Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte: Result & Stats

Nashville SC

FT

2 – 1

HT: 0 – 0

Charlotte

5/11/2025

Major League Soccer · Round 12Geodis Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 13+ matches

Nashville SC46%

×Draw26%

Charlotte29%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Nashville SCExpected goals in this matchCharlotte

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.49

1.12

Nashville SC

1.49

Charlotte

1.12

Nashville SC creates 33% more chances

Season form · 16 home / 13 away

1.40

creates per match

1.10

1.14

allows per match

1.58

creates per match

Nashville SC

1.40

Charlotte

1.10

allows per match

Nashville SC

1.14

Charlotte

1.58

+0.66scores more than expected

finishing

+0.13scores more than expected

finishing

Nashville SC+0.66scores more

Charlotte+0.13scores more

Total goals

Under52
Over48

Close call

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Nashville SC ↓

Charlotte →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–18%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–011%

1–112%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–04%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

73%27%2.5

48%52%3.5

27%73%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

Nashville SC or draw

71%

Nashville SC or Charlotte

74%

Draw or Charlotte

54%

Winning margin

Nashville SC wins by 2+

23%

Charlotte wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

Nashville SC 1+ goals

77%

Nashville SC 2+ goals

44%

Nashville SC 3+ goals

19%

Charlotte 1+ goals

67%

Charlotte 2+ goals

31%

Charlotte 3+ goals

10%

Draw no bet

Nashville SC (draw refunded)

62%

Charlotte (draw refunded)

38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

40%

Both score & under 3

12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Nashville SC at home — creates 1.40, concedes 1.14 · 16 matches

Charlotte away — creates 1.10, concedes 1.58 · 13 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Nashville SC attack 1.40 + Charlotte defence 1.58 → ÷2 → 1.49

Charlotte attack 1.10 + Nashville SC defence 1.14 → ÷2 → 1.12

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 46%?"

Nashville SC scores more

46%

level

26%

Charlotte scores more

29%

Nashville SC at 46% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 46% does not mean "Nashville SC will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff