Sunday , 16 August 2026

D.C. United SC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
D.C. United SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sat 13 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 73' Alex Muyl
Theodore Ku-DiPietro 83' 1–1
Y 45' Alex Muyl
Donovan Pines 46' Y
Y 54' Hany Mukhtar
Derrick Williams 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Nashville SC — MLS at Audi Field.

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

2
5
5
D.C. United SC 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-13 D.C. United SC 1–1 Nashville SC 2022-06-25 D.C. United SC 1–3 Nashville SC 2021-10-16 D.C. United SC 0–0 Nashville SC 2021-08-15 Nashville SC 5–2 D.C. United SC 2020-09-24 Nashville SC 1–0 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Nashville SC H 1–1 D
06 May FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
29 Apr Charlotte FC H 3–0 W
22 Apr Orlando City SC A 3–1 W
15 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
08 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 0–2 L
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May D.C. United SC A 1–1 D
07 May Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W
29 Apr Atlanta United FC H 3–1 W
23 Apr Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
15 Apr New York City FC A 1–2 L
09 Apr Toronto FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Nashville SC
#9 Position #1
23 Points 40
18 Played 18
5 / 8 / 5 W / D / L 12 / 4 / 2
26 Scored 35
29 Conceded 14
-3 GD +21
1.28 PPG 2.22
28% Win % 67%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ 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)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for D.C. United SC to score. At the same time, Nashville SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Taxiarchis Fountas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 30 appearances.
  • 10' It’s high time Wayne Rooney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Nashville SC have won 309 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 23' Erik Hurtado is ready to make an impact after coming on for Taxiarchis Fountas at the 23 minute mark.
  • 28' Theodore Ku-DiPietro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 33' Nashville SC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 38' USA international Joe Willis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' 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.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Alex Muyl. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Donovan Pines on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' Hany Mukhtar is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 62' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Jacob Shaffelburg by Fafa Picault on 62 minute.
  • 67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 72' A quiet spell here at Audi Field. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' GOAL! Alex Muyl scores on 73.
  • 76' Another change for Nashville SC made on 76 minute. Anibal Godoy leaves to be changed by Sean Davis.
  • 81' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Christopher Durkin is withdrawn and Theodore Ku-DiPietro gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Theodore Ku-DiPietro doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 86.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Nashville SC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Muyl 5
Hany Mukhtar 4
Charles Sapong 3
Sam Surridge 2
Cristian Dajome 2
Taxiarchis Fountas 2
Daniel Lovitz 2
Randall Leal 2

Head to Head

2023-05-13 D.C. United SC 1–1 Nashville SC 2022-06-25 D.C. United SC 1–3 Nashville SC 2021-10-16 D.C. United SC 0–0 Nashville SC 2021-08-15 Nashville SC 5–2 D.C. United SC 2020-09-24 Nashville SC 1–0 D.C. United SC

D.C. United SC Form

2023-05-13 D.C. United SC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2023-04-29 D.C. United SC 3–0 Charlotte FC W 2023-04-22 Orlando City SC 1–3 D.C. United SC W 2023-04-15 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-04-08 D.C. United SC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC L

Nashville SC Form

2023-05-13 D.C. United SC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2023-05-07 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-04-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC W 2023-04-23 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-04-15 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC L 2023-04-09 Nashville SC 0–0 Toronto FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC27% Draw28% Nashville SC45%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
55%
Draw or Nashville SC
73%
D.C. United SC or Nashville SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC18% Draw47% Nashville SC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10.7%
0 – 2
9.3%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 3
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 23% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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