Nashville SC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Nashville SC

2 – 2

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Fri 9 Jul 2021 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Randall Leal 28' Y

Randall Leal 29' Y

Y 39' Tyler Wolff

Y 44' Santiago Sosa

Y 45' Santiago Sosa

Y 47' Erick Torres

Y 48' Erick Torres

Y 49' Erick Torres

Y 67' Marcelino Moreno

R 74' Jake Mulraney

R 75' Jake Mulraney

Luke Haakenson 82' Y

Luke Haakenson 84' Y

Dax McCarty 89' Y

Dax McCarty 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

Nashville SC 27 games · 60 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Nashville SC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-09 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC 2021-05-29 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Nashville SC 2020-09-13 Nashville SC 4–2 Atlanta United FC 2020-08-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Nashville SC 2020-03-01 Nashville SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	2–2	D
04 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	1–0	W
27 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–1	D
24 Jun	Toronto FC	H	3–2	W
19 Jun	New York Red Bulls	A	0–2	L
29 May	Atlanta United FC	A	2–2	D

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jul	Nashville SC	A	2–2	D
04 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–3	L
27 Jun	New York Red Bulls	H	0–0	D
23 Jun	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
20 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	2–2	D
29 May	Nashville SC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Nashville SC		Atlanta United FC
#1	Position	#14
60	Points	27
27	Played	27
18 / 6 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 6 / 14
55	Scored	32
21	Conceded	45
+34	GD	-13
2.22	PPG	1.00
67%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/3

31-45

5/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

5/6

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

2/5

46-60

3/6

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	16 G	1 A
Hany Mukhtar	13 G	6 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Atlanta United FC gets underway.
5' Against the run of play, Anton Walkes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
6' Brilliant from the ! Anton Walkes makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 6.
11' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
14' Brilliant from the ! Jalil Anibaba makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 14.
19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
23' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! George Campbell comes on to replace Mo Adams.
28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Randall Leal on 28.
29' Poor challenge from Randall Leal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jack Maher suffering a number of foals already.
39' The referee has no hesitation. Tyler Wolff is booked for Atlanta United FC — Yellow card on 39.
44' Santiago Sosa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Santiago Sosa.
47' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Erick Torres on 47 minutes.
48' GOAL! Hany Mukhtar scores on 48. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar
48' That is a Yellow card for Atlanta United FC. Erick Torres will be fuming at that decision.
49' Poor challenge from Erick Torres. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
49' Nashville SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hany Mukhtar on 49.
53' Atlanta United FC make a change. Erick Torres trudges off to be replaced by Jackson Conway on 53 minutes.
54' Magnificent from Charles Sapong! That is 23 goals in 220 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
59' Jackson Conway adds to his 0 season tally! Atlanta United FC lead 4-3 — and this changes everything.
64' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
67' That is a Yellow card for Atlanta United FC. Marcelino Moreno will be fuming at that decision.
71' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Charles Sapong exits the field as Jhonder Cadiz enters on 71.
72' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jhonder Cadiz is hanging Charles Sapong on the field on 72 minute.
74' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Red card on 74.
75' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Red card on 75.
80' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nashville SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
81' The crowd applauds Alex Muyl as he leaves the pitch. Luke Haakenson steps in for Nashville SC.
82' The referee shows Nashville SC player a Yellow card on 82.
82' Another change for Nashville SC made on 82 minute. Jack Maher leaves to be changed by Abu Danladi.
84' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
88' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mikey Ambrose is hanging Tyler Wolff on the field on 88 minute.
89' Controversy at the stadium! Dax McCarty argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' Poor challenge from Dax McCarty. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gabriel Heinze

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hany Mukhtar	9
Charles Sapong	3
Thiago Almada	3
Gonzalo Martinez	2
Shak Mohammed	2
Anton Walkes	2
Jalil Anibaba	1
Cristian Espinoza	1

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2021-07-09 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-04 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2021-06-27 Nashville SC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2021-06-24 Nashville SC 3–2 Toronto FC W 2021-06-19 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Nashville SC L 2021-05-29 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Nashville SC D

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-07-09 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-06-27 Atlanta United FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-06-20 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2021-05-29 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Nashville SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.18 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Nashville SC to win 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC59% Draw23% Atlanta United FC18%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

81%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

41%

Nashville SC or Atlanta United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC45% Draw40% Atlanta United FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.6%

3 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

4.4%

4 – 1

3.8%

4 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	22%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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