Columbus Crew SC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 14 Mar 2026 · 22:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Columbus Crew SC vs Nashville SC — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Nashville SC 27 games · 60 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Columbus Crew SC 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nashville SC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-14 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC 2025-07-17 Nashville SC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2025-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Nashville SC 2024-07-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC 2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Mar	Nashville SC	H	0–1	L
08 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–0	D
01 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–2	D
22 Feb	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
18 Oct	New York Red Bulls	H	3–1	W
04 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
22 Feb	New England Revolution	H	4–1	W
18 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–5	L
04 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Nashville SC
#12	Position	#1
29	Points	60
27	Played	27
8 / 5 / 14	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 3
39	Scored	55
43	Conceded	21
-4	GD	+34
1.07	PPG	2.22
30%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

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)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. columbus crew sc is hosting nashville sc for another epic battle.
With this win, nashville sc is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hany Mukhtar	6
Christian Ramirez	2
Diego Rossi	2
Sam Surridge	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Pedro Santos	2
Sean Zawadzki	2
Yaw Yeboah	1

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-03-14 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-03-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York Red Bulls W 2025-10-04 Orlando City SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D

Nashville SC Form

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 2026-02-22 Nashville SC 4–1 New England Revolution W 2025-10-18 Nashville SC 2–5 Internacional CF Miami L 2025-10-04 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 Nashville SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.78 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.5 Nashville SC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC23% Draw29% Nashville SC48%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

52%

Draw or Nashville SC

77%

Columbus Crew SC or Nashville SC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC14% Draw50% Nashville SC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 0

12.4%

0 – 2

11.1%

1 – 2

8.7%

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 2

3.5%

2 – 0

0 – 4

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Nashville SC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	12%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	25%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	16%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

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