Wednesday , 30 September 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)
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#14 Position #1
27 Points 60
27 Played 27
7 / 6 / 14 W / D / L 18 / 6 / 3
32 Scored 55
45 Conceded 21
-13 GD +34
1.00 PPG 2.22
26% Win % 67%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
3/6
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
5/6
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 16 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 13 G 6 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Atlanta United FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Patrick Yazbek needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Atlanta United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Shak Mohammed, a Ghana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Nashville SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' That is a card for Atlanta United FC. Tristan Muyumba will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 56' Another change for Nashville SC made on 56 minute. Warren Madrigal leaves to be changed by Alex Muyl.
  • 61' Cristian Espinoza doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Nashville SC. Edvard Tagseth is replaced by Patrick Yazbek.
  • 68' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 68 minute. Elias Baez leaves to be changed by Pedro Amador.
  • 73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Atlanta United FC and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 74' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Saba Lobzhanidze is hanging Ajani Fortune on the field on 74 minute.
  • 76' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Hoyos is booked for Atlanta United FC — card on 76.
  • 81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 82' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Emmanuel Latte Lath is withdrawn and Cayman Togashi gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reed Baker-Whiting is hanging Andy Najar on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' Matthew Corcoran has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Atlanta United FC.

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
Fafa Picault 1
Saba Lobzhanidze 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
0.69 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 58% + Nashville SC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC18% Draw26% Nashville SC56%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
43%
Draw or Nashville SC
82%
Atlanta United FC or Nashville SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC11% Draw47% Nashville SC42%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.5%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
0 – 0
10.6%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 3
7.5%
1 – 3
5.3%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 1
3.4%
0 – 4
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
1 – 4
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 26% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 19% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓

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