Austin FC vs Nashville SC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Austin FC host Nashville SC at Q2 Stadium on Saturday, October 10 (8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 5:30 PM PT).

Austin FC have no fresh team news to flag, with Christian Ramirez, Myrto Uzuni and Facundo Torres all pushing to lead the attack at Q2 Stadium. Nashville SC also have a clean bill of health, meaning Samuel Surridge and Hany Mukhtar — who have scored sixteen and thirteen goals respectively this season — should both start.

This one shapes up as a scrap rather than a shootout. Austin FC sit 13th in the West with a goal difference of -12, the kind of number that points to defensive fragility more than an open game, while Nashville SC sit top of the East on 60 points and have more than enough quality to make the breakthrough count. Expect a tight night at Q2 Stadium, with the smallest mistake from Austin FC enough to settle it in Nashville SC’s favor.

US viewers can watch Austin FC vs Nashville SC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

Season Form & Standings

Nashville SC arrive as the best team in MLS this season, top of the Eastern Conference on 60 points from 27 games, while Austin FC sit 13th in the Western Conference on 31 points — comfortably outside the playoff picture that Nashville SC have long since locked up.

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Christian Ramirez (Austin FC): Christian Ramirez has scored 9 goals in 1118 minutes this season, and his 14 shots on target from 26 attempts show he still carries a real goal threat for Austin FC.
• Samuel Surridge (Nashville SC): Samuel Surridge leads the way for Nashville SC with 16 goals from 54 shots, 30 of which have been on target, making him the obvious source of a goal at Q2 Stadium.
• Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC): Hany Mukhtar has created 37 chances to go with his 13 goals this season, the creative force behind Nashville SC’s East-topping campaign.

Recent Form

Austin FC: D D W D D

• 2026-09-27: Austin FC 3-3 San Diego FC (D, home)
• 2026-09-20: FC Dallas 0-0 Austin FC (D, away)
• 2026-09-13: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-2 Austin FC (W, away)
• 2026-09-10: Austin FC 1-1 Colorado Rapids (D, home)
• 2026-09-06: Austin FC 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes (D, home)

Austin FC: D D W D D. Four of their last five games have ended in draws. The sole win came 2-1 away at Vancouver Whitecaps.

Nashville SC: D L D W W

• 2026-09-27: Nashville SC 2-0 Toronto FC (W, home)
• 2026-09-20: Nashville SC 3-0 Chicago Fire (W, home)
• 2026-09-13: Inter Miami 2-2 Nashville SC (D, away)
• 2026-09-10: Toronto FC 2-1 Nashville SC (L, away)
• 2026-09-05: NYCFC 0-0 Nashville SC (D, away)

Nashville SC: D L D W W. They’ve won two of their last five, including back-to-back victories over Toronto FC and Chicago Fire. Those came 2-0 and 3-0 respectively.

Austin FC vs Nashville SC Prediction

Signal makes Nashville SC favorites to see out a tight away win, and it’s easy to see why. Nashville SC sit top of the East on 60 points, miles clear of the pack, while Austin FC are stuck in 13th in the West with a -12 goal difference. We’re backing a cagey 0-1 for Nashville SC, with Christian Ramirez working hard but ultimately not finding a way past a well-drilled Nashville SC defense built on a +34 goal difference.