Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew Prediction, 8/22/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 8/20/2026

Game: Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew

Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026

Location: GEODIS Park in Nashville, TN

TV: Apple TV

GEODIS Park in Nashville, TN is where the Crew (13-4-2) will go up against Nashville SC (5-5-9) on Saturday. Nashville is priced at -150 while the Crew are at +125. The total is 3. The starting goalies are Brian Schwake for Nashville and Patrick Schulte for Columbus.

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Nashville has surrendered 15 goals while giving up 0.79 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs have amassed 66 SoT on them. They have 8 clean sheets, which gives them a % of 42.1% on the campaign. Nashville has recorded 34 yellow card warnings for the year in addition to 1 red card. The Nashville Soccer Club sit at 17th in relation to expected goals having 21.1, and their xGA are 20.6. This season, this squad holds an average of 2.26 pts per fixture (43 pts) and they also are ranked 8th in MLS with 25 assists. The team's goal differential is currently at 24 by way of 39 goals put in the net and 15 goals relinquished. Nashville SC has earned 51 saves and also hold a SV percentage of 77.3% for the year.

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On the year, Columbus has a save percentage of 60.8% (79 SoTA), and also rank 25th in the league with 20 points. The Crew are sitting with an average of 1.1 pts/match while amassing 15 assists. The Columbus Crew have recorded 25 goals and their xG so far this year is at 20.8. Columbus has a shut out rate of 15.8% so far this season and also 30 yellow card cautions. This team's goals against/90 min is currently at 1.63 with 48 saves, and they have compiled 3 shut outs. Columbus Crew has a rank of 19th in the category of goals conceded with 31, and the squad's goal differential is sitting at -6.

The guy who will defend the goal for Nashville will be Brian Schwake. Schwake has defended the goal for a total of 5,730 minutes and is sitting with 75 stops during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.39 (25 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 75.0%. The goalie born in the United States has had 100 shots tried at him in 63 career starting assignments. Schwake (35-16-12 mark during his soccer career) has recorded 20 clean sheets, which gives him a 31.4%% clean sheet rate.

Patrick Schulte will be looking after the goal for Columbus. In his pro soccer career, Schulte has conceded 157 goals and has totaled 318 saves in 117 starts. Schulte has recorded 25 shutouts and has seen 469 shots tried against him in 10,590 minutes in his career. He has earned a save percentage of 67.8% and his shutout rate is 21.2%%. He has surrendered 1.33 goals per 90 while holding a record of 55-35-27.

Hany Mukhtar is one member of the team who can be a difference maker for Nashville. The forward born in Germany has accumulated 122 goals in 27,607 mins played. Mukhtar has had a starting assignment in 305 games in his career and he has earned 0.40 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 82 assists while tallying 326 points in his career.

Columbus is being led onto the pitch by Diego Rossi, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. The forward from Uruguay has been on the pitch for 25,092 professional minutes and has earned 122 goals. He currently averages 0.44 goals per 90 mins and has started 283 matches in his career. He has tallied 291 points during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 47 times.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Columbus Crew (-150)

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Pick:	Tigres UANL -1.5 (+115)
Start:	August 21, 2026 @ 9:00 PM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

Analysis:

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Liga MX Soccer Take Tigres UANL -1.5 (+115) over Atlante (9 p.m. EST, Friday August 21) Tigres have some work to do as they are all the way down in position No. 16 in the table (of 18 sides). This is a perennial championship contender, and we have no doubt they will rise up the standings as the season progresses (13 matches left). This looks like a good spot for them. Atlante is new to The Liga and they were promoted from Liga MX Expansion and also they took on Mazatlán’s infrastructure when that side was disbanded after last season. They have been impressive with points in three of four matches so far. They have played a lot in Mexico City, where they reside, but this will be a tough road tilt for them. The last time they went on the road outside of Mexico City was their only loss of the season, to Necaxa, a team that is much worse than Tigres. They suffered a couple really bad losses in Leagues Cup, where they were beaten by Salt Lake and Minnesota in the USA with a goal differential of -6. These sides haven’t played in a long time, but Tigres have won the last three meetings by two goals each. It’s not time to panic yet, but Tigres desperately need three points here, and this looks like a great spot at home for them to get back on track. And the value is at the lowest point it will probably be all season for this side, and we will strike while the value is there. Read More Read Less

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