- D.C.
- United and Nashville SC played out a 0-0 draw at Nashville's ground five weeks ago.
- Nashville SC have won three and drawn two of their last five MLS 2025 games.
- Nashville SC have won their last three away games, while D.C.
- United have lost two of their previous three at home.
D.C. should be desperate for points
D.C. United are in dreadful form with one win, one draw and three defeats from their past five matches, which includes a 1-7 home blowout to Chicago Fire FC two weeks ago. Troy Lesesne, who has been in charge of the club since January 2024, is a pragmatic coach who likes to change his formation and tempo according to the opponent. However, his best efforts to shore up a leaking defense have been in vain of late.
D.C. United have won only two, drawn four and lost four of their ten MLS 2025 home games this year, scoring just nine goals in the process. They look likely to be in a defensive mindset for this contest with Nashville SC, who have scored 11 goals in eight away games, winning three, drawing two and losing three.
Gabriel Pirani has been a spark in attack for D.C. United recently, scoring two of their four goals in the past five games, but they lack a true target man.
Christian Benteke has been their biggest threat in MLS 2025 with six goals in 12 appearances.
Nashville’s newfound momentum
BJ Callaghan has done an excellent job at Nashville SC since taking over as manager in July 2024, bringing greater discipline and attacking decisiveness to the club. His 4-2-3-1 system is compact, very solid defensively and can switch from defense to attack in a flash. D.C. United are likely to concede space to Nashville to dominate possession and try to pick them off on the break.
Nashville SC are unbeaten in five MLS 2025 matches, winning three and drawing two, and have some outstanding goal-scorers in their ranks. Sam Surridge has been red-hot with 12 goals in 18 league games and six of Nashville’s last ten. Meanwhile, Hany Mukhtar has been the creative force behind the goals, providing three assists in Nashville’s past five MLS 2025 games.
Nashville the more likely winner
The 2.00 odds for Nashville SC to win this game seem a bit too short with D.C. at 3.71 and the draw at 3.95, but Nashville are the form team and in the top five of the MLS 2025 table on 32 points from 18 games while D.C. are 24th on 18 points from 19.
Backing ‘Nashville SC over 1.5 goals’ looks appealing for bettors.
