Major League Soccer

Sep 1, 2022 at 1.30am UK

Nissan Stadium

Nashville
4 - 1
Colorado

Williams (29' pen., 54', 75'), Shaffelburg (61')
Godoy (45'), Leal (59'), McCarty (70')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Zardes (35')
Abubakar (41'), Acosta (71')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Nashville SC and Colorado Rapids, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Nashville SC 2-1 Colorado Rapids

Nashville have turned a corner of late, and they will be looking to pick up where they left off last time out, while Colorado Rapids come into this one in need of a lift following a humiliating defeat. We are backing the home side to come out on top at the end of the 90 minutes. Read more.

Data Analysis

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 Nashville SC win with a probability of 56.5%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 20.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nashville SC win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.95%) and 2-1 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.92%), while for a Colorado Rapids win it was 0-1 (6.05%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Nashville SC would win this match.

Result
Nashville SC	Draw	Colorado Rapids
56.5% ( 0.01)	23% ( 0.01)	20.5% ( -0.02)

Both teams to score 52.51% (

-0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.94% (

-0.05)

47.06% (

0.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.7% (

-0.04)

69.3% (

0.05)

Nashville SC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.55% (

-0.01)

16.45% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

53.86% (

-0.02)

46.14% (

0.02)

Colorado Rapids Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.85% (

-0.04)

37.15% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.06% (

-0.04)

73.94% (

0.04)

Score Analysis

Nashville SC 56.5%

Colorado Rapids 20.5%

Draw 23%

Nashville SC	Draw	Colorado Rapids
1-0 @ 11.03% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 9.95% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.86% ( -0) 3-0 @ 5.99% ( 0) 3-1 @ 5.93% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.94% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.7% 4-1 @ 2.68% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.33% ( -0) 5-0 @ 0.98% ( -0) 5-1 @ 0.97% ( -0) Other @ 2.16% Total : 56.5%	1-1 @ 10.92% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 6.11% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 4.88% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 0.97% ( -0) Other @ 0.12% Total : 23%	0-1 @ 6.05% ( 0) 1-2 @ 5.41% ( -0) 0-2 @ 3% ( -0) 1-3 @ 1.79% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.61% ( -0) 0-3 @ 0.99% ( -0) Other @ 1.66% Total : 20.5%