Major League Soccer 2026 · Matchday 19 · Geodis Park, Nashville
Nashville SC vs Inter Miami prediction
Lionel Messi leads Inter Miami to Nashville SC on Matchday 19, with the hosts slight favorites in a match the model sees ending level.
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Major League Soccer 2026 · Matchday 19
Nashville SC vs Inter Miami
Kickoff Sunday 16 August 2026, 00:30 UTC. Based on 2 signals.
The take
Nashville SC start as narrow favorites at home, where they hold a typical advantage at Geodis Park. The model calls a 1-1 draw as most likely, though there is real uncertainty here: Nashville have a 41 percent chance to win while Inter Miami sit at 31 percent. Expected goals lean Nashville's way at 1.42 to 1.2, suggesting the hosts should create marginally more chances. Head-to-head context offers little clarity, with Inter Miami winning once and two draws across the last three meetings. The data quality here is low, meaning several key factors like recent form and squad availability remain unknown, so treat this forecast as a starting point rather than a confident call.
The signals
- Venue, travel and rest
Nashville play at home at Geodis Park, a standard home advantage factored into the model.
- Head to head (API-Football, last 3)
Inter Miami won 1 of the last 3 meetings between these sides, with 2 draws.
The referee appointment is not sourced by the automated pipeline. The official enters the model only as neutral cards and variance, never as a factor in the winner.
The math
2 signals fold into a strength gap, which becomes the goals each side is expected to score, about 1.42 for Nashville SC and 1.20 for Inter Miami. Those lambdas run through a Poisson scoreline model with the Dixon Coles correction, producing the probability of every result. Summed up that is 41 for Nashville SC, 31 for Inter Miami and 28 for a draw, with 1-1 the single most likely scoreline. Data quality sits at 0.11 because this page was built by the automated pipeline and 6 of the eight signals (recent form, fifa strength, squad value, player rating, availability, motivation) could not be sourced automatically, so the Nashville SC win band is held at 19 to 66.
What happened
Nashville SC 4 Inter Miami 1 at full time. Goals: A. Najar 17 for Nashville SC, T. Segovia 45+3 for Inter Miami, H. Mukhtar 49 for Nashville SC, S. Surridge 56 for Nashville SC, H. Mukhtar 63 for Nashville SC.
Quick answers
- Who is favourite for Nashville SC vs Inter Miami?
- Our model gives Nashville SC a 41 percent chance. The probability split is Nashville SC 41 percent, draw 28 percent, Inter Miami 31 percent.
- What is the predicted score for Nashville SC vs Inter Miami?
- Our predicted scoreline for Nashville SC vs Inter Miami is 1-1, the single most likely cell of the Poisson grid.
- What was the final result of Nashville SC vs Inter Miami?
- Final result: 4-1. We called 1-1. Missed, the winner did not match.
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