Sunday , 16 August 2026

Atlanta United FC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Atlanta United FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium 36,895 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 61' Cristian Espinoza
0–2 90+1' Shak Mohammed
Tristan Muyumba 45' Y
Lucas Hoyos 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Nashville SC — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Assistant 1 Cory Richardson
  • Assistant 2 Ben Pilgrim (USA)
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
5
6
Atlanta United FC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-18 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC 2025-08-31 Nashville SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC 2025-05-03 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Nashville SC 2024-09-14 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC 2024-05-18 Nashville SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Nashville SC H 0–2 L
12 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
04 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–3 L
21 Mar D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
14 Mar Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
08 Mar Real Salt Lake H 2–3 L
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Atlanta United FC A 2–0 W
11 Apr Charlotte FC A 2–1 W
05 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
21 Mar Orlando City SC H 5–0 W
14 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 1–0 W
08 Mar Minnesota United FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC Nashville SC
#15 Position #1
12 Points 40
18 Played 18
3 / 3 / 12 W / D / L 12 / 4 / 2
19 Scored 35
33 Conceded 14
-14 GD +21
0.67 PPG 2.22
17% Win % 67%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
5/3
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Mercedes-Benz Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Atlanta United FC and Nashville SC.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Atlanta United FC and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nashville SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and Nashville SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tristan Muyumba made 416 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tristan Muyumba.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Atlanta United FC in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past Nashville SC's compact 4-4-2.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerardo Martino will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Alex Muyl is replacing Warren Madrigal for the Nashville SC side.
  • 61' The Argentina Cristian Espinoza breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 0-1!
  • 66' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Edvard Tagseth exits the field as Patrick Yazbek enters on 66.
  • 68' The whistle greets Elias Baez as he departs to be replaced by Pedro Amador.
  • 73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Saba Lobzhanidze. He replaces Ajani Fortune on 74 minute.
  • 76' Lucas Hoyos picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' It’s high time Gerardo Martino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 82' Cayman Togashi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emmanuel Latte Lath at the 82 minute mark.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Andy Najar as he leaves the pitch. Reed Baker-Whiting steps in for Nashville SC.
  • 89' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • Another three points for Nashville SC.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Nashville SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 9
Charles Sapong 3
Thiago Almada 3
Gonzalo Martinez 2
Shak Mohammed 2
Anton Walkes 2
Jalil Anibaba 1
Cristian Espinoza 1

Head to Head

2026-04-18 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC 2025-08-31 Nashville SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC 2025-05-03 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Nashville SC 2024-09-14 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC 2024-05-18 Nashville SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United FC Form

2026-04-18 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC L 2026-04-12 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-03-21 Atlanta United FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-03-14 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2026-03-08 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake L

Nashville SC Form

2026-04-18 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC W 2026-04-11 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC W 2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2026-03-21 Nashville SC 5–0 Orlando City SC W 2026-03-14 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2026-03-08 Nashville SC 3–1 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.65 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 59% + Nashville SC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC17% Draw25% Nashville SC58%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
42%
Draw or Nashville SC
83%
Atlanta United FC or Nashville SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC10% Draw46% Nashville SC44%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.7%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.7%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 3
8%
1 – 3
5.4%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 4
3.7%
2 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.9%
1 – 4
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 26% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 20% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.