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 Rubiel Vazquez
- Referee Nima Saghafi
- Referee Nick Uranga
- Referee R. Mendoza
- Referee Diego Blas
16 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 10.9 goals/game
🟥 3 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug | Nashville SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug | FC Dallas | A | 0–0 | D |
| 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' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Dallas and Nashville SC is underway.
- 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Dallas and Nashville SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 230 games and scored 339 goals.
- 25' Nashville SC have won 339 goals from 230 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 30' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' Poor challenge from Franco Jara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 45' Anibal Godoy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 8 appearances.
- 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 55' Nashville SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 56' Paxton Pomykal makes way for Fafa Picault at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Dallas.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Reto Ziegler, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 66' Nashville SC make a change. Randall Leal trudges off to be replaced by Derrick Jones on 66 minutes.
- 69' That is a Yellow card for Nashville SC. Dax McCarty will be fuming at that decision.
- 73' It is a substitution in FC Dallas team. Franco Jara is replaced by Ricardo Pepi on 73 minute.
- 74' The whistle greets Hany Mukhtar as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Rios.
- 75' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — David Accam on, Anibal Godoy off on 75 minutes.
- 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 83' The whistle greets Michael Barrios as he departs to be replaced by Santiago Mosquera.
- 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- The final score is 0-0.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 8
- 3
- 24
- 21
- 2
- 20
-
19
Paxton Pomykal ↓ Fafa Picault 56'
- 26
- 13
-
29
Franco Jara ↓ Ricardo Pepi 73'
Bench
- 4
-
11
Santiago Mosquera ↑ 83'
-
7
Jesus Ferreira ↑ 56'
- 30
-
9
Fafa Picault ↑ 56'
- 33
-
16
Ricardo Pepi ↑ 73'
- 27
- 15
Coach
Luchi Gonzalez
Nashville SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
-
20
Anibal Godoy ↓ David Accam 75'
- 3
-
9
Dominique Badji ↓ Abu Danladi 73'
- 1
- 25
-
8
Randall Leal ↓ Derrick Jones 66'
- 6
- 2
-
10
Hany Mukhtar ↓ David Accam 75'
- 12
Bench
-
21
Derrick Jones ↑ 66'
-
11
David Accam ↑ 75'
-
7
Abu Danladi ↑ 73'
- 55
-
23
Taylor Washington ↑ 66'
- 18
- 22
-
14
Daniel Rios ↑ 74'
- 30
Coach
Gary Smith
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Hany Mukhtar | 3 |
| Jacob Shaffelburg | 2 |
| David Romney | 1 |
| Jader Obrian | 1 |
| David Accam | 1 |
| Nolan Norris | 1 |
| Randall Leal | 1 |
| Jhonder Cadiz | 1 |
FC Dallas Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.76
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18
Nashville SC xG
I would bet for:
Nashville SC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 69%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 1.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 2.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
59%
Draw or Nashville SC
74%
FC Dallas or Nashville SC
67%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
15.6%
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 0
3.9%
0 – 3
3.7%
1 – 3
3%
2 – 2
3%
2 – 3
1.3%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | Nashville SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 15% | 78% |
| -0.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| +0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +1 | 56% | 24% | 20% |
| +1.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +2 | 80% | 13% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
31%
✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
47%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

