FC Dallas vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Dallas vs Nashville SC — MLS at Toyota Stadium.
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
- Nashville SC 34 games · 77 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee Daniel Radford
- Referee Nima Saghafi
- Referee Adam Garner
- Referee
20 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 11.0 goals/game
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug | Nashville SC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Mar | Montreal Impact FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 29 Feb | Philadelphia Union | H | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Oct | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 3–4 | L |
| 06 Oct | Sporting Kansas City | H | 6–0 | W |
| 29 Sep | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug | FC Dallas | A | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Mar | Portland Timbers | A | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Mar | Atlanta United FC | H | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Dallas | Nashville SC | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #1 |
| 58 | Points | 77 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 16 / 10 / 8 | W / D / L | 23 / 8 / 3 |
| 62 | Scored | 71 |
| 51 | Conceded | 25 |
| +11 | GD | +46 |
| 1.71 | PPG | 2.26 |
| 47% | Win % | 68% |
Key Stats
13%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
50%
Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
Nashville SC this season
FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ 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)
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 22 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 10 G | 4 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Dallas and Nashville SC get this one started.
- 5' Matt LaGrassa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 231 appearances.
- 10' Thiago Santos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 15' Nashville SC is showing some good football. However, Nashville SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' David Accam has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 25' Daniel Rios, a Mexico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Brayan Beckeles.
- 33' Derrick Jones needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 36' Daniel Lovitz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 36.
- 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luchi Gonzalez might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 46' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 57' Nashville SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
- 59' A tactical swap from FC Dallas — Paxton Pomykal on, Jesus Ferreira off on 59 minutes.
- 62' FC Dallas receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
- 64' Randall Leal picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 67' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Daniel Rios by Abu Danladi on 67 minute.
- 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Dallas needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 74' Tanner Tessmann is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thiago Santos at the 74 minute mark.
- 75' The whistle greets Derrick Jones as he departs to be replaced by Dominique Badji.
- 80' Nashville SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 82' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — David Accam on, Hany Mukhtar off on 82 minutes.
- 86' The Ghana David Accam breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 0-1!
- 87' Fafa Picault gets the nod from FC Dallas. He replaces Michael Barrios and will look to change the dynamic.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Dallas.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
-
5
Thiago Santos ↓ Tanner Tessmann 74'
- 8
- 3
- 24
-
21
Michael Barrios ↓ Fafa Picault 87'
- 2
- 12
- 20
-
7
Jesus Ferreira ↓ Paxton Pomykal 59'
-
29
Franco Jara ↓ Ricardo Pepi 59'
Bench
- 11
-
19
Paxton Pomykal ↑ 59'
- 30
-
9
Fafa Picault ↑ 87'
- 26
- 33
-
13
Zdenek Ondrasek ↑ 74'
-
16
Ricardo Pepi ↑ 59'
-
15
Tanner Tessmann ↑ 74'
Coach
Luchi Gonzalez
Nashville SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 20
- 1
-
21
Derrick Jones ↓ Dominique Badji 75'
- 25
-
8
Randall Leal ↓ David Accam 82'
- 6
- 2
-
10
Hany Mukhtar ↓ Matt LaGrassa 82'
- 55
-
14
Daniel Rios ↓ Abu Danladi 67'
Bench
- 3
-
9
Dominique Badji ↑ 75'
-
11
David Accam ↑ 82'
-
7
Abu Danladi ↑ 67'
-
22
Matt LaGrassa ↑ 82'
- 27
- 30
-
12
Alistair Johnston ↑ 67'
Coach
Gary Smith
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Hany Mukhtar | 3 |
| Jacob Shaffelburg | 2 |
| David Accam | 1 |
| Nolan Norris | 1 |
| Randall Leal | 1 |
| Jhonder Cadiz | 1 |
| Daniel Rios | 1 |
| Ryan Hollingshead | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Dallas Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.88
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35
Nashville SC xG
I would bet for:
Nashville SC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nashville SC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.23
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
FC Dallas or Draw
57%
Draw or Nashville SC
73%
FC Dallas or Nashville SC
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
1.8%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | Nashville SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 15% | 77% |
| -0.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| +0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +1 | 54% | 24% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 14% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

