Thursday , 2 July 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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

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4
5
D.C. United SC 11 games · Avg 2.8 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
18 Points 33
15 Played 14
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 1
21 Scored 31
25 Conceded 11
-4 GD +20
1.20 PPG 2.36
27% Win % 71%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. D.C. United SC is hosting Nashville SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brian Anunga is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nashville SC.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 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.
  • 23' Erik Hurtado gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Taxiarchis Fountas and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' USA international Dax McCarty has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' D.C. United SC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Nashville SC's 4-3-1-2 shape.
  • 45' Alex Muyl catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Donovan Pines catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 46.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Nashville SC player. Hany Mukhtar gets a Yellow card.
  • 59' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 62' Fafa Picault is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jacob Shaffelburg at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' A quiet spell here at Audi Field. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' What a moment for Alex Muyl! That strike on 73 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 76' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sean Davis is hanging Anibal Godoy on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 81 minute. Christopher Durkin leaves to be changed by Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
  • 83' GOAL! Theodore Ku-DiPietro fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 86' Derrick Williams picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 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
Daniel Lovitz 2
Lucas Bartlett 2
Warren Madrigal 2
Cristian Dajome 2
Taxiarchis Fountas 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
2 / 4
0.99 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC26% Draw27% Nashville SC47%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
52%
Draw or Nashville SC
74%
D.C. United SC or Nashville SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC17% Draw45% Nashville SC38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10.3%
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
8.1%
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 3
5.6%
1 – 0
5.3%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
3%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United 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 46% — 54%
+1 46% 23% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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