight match, with few chances either way.
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a New York Red Bulls win with a probability of 45.64%. A draw had a probability of 28% and a win for Nashville SC had a probability of 26.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a New York Red Bulls win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.16%) and 2-1 (8.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.92%), while for a Nashville SC win it was 0-1 (9.76%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-0 draw for this match.