Austin vs Nashville SC Prediction & Betting Tips

Form check: two very different runs

Nashville's last 20 matches, taken across MLS, Leagues Cup and CONCACAF Champions League fixtures, show 11 wins, four draws and five losses, with 37 goals scored against 20 conceded. That's a healthy scoring return and a tidy defensive record over a decent sample.

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Austin: 20 completed matches; Nashville SC: 20 completed matches.

Austin

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

27

Difference

-3

Nashville SC

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

37

Conceded

20

Difference

+17

Austin's equivalent run reads seven wins, five draws and eight losses, with 24 goals for and 27 against. It's a mixed bag rather than a poor one, but it doesn't match Nashville's output at either end of the pitch.

Nashville's recent numbers are clearly stronger, though both samples blend different competitions.

Head-to-head history leans towards Nashville

Of the six recorded meetings between these two, Nashville have the better record, including a 2-0 MLS win in Nashville back in 2024 and a 3-0 win in September 2022. Austin's wins have tended to come in cup or friendly settings, such as last October's 2-1 US Open Cup victory and a February 2025 friendly.

These games span different competitions and seasons, so it's not a pure form guide, but the pattern is there.

The table tells its own story

Nashville are top with 57 points from 26 games, built on 17 wins and a goal difference of plus 32. Austin sit 12th with 30 points from the same number of matches, having lost 10 times and conceded 44 goals along the way.

That's a big gap in both position and underlying numbers, not just a narrow points difference.

The standings back up what the form and history both suggest about the gap in quality.

Who's fit and who's not

Nashville's attack has been carried by Surridge, who has 16 goals in 20 matches, with Mukhtar chipping in 11 from 26 and Espinoza setting up 10 in 22. Surridge is listed as questionable with illness, which is worth watching given how central he's been to their scoring.

Austin:

Penalty cards:

Guilherme Biro x 2 x 5

Injury list:

M. Desler

Guilherme Biro

P. Placheta

J. Rosales

M. Uzuni

Nashville SC:

Best scorers:

S. Surridge - 16

H. Mukhtar - 11

Best assist providers:

C. Espinoza - 10

Injury list:

S. Mohammed

X. Valdez

S. Surridge

R. Baker-Whiting

W. Madrigal

A. Qasem

B. Schwake

P. Yazbek

Austin have their own concerns, with Biro facing a missing-fixture entry for yellow cards, Placheta out with a lower-body issue and Desler questionable with a groin problem. Some entries relate to international duty, which is a longer way off from this fixture, so they shouldn't be read as confirmed absences on matchday.