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Major League Soccer11/01/2026, 09:30 PM

Nashville SC – New York RB3 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Nashville SC
2.42
Total xG
3.57
New York RB
1.15
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorNashville SCNew York RB
Defensive strength (0.8 conceded vs 1.8 league avg)−1.02
High-scoring league (3.2 goals/match)+0.74+0.74
Attack strength (1.22x league average)+0.46
3 clean sheets in last 5 matches−0.15
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.12
Rising form (1.8 vs 1.4 season average)+0.12
Standings disadvantage (pos 10 vs 1, 9 places gap)−0.11
Standings advantage (pos 1 vs 10, 9 places gap)+0.10
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.2 goals/match)−0.05
Attack strength (1.27x league average)−0.00
Ronald Donkor not in squad (2 goals, 6 assists)
Mohammed Sofo on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Home/Away: Nashville SC score 2.81 goals per game at home in the league this season, New York RB concede 1.88 per game away
  • Table: Nashville SC rank 1st in the league with 71 points, New York RB sit 10th with 39 points
  • Form: Nashville SC were unbeaten in their last 5 matches with 3 wins and 2 draws, New York RB suffered 3 defeats

Risks

  • Attack: New York RB generated 2.63 xG per game in 5 matches with xG data, but scored 1.8 goals per game
  • Rest days: Nashville SC with 3 days since their last match

All probabilities

Result
Nashville SC64%
Draw20%
New York RB16%
Double chance
Nashville SC or draw84%
New York RB or draw36%
No draw80%
Goals
Over 1.588%
Under 1.512%
Over 2.569%
Under 2.531%
Over 3.548%
Under 3.552%
Both teams score
Yes63%
No37%

xG score

2:1
From xG 2.42 : 1.15, rounded up only from .99% probability

Other likely scores

3:1
8%
3:0
7%
2:2
5%
4:1
5%
3:2
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Nashville SC: first goal in 10 of 10 games (100%)
  2. New York RB: 5 of 13 goals scored by substitutes (last 12 games)
  3. Nashville SC: 9 goals from minute 80 onwards in 12 games. Against Austin: 2 goals (88', 90+1')
  4. New York RB: scored only after the break in 6 of 12 games

Lineups

Nashville SC 4-4-2 · New York RB 4-3-3

Nashville SC
  • 99 B. Schwake
  • 31 A. Najar Rodríguez
  • 4 J. Palacios Murillo
  • 3 M. Woledzi
  • 27 R. Vanarthur Baker-Whiting
  • 7 C. Espinoza
  • 8 P. Yazbek
  • 16 M. Corcoran
  • 11 E. Saad
  • 10 H. Mukhtar
  • 9 S. Surridge
New York RB
  • 34 E. Horvath
  • 3 J. Marshall-Rutty
  • 26 T. Parker
  • 14 J. Bazán Medina
  • 59 D. Padelford
  • 15 A. Mehmeti
  • 60 S. Kone
  • 11 J. Ruvalcaba
  • 7 C. Cowell
  • 16 J. Hall
  • 17 C. Harper
Substitutes
  • 1 J. Willis
  • 2 D. Lovitz
  • 5 J. Maher
  • 6 B. Acosta Ramos
  • 19 A. Muyl
  • 20 E. Tagseth
  • 22 J. Bauer
  • 37 A. Qasem
  • 41 W. Madrigal Molina
  • 14 S. Mohammed
  • 8 D. Ruiz Montero
  • 10 E. Forsberg
  • 56 M. Dos Santos
  • 77 J. McCarthy
  • 79 R. Mosquera
  • 8 D. Ruiz
  • 37 M. Sofo
  • 1 A. Marcucci
  • 91 M. Jiménez Murillo
  • 45 C. Faello

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