Thursday , 2 July 2026

Atlanta United FC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Atlanta United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sat 29 May 2021 · 19:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Marcelino Moreno 41' Y
Y 57' Dax McCarty
Y 60' Daniel Lovitz
Y 90' Alistair Johnston
Y 90' Luke Haakenson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

4
5
5
Atlanta United FC 14 games · Avg 3.0 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-29 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Nashville SC 2020-09-13 Nashville SC 4–2 Atlanta United FC 2020-08-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Nashville SC 2020-03-01 Nashville SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May Nashville SC H 2–2 D
23 May Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L
15 May Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
09 May Internacional CF Miami A 1–1 D
01 May New England Revolution A 1–2 L
25 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
24 May Austin FC H 1–0 W
16 May Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
08 May New England Revolution H 2–0 W
02 May Internacional CF Miami H 0–0 D
24 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC Nashville SC
#14 Position #1
11 Points 33
14 Played 14
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 1
14 Scored 31
23 Conceded 11
-9 GD +20
0.79 PPG 2.36
21% Win % 71%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Atlanta United FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Nashville SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 6' Marcelino Moreno adds to his 0 season tally! Atlanta United FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 11' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 16' Dominique Badji, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atlanta United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 26' Nashville SC is showing some good football. However, Nashville SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' Nashville SC have won 305 goals from 211 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' Marcelino Moreno catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' What a moment for Erik Lopez! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Dax McCarty. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 58' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 58 minute. Jake Mulraney leaves to be changed by Ezequiel Barco.
  • 60' Daniel Lovitz is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
  • 60' Charles Sapong gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Alex Muyl and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Marcelino Moreno as he leaves the pitch. Franco Ibarra steps in for Atlanta United FC.
  • 71' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Jhonder Cadiz by Dominique Badji on 71 minute.
  • 76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 77' The whistle greets Anibal Godoy as he departs to be replaced by Matt LaGrassa.
  • 80' Hany Mukhtar is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 81' What composure from Hany Mukhtar! The Germany international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 83' A stunning finish from Hany Mukhtar — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 88' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' Alistair Johnston catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gabriel Heinze

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 9
Charles Sapong 3
Thiago Almada 3
Gonzalo Martinez 2
Anton Walkes 2
Jackson Conway 1
Jacob Shaffelburg 1
Jalil Anibaba 1

Head to Head

2021-05-29 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Nashville SC 2020-09-13 Nashville SC 4–2 Atlanta United FC 2020-08-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Nashville SC 2020-03-01 Nashville SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-05-29 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2021-05-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-05-15 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-09 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2021-05-01 New England Revolution 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2021-04-25 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Nashville SC Form

2021-05-29 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2021-05-24 Nashville SC 1–0 Austin FC W 2021-05-16 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-05-08 Nashville SC 2–0 New England Revolution W 2021-05-02 Nashville SC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D 2021-04-24 Nashville SC 2–2 Montreal Impact FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.16 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Nashville SC 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC30% Draw26% Nashville SC44%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Nashville SC
70%
Atlanta United FC or Nashville SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC19% Draw44% Nashville SC37%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 2
8.3%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
5.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.3%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 22% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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