Saturday , 8 August 2026

Charlotte FC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Charlotte FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium 26,012 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 14' Edvard Tagseth
0–2 62' Patrick Yazbek
Archie Goodwin pen 90' 1–2
Y 35' Alex Muyl
Y 64' Daniel Lovitz
Y 90' Hany Mukhtar

Overview

Match Preview

Charlotte FC vs Nashville SC — MLS at Bank of America Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Assistant 1 Jose Da Silva
  • Assistant 2 Meghan Mullen (USA)
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 17 39
2 Internacional CF Miami 17 37
3 New England Revolution 16 29
4 Chicago Fire FC 16 26
5 New York City FC 17 25
6 Charlotte FC 17 25
7 FC Cincinnati 17 23
8 D.C. United SC 17 22
9 New York Red Bulls 17 22
10 Orlando City SC 17 20
11 Columbus Crew SC 17 19
12 Toronto FC 17 16
13 Montreal Impact FC 17 15
14 Philadelphia Union 17 13
15 Atlanta United FC 17 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 33
17 Los Angeles FC 18 33
18 San Jose Earthquakes 17 33
19 FC Dallas 17 26
20 Real Salt Lake 16 26
21 Houston Dynamo 16 26
22 St. Louis City 17 25
23 Seattle Sounders FC 16 24
24 Minnesota United FC 17 23
25 Portland Timbers 17 21
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 18 21
27 San Diego FC 17 20
28 Colorado Rapids SC 17 19
29 Austin FC 17 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 17 14

Head-to-Head

3
1
5
Charlotte FC 9 games · Avg 3.2 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC 2025-05-11 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC 2025-04-05 Charlotte FC 2–1 Nashville SC 2024-05-11 Charlotte FC 1–0 Nashville SC 2024-03-17 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Nashville SC H 1–2 L
04 Apr Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
21 Mar New York Red Bulls H 6–1 W
14 Mar Internacional CF Miami H 0–0 D
08 Mar Austin FC H 3–1 W
01 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
01 Mar FC Dallas A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Charlotte FC Nashville SC
#6 Position #1
25 Points 39
17 Played 17
7 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 12 / 3 / 2
28 Scored 33
25 Conceded 12
+3 GD +21
1.47 PPG 2.29
41% Win % 71%

Key Stats

89% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season
44% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Charlotte FC are 6th (25 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 8 G 5 A
Idan Gorno 4 G 1 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Charlotte FC welcome Nashville SC for this crunch clash at Bank of America Stadium.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' USA international Daniel Lovitz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 14' Edvard Tagseth does the damage! The net is bulging and Nashville SC surge ahead!
  • 19' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Hany Mukhtar scoring 1 goals.
  • 24' A quiet spell here at Bank of America Stadium. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' Liel Abada has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 40' Nashville SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Charlotte FC! Brandt Bronico comes on to replace Djibril Diani.
  • 51' The whistle greets Alex Muyl as he departs to be replaced by Hany Mukhtar.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Patrick Yazbek gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 64' Daniel Lovitz is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Charlotte FC and Nashville SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 71' Tyger Smalls has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kerwin Vargas on 71 minute.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Cristian Espinoza comes on to replace Warren Madrigal.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Reed Baker-Whiting. He replaces Ahmed Qasem on 80 minute.
  • 83' Another change for Charlotte FC made on 83 minute. Idan Gorno leaves to be changed by Archie Goodwin.
  • 88' Nashville SC come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Goal! Archie Goodwin scores his 21 goal in 206 matches.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Hany Mukhtar is booked for Nashville SC — card on 90.
  • With this win, Nashville SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Nashville SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 7
Sam Surridge 3
Christian Fuchs 2
Liel Abada 1
Scott Arfield 1
Ahmed Qasem 1
Pep Biel 1
Morrison Agyemang 1

Head to Head

2026-04-11 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC 2025-05-11 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC 2025-04-05 Charlotte FC 2–1 Nashville SC 2024-05-11 Charlotte FC 1–0 Nashville SC 2024-03-17 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC

Charlotte FC Form

2026-04-11 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC L 2026-04-04 Charlotte FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2026-03-21 Charlotte FC 6–1 New York Red Bulls W 2026-03-14 Charlotte FC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D 2026-03-08 Charlotte FC 3–1 Austin FC W 2026-03-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Charlotte FC L

Nashville SC Form

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 2026-03-01 FC Dallas 0–0 Nashville SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Charlotte FC or Nashville SC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Charlotte FC30% Draw29% Nashville SC41%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Nashville SC
70%
Charlotte FC or Nashville SC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Charlotte FC21% Draw48% Nashville SC31%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
10%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 22% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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