Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 0
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sat 19 Sep 2020 · 23:30 UTC MAPFRE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+5'
Fatai Alashe 26' Y
Pedro Santos 27' Y
Y 37' Daniel Lovitz
Aboubacar Keita 57' Y
Y 71' Alex Muyl
Y 76' Anibal Godoy

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Nashville SC — MLS at MAPFRE Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee

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
4
5
Columbus Crew SC 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Nashville SC H 2–0 W
12 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
06 Sep FC Cincinnati H 3–0 W
02 Sep Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
29 Aug FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
24 Aug New York City FC A 0–1 L
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
13 Sep Atlanta United FC H 4–2 W
07 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 0–0 D
03 Sep Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
26 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–3 L

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 wait is over. Columbus Crew SC get us underway at MAPFRE Stadium.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Harrison Afful is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Muyl made 291 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Columbus Crew SC have won 437 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' Fatai Alashe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 27' Pedro Santos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Lovitz argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 42' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nashville SC backline.
  • 47' Walker Zimmerman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 50' Pedro Santos has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' Aboubacar Keita catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Daniel Rios on, Alan Winn off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' The 30-year-old Artur has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Lucas Zelarayan comes on to replace Youness Mokhtar.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Alex Muyl. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 76' The referee shows Nashville SC player a Yellow card on 76.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Derrick Etienne. He replaces Luis Diaz on 76 minute.
  • 78' The whistle greets Anibal Godoy as he departs to be replaced by Derrick Jones.
  • 83' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Romney is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 88' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Hector Jimenez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedro Santos on 90 minute.
  • 2-0 the final result. Nashville SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 6
Sean Zawadzki 2
Christian Ramirez 2
Diego Rossi 2
Sam Surridge 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Pedro Santos 2
Anibal Godoy 1

Head to Head

2020-09-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-09-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W 2020-09-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-08-24 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L

Nashville SC Form

2020-09-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC L 2020-09-13 Nashville SC 4–2 Atlanta United FC W 2020-09-07 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Nashville SC D 2020-09-03 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2020-08-31 Nashville SC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2020-08-26 Orlando City SC 3–1 Nashville SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.38 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC48% Draw28% Nashville SC24%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
76%
Draw or Nashville SC
52%
Columbus Crew SC or Nashville SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC31% Draw50% Nashville SC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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