MLS: Nashville vs. Columbus Picks — Home Team to Bounce Back to Winning Ways? (Jul 16)

Nashville continue to sit in a promising position in the MLS standings, as they have won 13 of their 22 matches in the Eastern Conference so far this term.

However, the high-flying hosts will need to bounce back to form on Wednesday after suffering a fifth defeat of the campaign on Saturday against Inter Miami.

Columbus look set to throw down an interesting challenge after winning two of their last three matches to climb to fourth in the Eastern Conference standings. But, which team will claim maximum points on Wednesday?

Nashville vs. Columbus Overview

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Nashville vs. Columbus Head-to-Head Record

This will be the second meeting between Nashville and Columbus this season, with the points shared in the previous collision following a 2-2 draw. The Crew are now unbeaten in their last four competitive matches against Nashville, with that sequence including two wins.

Nashville Team News

Nashville will be without a trio of players due to knee injuries. Among those include Tyler Boyd, Taylor Washington, and Maximus Ekk.

Possible Lineup

J. Willis (GK); A. Najar, J. Palacios, J. Maher, D. Lovitz, E. Tagseth, O. Yazbek, A. Qasem, H. Mukhtar, J. Schaffelburg, S. Surridge

Columbus Team News

The visiting Crew will also be without two key players for this showdown on Wednesday. Goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen has been ruled out for the next month, while Rudy Camacho is also unavailable.

Possible Lineup

P. Schulte (GK); S. Moreira, S. Zawadzki, Y. Cheberko, I. Aliyu, D. Nagbe, D. Chambost, M. Arfsten, D. Gazdag, D. Rossi, J. Russell-Rowe

Nashville vs. Columbus Picks

These two sides both appear to be leading contenders in the race for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

However, it is hard to overlook Nashville’s excellent home record when making picks this week. They have won 64% of their home fixtures, and have scored an impressive two goals per game.