Saturday , 14 November 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 CONFERENCE SEMI FINALS

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 0
Full Time
Nashville SC
Mon 30 Nov 2020 · 01:00 UTC MAPFRE Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+2'
Y 42' Alistair Johnston
Y 111' Taylor Washington

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Cory Richardson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

4
4
5
Columbus Crew SC 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC 2020-09-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Nashville SC H 2–0 W
21 Nov New York Red Bulls H 3–2 W
08 Nov Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
05 Nov Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
01 Nov Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
29 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
24 Nov Toronto FC A 1–0 W
21 Nov Internacional CF Miami H 3–0 W
08 Nov Orlando City SC A 3–2 W
05 Nov FC Dallas H 0–1 L
01 Nov Chicago Fire FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Nashville SC
#7 Position #1
47 Points 77
34 Played 34
14 / 5 / 15 W / D / L 23 / 8 / 3
59 Scored 71
52 Conceded 25
+7 GD +46
1.38 PPG 2.26
41% Win % 68%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/8
16-30
12/7
31-45
7/7
46-60
10/2
61-75
7/5
76+
6/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
4/1
16-30
10/3
31-45
6/4
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/7
76+
16/4
■ 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 21 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 16 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Columbus Crew SC vs Nashville SC — let the football do the talking.
  • 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' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Nashville SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Pedro Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 32 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gyasi Zardes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Andrew Tarbell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' It’s a booking for Nashville SC player. Alistair Johnston gets a Yellow card.
  • 47' Joshua Williams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 52' Handwalla Bwana, a Kenya , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nashville SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 72' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 73' The whistle greets Brian Anunga as he departs to be replaced by Derrick Jones.
  • 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Nashville SC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 88' Alex Muyl has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 302 appearances.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Gyasi Zardes 2
Pedro Santos 2
Sean Zawadzki 2
Christian Ramirez 2
Diego Rossi 2
Sam Surridge 2
Andre Gomes 1

Head to Head

2020-11-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC 2020-09-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-11-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W 2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls W 2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-11-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L

Nashville SC Form

2020-11-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC L 2020-11-24 Toronto FC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2020-11-21 Nashville SC 3–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC W 2020-11-05 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Dallas L 2020-11-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Nashville SC 73% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC44% Draw27% Nashville SC29%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
71%
Draw or Nashville SC
56%
Columbus Crew SC or Nashville SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC29% Draw47% Nashville SC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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