Thursday , 2 July 2026

Atlanta United FC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Atlanta United FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Xande Silva 26' 1–0
Thiago Almada 46' 2–0
Miles Robinson 57' 3–0
Saba Lobzhanidze 87' 4–0
Tristan Muyumba 34' Y
Tyler Wolff 66' Y

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
2023-08-26 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Nashville SC 2023-04-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2022-05-21 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC 2021-08-28 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC 2021-07-09 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Nashville SC H 4–0 W
21 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 2–0 W
15 Jul Orlando City SC H 1–2 L
12 Jul New England Revolution A 1–2 L
08 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
02 Jul Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Atlanta United FC A 0–4 L
15 Jul FC Cincinnati A 1–3 L
13 Jul Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L
09 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
02 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–0 W
24 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Atlanta United FC and Nashville SC get this one started.
  • 5' Daniel Lovitz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Nashville SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and Nashville SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 26' Atlanta United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Xande Silva on 26.
  • 31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 34' Tristan Muyumba catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 34.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' GOAL! Thiago Almada fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 51' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' Atlanta United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Nashville SC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 57' GOAL! Miles Robinson fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lukas MacNaughton made 280 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' Poor challenge from Tyler Wolff. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 68' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brian Anunga is hanging Sean Davis on the field on 68 minute.
  • 70' Another change for Nashville SC made on 70 minute. Sam Surridge leaves to be changed by Teal Bunbury.
  • 75' Canada international Jacob Shaffelburg has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' Ronald Hernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Caleb Wiley on 77 minute.
  • 82' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Atlanta United FC. Georgios Giakoumakis is replaced by Juan Sanchez.
  • 87' The Georgia Saba Lobzhanidze breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 4-0!
  • 89' The Nashville SC manager makes a substitution. Hany Mukhtar departs to be replaced by Ethan Zubak.
  • It finishes all square. Atlanta United FC and Nashville SC share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

Nashville SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-08-26 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Nashville SC 2023-04-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2022-05-21 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC 2021-08-28 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC 2021-07-09 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United FC Form

2023-08-26 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Nashville SC W 2023-08-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Atlanta United FC W 2023-07-15 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2023-07-12 New England Revolution 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2023-07-08 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2023-07-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W

Nashville SC Form

2023-08-26 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Nashville SC L 2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC L 2023-07-13 Nashville SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-07-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2023-07-02 Nashville SC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2023-06-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.48 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Nashville SC 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC42% Draw25% Nashville SC33%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Nashville SC
58%
Atlanta United FC or Nashville SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC27% Draw44% Nashville SC29%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
6.6%
0 – 0
6.4%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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