FC Dallas vs Nashville SC, MLS 2023 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jun | Nashville SC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Jun | Sporting Kansas City | A | 1–2 | L |
| 28 May | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 1–1 | D |
| 21 May | Houston Dynamo | H | 1–1 | D |
| 18 May | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 14 May | Austin FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jun | FC Dallas | A | 2–1 | W |
| 29 May | Columbus Crew SC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 20 May | Charlotte FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 18 May | Internacional CF Miami | H | 2–1 | W |
| 13 May | D.C. United SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 07 May | Chicago Fire FC | H | 3–0 | W |
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' And we are off! FC Dallas vs Nashville SC — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Nashville SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 9' What a strike from Nolan Norris! The score is 0-1.
- 14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nashville SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 19' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Dallas and Nashville SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 24' The 33-year-old Jose Martinez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 25' What an equalizer from Jader Obrian!
- 26' Jader Obrian does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Dallas surge ahead!
- 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 36' Shaq Moore has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 41' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
- 43' Marco Farfan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 43.
- 48' 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.
- 53' Josh Bauer, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 55' The crowd applauds Marco Farfan as he leaves the pitch. Sam Junqua steps in for FC Dallas.
- 58' Josh Bauer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Walker Zimmerman on 58 minute.
- 63' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 68' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 73' Marco Farfan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
- 77' The deadlock is broken! Hany Mukhtar gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
- 81' Time for substitution for FC Dallas. Nolan Norris is replaced by Bernard Kamungo.
- 84' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Anibal Godoy is replaced by Jan Gregus on 84 minute.
- 88' That is a Yellow card for Nashville SC. Jan Gregus will be fuming at that decision.
- 90' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 30
- 10
-
4
Marco Farfan ↓ Sam Junqua 55'
- 5
-
25
Sebastien Ibeagha ↓ Geovane 55'
- 20
- 17
- 8
- 3
-
32
Nolan Norris ↓ Bernard Kamungo 81'
-
27
Herbert Endeley ↓ Jesus Jimenez 55'
Bench
- 1
-
9
Jesus Jimenez ↑ 55'
-
29
Sam Junqua ↑ 55'
-
2
Geovane ↑ 55'
- 23
-
77
Bernard Kamungo ↑ 81'
- 21
- 24
Nashville SC Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
- 18
-
20
Anibal Godoy ↓ Jan Gregus 84'
- 12
- 54
- 19
- 1
- 7
-
25
Walker Zimmerman ↓ Josh Bauer 58'
- 2
- 10
- 5
Bench
- 11
- 8
- 6
-
24
Jan Gregus ↑ 84'
- 14
-
23
Taylor Washington ↑ 84'
- 27
- 30
-
22
Josh Bauer ↑ 58'
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 |
Head to Head
FC Dallas Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8
Nashville SC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nashville SC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
50%
Draw or Nashville SC
77%
FC Dallas or Nashville SC
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 1
10.2%
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 3
5.7%
2 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
3%
2 – 3
2.9%
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% | 12% | 80% |
| -0.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| +0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +1 | 45% | 23% | 32% |
| +1.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +2 | 68% | 17% | 15% |
| +2.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
38%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.