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 23 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Nashville SC 23 games · 53 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	23	53
2	Internacional CF Miami	23	43
3	Chicago Fire FC	22	38
4	New England Revolution	23	37
5	Charlotte FC	23	36
6	FC Cincinnati	22	31
7	New York City FC	23	29
8	Orlando City SC	23	28
9	Philadelphia Union	23	27
10	New York Red Bulls	23	27
11	Toronto FC	23	26
12	D.C. United SC	22	25
13	Columbus Crew SC	23	23
14	Atlanta United FC	23	22
15	Montreal Impact FC	23	21
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	22	43
17	Houston Dynamo	23	40
18	Los Angeles FC	24	37
19	FC Dallas	23	37
20	St. Louis City	23	37
21	San Jose Earthquakes	23	35
22	Portland Timbers	23	31
23	Colorado Rapids SC	23	31
24	San Diego FC	23	30
25	Real Salt Lake	22	29
26	Minnesota United FC	23	29
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	29
28	Seattle Sounders FC	22	27
29	Austin FC	23	25
30	Sporting Kansas City	23	15

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
#13	Position	#1
23	Points	53
23	Played	23
6 / 5 / 12	W / D / L	16 / 5 / 2
34	Scored	47
39	Conceded	17
-5	GD	+30
1.00	PPG	2.30
26%	Win %	70%

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 13th (23 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (53 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

3/3

31-45

6/4

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nashville SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

5/4

76+

8/2

■ 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	13 G
Hany Mukhtar	10 G	6 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.
Another three points for Nashville SC.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hany Mukhtar	6
Christian Ramirez	2
Diego Rossi	2
Sam Surridge	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Pedro Santos	2
Sean Zawadzki	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

0.78 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Nashville SC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC22% Draw28% Nashville SC50%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

50%

Draw or Nashville SC

78%

Columbus Crew SC or Nashville SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC14% Draw49% Nashville SC37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

12.5%

0 – 0

11.7%

0 – 2

11.4%

1 – 2

8.9%

1 – 0

6.4%

0 – 3

5.9%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

3.5%

2 – 0

2.8%

0 – 4

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Nashville SC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	12%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	25%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	17%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

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