Nashville SC vs. Sporting Kansas City 6/19/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Nashville SC hosts Sporting Kansas City on Sunday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Nashville is sixth in the conference table at 6-5-4 on 23 points with a goal difference of +2. Nashville was held at home to a 0-0 draw by the San Jose Earthquakes last time out on June 11. Nevertheless, Nashville has gone 24 consecutive matches without losing at home.

With Nashville extending its unbeaten run at home to 24 consecutive matches, there are only four unbeaten runs at home that are longer in the history of the MLS. Hany Mukhtar is the leading goal scorer for Nashville with six, while C.J. Sapong has scored five. Mukhtar and Sapong are the leaders in assists with three each while two others have two apiece.

Sporting Kansas City is 14th or last in the conference table at 3-4-9 on 13 points with a goal difference of -14. Sporting Kansas City's struggles continued when the club lost at home to New England 2-1 last time out on June 12. Johnny Russell scored an equalizer for Sporting Kansas City in the 52nd minute but the club gave up a winner to New England in the 87th minute.

Sporting Kansas City has lost nine matches this season, after falling to New England last Sunday. The only other time Sporting Kansas City has had more losses following its first 16 matches was in 1999. Johnny Russell is the leading goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City with five while Danny Salloi has scored four. Felipe Hernandez is the leader in assists with three and Cameron Duke has two.