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Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild: match prediction on 2 October 2026
Nashville Predators
Minnesota Wild
Prediction for
Slight edge: Minnesota Wild
48%
probability
Outcome probabilities (1X2) · by our model
35%
1
17%
X
48%
2
Prediction fixed and will not change after kick-off
Reasoning
Based on data as of 1 Oct, 01:10- Нэшвилл Предаторс — 8. place, 0 points after 4 games (1 wins, 3 losses)
- Миннесота Уайлд — 5. place, 0 points after 4 games (1 wins, 3 losses)
- Нэшвилл Предаторс, last 5 games: 1 wins, 4 losses
- Миннесота Уайлд, last 5 games: 1 wins, 4 losses
- Head-to-head: 14 games, Нэшвилл Предаторс — 7, Миннесота Уайлд — 7
Key factors
Form last 5 matches
Nashville Predators
LLWWW
3 wins · 2 losses
Minnesota Wild
WWLWW
4 wins · 1 loss
Head to head 18
10Nashville Predators
0Draw
8Minnesota Wild
- 11 AprNashville Predators — Minnesota Wild2:1
- 5 FebNashville Predators — Minnesota Wild5:6
- 24 Dec 2025Minnesota Wild — Nashville Predators2:3
- 5 Nov 2025Minnesota Wild — Nashville Predators3:2
- 19 Jan 2025Nashville Predators — Minnesota Wild6:2
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Prediction commentary
Based on data as of 1 Oct, 01:10The hosts finished 1-4 in their opening four games, matching the Wild who sat fifth in their division with an identical record.
Pundits predicted a tight affair, estimating 3 goals for Nashville and 3.3 for Minnesota, with a 17% probability for a draw.
Nashville and Minnesota have now played 14 matches against each other in recent years, with each side winning exactly seven times. Nashville had won the most recent meeting on April 11, 2024, by a score of 2-1 at home.
Both teams entered the match in poor form. Nashville had scored 13 goals and conceded 21 in their last five games, while Minnesota had scored 10 and conceded 14. The Predators showed some improvement after their heavy 6-0 defeat to Carolina on September 26.
Minnesota entered the match without defenceman Brock Faber, who had suffered a skull fracture in a pre-season game against Dallas on September 29. Nashville had lost defenceman Justin Barron to the St. Louis Blues on waivers on September 27. Adam Jiricek had been recalled from the AHL to bolster the blue line.