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 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Nashville SC 34 games · 77 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos

11 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Columbus Crew SC and Nashville SC.
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
Gyasi Zardes	2
Pedro Santos	2
Sean Zawadzki	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Diego Rossi	2
Sam Surridge	2
Andy Najar	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

0.84 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Nashville SC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC24% Draw29% Nashville SC47%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

53%

Draw or Nashville SC

76%

Columbus Crew SC or Nashville SC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC15% Draw50% Nashville SC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

12.1%

0 – 2

10.4%

1 – 2

8.7%

1 – 0

7.2%

0 – 3

2 – 1

4.9%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 2

3.7%

2 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Nashville SC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	13%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	25%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	16%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

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