Nashville SC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Nashville SC

2 – 2

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Sat 21 May 2022 · 23:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Franco Ibarra

Y 34' Franco Ibarra

Anibal Godoy 59' Y

Charles Sapong 72' Y

C.J. Sapong 72' Y

Alex Muyl 82' Y

Ethan Zubak 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Nashville SC 18 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Corey Parker
Referee Ted Unkel

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Nashville SC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-21 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC 2021-08-28 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Atlanta United FC	H	2–2	D
19 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
15 May	Houston Dynamo	A	0–2	L
08 May	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
01 May	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D
24 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–1	L

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Nashville SC	A	2–2	D
15 May	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D
07 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	4–1	W
30 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
24 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	L
16 Apr	FC Cincinnati	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Nashville SC		Atlanta United FC
#1	Position	#15
40	Points	12
18	Played	18
12 / 4 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 12
35	Scored	19
14	Conceded	33
+21	GD	-14
2.22	PPG	0.67
67%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

5/1

61-75

5/3

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/3

61-75

3/6

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	10 G
Hany Mukhtar	6 G	4 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

5 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Atlanta United FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Nashville SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
10' Nashville SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Ronald Hernandez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
19' Jack Maher gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Eric Miller and will look to change the dynamic.
24' What a strike from Charles Sapong! The score is 1-0.
25' What a moment for Charles Sapong! That strike on 25 puts his side firmly in control.
26' GOAL! Thiago Almada fires home to make it 2-1!
31' The Germany Hany Mukhtar breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 3-1!
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franco Ibarra on 33.
34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Franco Ibarra.
39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
44' Luiz Araujo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 35 goals in his last 466 appearances.
46' A tactical swap from Atlanta United FC — Ronald Hernandez on, Andrew Gutman off on 46 minutes.
51' Panama international Anibal Godoy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
56' 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.
59' That is a Yellow card for Nashville SC. Anibal Godoy will be fuming at that decision.
62' The crowd applauds Anibal Godoy as he leaves the pitch. Dax McCarty steps in for Nashville SC.
67' Marcelino Moreno, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
72' That is a Yellow card for Nashville SC. Charles Sapong will be fuming at that decision.
74' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Alex De John is withdrawn and George Campbell gets his opportunity.
79' It’s high time Gonzalo Pineda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
80' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Ethan Zubak on, Charles Sapong off on 80 minutes.
82' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
83' The referee shows Nashville SC player a Yellow card on 83.
85' The whistle greets Matheus Rossetto as he departs to be replaced by Emerson Hyndman.
88' Dominic Dwyer makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Atlanta United FC are in front.
90' Marcelino Moreno makes way for Amar Sejdic at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Atlanta United FC.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Matheus Rossetto ↓ Emerson Hyndman 85'
19
Luiz Araujo
11
Brooks Lennon
6
Alan Franco
10
Marcelino Moreno ↓ Emerson Hyndman 90'
18
Bobby Shuttleworth
8
Thiago Almada
15
Andrew Gutman ↓ Ronald Hernandez 46'
14
Franco Ibarra
3
Alex DeJohn ↓ Dom Dwyer 74'
29
Ronaldo Cisneros

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hany Mukhtar	9
Charles Sapong	3
Thiago Almada	3
Anton Walkes	2
Gonzalo Martinez	2
Shak Mohammed	2
Dominic Dwyer	1
Ronald Hernandez	1

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2022-05-21 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2022-05-19 Nashville SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2022-05-15 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Nashville SC L 2022-05-08 Nashville SC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2022-05-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2022-04-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Nashville SC L

Atlanta United FC Form

2022-05-21 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2022-05-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2022-05-07 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-04-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2022-04-24 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2022-04-16 Atlanta United FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.37 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Nashville SC to win 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC62% Draw21% Atlanta United FC17%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

83%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

38%

Nashville SC or Atlanta United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC49% Draw38% Atlanta United FC13%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

3 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

4.9%

2 – 2

Actual

4 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

4.4%

1 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	20%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	22%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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