Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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5
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Atlanta United FC 15 games · Avg 2.9 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
#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' The wait is over. Nashville SC get us underway at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 6' A stunning finish from Marcelino Moreno — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 11' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 21' Walker Zimmerman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
  • 26' The 33-year-old Josef Martinez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 31' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' Marcelino Moreno was booked on 41.
  • 46' USA international Brooks Lennon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 51' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 52' Goal! Erik Lopez scores his 1 goal in 287 matches.
  • 57' Dax McCarty was booked on 57.
  • 58' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Jake Mulraney departs to be replaced by Ezequiel Barco.
  • 60' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Alex Muyl as he leaves the pitch. Charles Sapong steps in for Nashville SC.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 215 games and scored 309 goals.
  • 69' Franco Ibarra is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcelino Moreno at the 69 minute mark.
  • 71' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Jhonder Cadiz exits the field as Dominique Badji enters on 71.
  • 76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 77' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Anibal Godoy exits the field as Matt LaGrassa enters on 77.
  • 80' The deadlock is broken! Hany Mukhtar gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Hany Mukhtar makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Nashville SC are in front.
  • 83' Hany Mukhtar makes a hat-trick on 83.
  • 88' Both keepers have barely been tested. Atlanta United FC and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Alistair Johnston. He receives a Yellow card.
  • It finishes all square. Atlanta United FC and Nashville SC share the spoils 2-2.

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
Shak Mohammed 2
Anton Walkes 2
Jackson Conway 1
Jacob Shaffelburg 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
1.18 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Nashville SC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC31% Draw26% Nashville SC43%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Nashville SC
69%
Atlanta United FC or Nashville SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC20% Draw44% Nashville SC36%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
8.5%
0 – 2
8.1%
0 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
5.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.3%
0 – 3
4.7%
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% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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