Columbus Crew SC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Nashville SC

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 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Nashville SC 18 games · 40 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos

8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 12 games · Avg 2.3 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
#10	Position	#1
20	Points	40
18	Played	18
5 / 5 / 8	W / D / L	12 / 4 / 2
26	Scored	35
28	Conceded	14
-2	GD	+21
1.11	PPG	2.22
28%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nashville SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

5/1

61-75

5/3

76+

4/2

■ 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	10 G
Hany Mukhtar	6 G	4 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	5
Sean Zawadzki	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Pedro Santos	2
Diego Rossi	2
Sam Surridge	2
Anibal Godoy	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

0.79 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Nashville SC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC23% Draw30% Nashville SC47%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

53%

Draw or Nashville SC

77%

Columbus Crew SC or Nashville SC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC15% Draw51% Nashville SC34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

13.1%

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 2

10.8%

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

7.4%

0 – 3

5.1%

2 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

4.1%

2 – 2

3.4%

2 – 0

3.2%

0 – 4

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Nashville SC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	13%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+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

25% ✓

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

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