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Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks: match prediction on 16 October 2026
Nashville Predators
San Jose Sharks
Prediction for
Slight edge: Nashville Predators
48%
probability
Outcome probabilities (1X2) · by our model
48%
1
16%
X
36%
2
Prediction fixed and will not change after kick-off
Reasoning
Based on data as of 15 Oct, 01:05- Нэшвилл Предаторз — 8. place, 0 points after 4 games (1 wins, 3 losses)
- Сан-Хосе Шаркс — 5. place, 0 points after 6 games (3 wins, 3 losses)
- Нэшвилл Предаторз, last 5 games: 2 wins, 3 losses
- Сан-Хосе Шаркс, last 5 games: 2 wins, 3 losses
- Head-to-head: 10 games, Нэшвилл Предаторз — 9, Сан-Хосе Шаркс — 1
Key factors
Form last 5 matches
Nashville Predators
LWLLL
1 win · 4 losses
San Jose Sharks
LWLLW
2 wins · 3 losses
Head to head 15
14Nashville Predators
0Draw
1San Jose Sharks
- 14 AprNashville Predators — San Jose Sharks2:3
- 5 AprSan Jose Sharks — Nashville Predators3:6
- 25 MarNashville Predators — San Jose Sharks6:3
- 12 Mar 2025San Jose Sharks — Nashville Predators2:3
- 24 Jan 2025San Jose Sharks — Nashville Predators5:6
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Prediction commentary
Based on data as of 15 Oct, 01:05I'm backing Nashville Predators to win against San Jose Sharks. The model expects 3.4 goals for the hosts and 3.1 for the visitors, and the head-to-head record—Nashville with 9 victories in 10 meetings—carries more weight than either side's shaky start to the season.
Both teams have stumbled through five matches with identical results: two wins and three losses. Nashville scored 15 goals and conceded 16, while San Jose managed 12 and let in 20. The visitors' defensive frailty shows in their 3:6 defeat to Boston and 1:3 loss to Edmonton at home this month. Nashville's only blemish at home was the 2:5 loss to Vegas; elsewhere they found answers, beating Montreal 5:2 and Dallas 2:1. Neither side has found consistency, but the hosts have scored more freely.
San Jose have won just once in the last ten meetings between these sides. Since then, Nashville have won every encounter, including a 6:3 thrashing at home in March and a 7:5 victory in January. The Sharks have not won at Nashville since before 2025, and the pattern suggests the hosts will continue to dominate.
The model points to a high-scoring affair
Expected goals figures of 3.4 for Nashville and 3.1 for San Jose indicate a game where both sides will find the net. The model assigns a 93% chance that both teams score and 96% that there are three or more goals. The most likely scorelines are 3:3, 3:2, and 2:3—each clustering around three goals for either side. The 16% draw probability is low, and the weight of recent head-to-head results pushes the balance toward a home victory.
A draw suits the visitors—and that is the main threat
The conclusion holds only if Nashville maintain their defensive solidity from the Dallas game. San Jose have conceded heavily in three of their last five matches, but they also scored five against the Kings at home. If the Sharks find a rhythm in attack and the hosts struggle to contain them, a draw becomes the most plausible escape route for the visitors. A 3:3 result would end the game in a draw, and given how San Jose have defended away from home, that is the scenario that breaks the prediction.