Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
2020-11-30 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
#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' Temperatures are rising at MAPFRE Stadium as Columbus Crew SC face off against Nashville SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Costa Rica international Randall Leal has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harrison Afful is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 35' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' The referee shows Nashville SC player a Yellow card on 42.
  • 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 67' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Brian Anunga exits the field as Derrick Jones enters on 73.
  • 78' Alex Muyl needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 83' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 88' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Nashville SC.

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
Christian Ramirez 2
Diego Rossi 2
Sam Surridge 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Pedro Santos 2
Sean Zawadzki 2
Yaw Yeboah 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
1.37 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Nashville SC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC43% Draw27% Nashville SC30%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
70%
Draw or Nashville SC
57%
Columbus Crew SC or Nashville SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC28% Draw47% Nashville SC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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