Competition: MLS

Market: Nashville SC win

Odds: 4/6 @ 1xBet

Seeking an immediate MLS boost this weekend, Nashville will welcome Houston to Geodis Park in the early hours of Sunday.

Starting with the hosts, while Nashville might open this weekend’s fixtures clinging onto their spot in the play-off places, it is no secret that BJ Callaghan’s camp are desperately seeking some much-needed stability. Despite extending on their US Open Cup adventure earlier in the month as they cruised their way to a 3-1 victory at home against Philadelphia, the Coyotes came immediately crashing back down to earth last time out. Eventually falling to an action-packed 3-2 loss away at Orlando, the Tennessee-based outfit have now lost all of their previous three consecutive MLS showdowns by an aggregate score of 6-3. In fact, aside from a sensational 5-1 romp against Orlando on August 24th, Nashville have lost six of their last seven MLS appearances and the pressure on Callaghan’s shoulders is now at a boiling point. However, desperate to drag themselves to a lucrative play-off return, Sunday’s hosts should take some solace from their extended success on home soil. In fact, the Coyotes have suffered just a single defeat at Geodis Park since the end of March.

As for the visitors, managing to claim an essential boost last weekend as they snatched a 1-0 victory at home against Portland, Houston will be hoping to use that performance as a platform to build on heading into the final few weeks. Opening Sunday’s fixtures sat outside the play-off places by just a single point, Ben Olsen’s men face what could be a season-defining showdown here. However, losing all of their three Leagues Cup showdowns last month by an aggregate score of 8-2, La Naranja have once again failed to find any kind of fluidity. Including a 2-1 loss away at Colorado on September 14th, Houston have mustered just a pair of wins from any of their previous 14 appearances across all competitions – a run that stems all the way back to July 6th. Conceding at least a pair of goals in four of their last five contests outside of Texas, Olsen’s side have also mustered just a sole clean sheet on their travels since the middle of May.

Bet: Nashville SC 4/6 to beat Houston Dynamo in Sunday’s MLS battle @ 1xBet