Columbus Crew SC vs Nashville SC 9/19/20 - MLS Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/15/2020 at 7:54 PM ET

On Saturday the Eastern Conference leading Columbus Crew SC hosts first-year Nashville SC in an MLS fixture. Columbus Crew has an overall record of 7-3-1 on 24 points and is three points clear of both Philadelphia Union and Toronto FC. The Crew battled to a 2-2 draw in their most recent outing last Saturday against the Chicago Fire. Scoring for Columbus were Fatai Alashe and Gyasi Zardes, who scored an equalizer in the 88th minute to help Columbus share the spoils.

Over the last five matches , Columbus Crew has two wins, two draws and one loss and has scored six goals while allowing just three. The Columbus defense and back line has three clean sheets in its last five matches. Gyasi Zardes is the leading scorer for Columbus Crew with eight goals, Pedro Santos has five assists to lead Columbus.

Nashville improved to 3-3-4 on 12 points following its 4-2 victory over Atlanta United. Dominique Badji scored one goal and added one assist while midfielders Abu Danladi and Hany Mukhtar each scored a goal. Nashville is 2-0-2 over the last four matches played. Prior to scoring four goals against Atlanta Union, Nashville had scored just five goals in its first nine fixtures.

Nashville has two wins, two draws and one loss and its last five fixtures in the MLS. Over that span, Nashville has scored seven goals and has allowed six. The Nashville defense has two clean sheets in its last five fixtures. Nashville has scored by committee as nine players have each scored one goal for the club through 10 matches. Dax McCarty is leading Nashville in assists with four.

This will be the first match between the two MLS clubs as this is Nashville's first season in the league. Columbus sits atop The table three points clear of it's next two competitors and has a +14 goal difference while Nashville is in ninth place and has a goal difference of -2. Columbus at home takes care of business and easily defeats Nashville with a clean sheet victory 3-0. Final Score Prediction, Columbus Crew wins 3-0

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