Houston Dynamo vs. Nashville SC 5/14/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/13/2022 at 7:24 PM ET

The Houston Dynamo hosts Nashville SC on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Houston is eighth in the conference table at 3-3-4 on 12 points with a goal difference of -1. Houston defeated San Antonio FC 1-0 on Wednesday in the US Open Cup round of 32 with a goal by Carlos Ferreira in the 82nd minute. The Dynamo were defeated by DC 2-0 last Saturday in their most recent MLS fixture.

Houston has lost three straight in the MLS after losing only once during its first seven matches this season with three wins and three draws. Carlos Ferreira and Darwin Quintero are the leading goal scorers for Houston with four each, while Fabrice Picault has scored two. Adam Lundqvist is the leader in assists with three, while five others have one assist each.

Nashville SC is sixth in the conference table at 4-3-3 on 15 points with a goal difference of +1. Nashville SC defeated Atlanta United 3-2 on Wednesday in the US Open Cup round of 32. Last Sunday, Nashville defeated Real Salt Lake 2-0 in its most recent MLS fixture. David Romney scored in the 63rd minute and C.J. Sapong scored in second-half stoppage time (90’+2’) in Nashville's victory over RSL.

Nashville snapped a winless run of three consecutive matches with its victory over Real Salt Lake last Sunday. However, since the beginning of September of 2021, Nashville has only posted consecutive victories once. C.J. Sapong is the leading goal scorer for Nashville with three, while Dave Romney and Hany Mukhtar each have two. Randall Leal and Mukhtar are the leaders in assists with two each. 

Nashville took four points out of a possible six from Houston in its previous two all-time meetings back in 2020. Nashville snapped its winless run of three matches with a victory over Real Salt Lake last Sunday and followed that with an impressive 3-2 win over Atlanta United in the US Open Cup on Wednesday. Nashville will take all three points on the road Saturday versus Houston. Final Score Prediction, Nashville SC wins 2-0. 

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