Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew 5/28/25 Prediction MLS Picks

Nashville SC will visit Columbus Crew on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, at the Lower.com Field in this Week 16 Major League Soccer matchup. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew Prediction. We will examine:

Columbus Crew recent form and player performance

Nashville SC recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving Columbus Crew

Recent betting trends and streaks involving Nashville SC

Recent betting trends in games played between the Nashville SC and Columbus Crew

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew game

Columbus Crew Preview

Columbus Crew has 27 points this season and are tied with Nashville and Orlando City on the third place of the Eastern Conference. Columbus Crew has a 7-2-6 record this season and are 4-1-3 at home. Columbus Crew is coming off a 2-3 road defeat by Charlotte, which ended their previous five-game undefeated streak. They are winless in their last four games, and both teams to score – yes is 9-1 in their last 10 games.

Columbus Crew is averaging 1.60 goals per game, which is tied for 6th in the East, while allowing 1.13 goals per game, which is tied for 4th-best in the conference. Diego Rossi is the top scorer for Columbus Crew this season with 7 total goals.

Nashville SC Preview

Nashville has 27 points this season and are tied with Columbus Crew and Orlando City in the third place of the Eastern Conference. Nashville has an 8-4-3 record this season, while having a 2-3-1 road record. Nashville is coming off a 2-1 road victory over Toronto, and have five wins and one draw in their last six games. Over is 4-1 in their last 5 games, and 5-1 in their last 6 on the road.       

Nashville is averaging 1.73 goals per game, which is 4th-best in the East, while allowing 1.13 goals per game, which is tied for 4th-best in the conference. Sam Surridge is the top scorer for Nashville this season with 8 total goals.

Why Columbus Crew will win

• Columbus has won each of its last seven MLS home games following a loss.
• Columbus has won each of its last seven MLS games as a home favorite following a loss.
• Nashville SC has lost 10 of its last 15 MLS away games.
• Nashville SC has lost eight of its last 10 MLS night games as an underdog.
• The favorite has won three of the last four MLS games between Columbus and Nashville SC.
• The favorite has won three of Columbus’ last four MLS games at Lower.com Field.

Why Nashville SC will win

• Nashville SC has won five of its last six MLS night games.

Total Points Facts

• The ‘Both Teams to Score’ market has hit in each of Columbus’ last six MLS games.
• The ‘Both Teams to Score’ market has hit in each of Columbus’ last six MLS games as a favorite.
• The ‘Both Teams to Score’ market has hit in nine of Columbus’ last 10 MLS games.
• The ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in each of Columbus’ last six MLS home games against Nashville SC. The ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in 10 of Nashville SC’s last 12 MLS games.

Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew Prediction

Both teams are a perfectly balanced 2-2-3 in their last 7 meetings, but Columbus is a dominating 4-1-1 in their last 6 meetings at home. Under is 7-2 in their last 9 meetings and all of their six meetings in Columbus had gone under the total.  

In this Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew Prediction, Columbus Crew is coming as -125 home favorites. Both teams have exactly the same number of points this season, and are both coming in excellent form, so this should be closer to a pickem. Columbus Crew has lost only once in their last six games, and Nashville is undefeated in their last six. This game has the draw written all over it, so the value lies with Nashville SC at an Asian Handicap of +0.5.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Nashville SC +0.5