Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nashville SC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Nashville SC
3 – 1
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sat 29 Apr 2023 · 17:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Fafa Picault 36' 1–0
Teal Bunbury 56' 2–0
2–1 72' Thiago Almada pen
Jacob Shaffelburg 90+1' 3–1
Y 35' Brooks Lennon
Alex Muyl 49' Y
Y 87' Juan Sanchez
Y 90' Santiago Sosa

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

6
5
4
Nashville SC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Atlanta United FC H 3–1 W
23 Apr Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
15 Apr New York City FC A 1–2 L
09 Apr Toronto FC H 0–0 D
01 Apr Orlando City SC A 2–0 W
26 Mar FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Nashville SC A 1–3 L
23 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
15 Apr Toronto FC A 2–2 D
08 Apr New York City FC A 1–1 D
01 Apr New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
25 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 1–6 L

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nashville SC to score. At the same time, Atlanta United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Matheus Rossetto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Hany Mukhtar is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Nashville SC currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Brooks Lennon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brooks Lennon on 35.
  • 36' The deadlock is broken! Fafa Picault gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
  • 37' Fafa Picault has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 37 minutes.
  • 42' Nashville SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
  • 47' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' Alex Muyl catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Goal! Teal Bunbury scores his 50 goal in 284 matches.
  • 59' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Machop Chol is withdrawn and Miguel Berry gets his opportunity.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Teal Bunbury as he leaves the pitch. Jacob Shaffelburg steps in for Nashville SC.
  • 68' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Shak Mohammed scoring 2 goals.
  • 72' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thiago Almada makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Taylor Washington. He replaces Alex Muyl on 77 minute.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Brian Anunga comes on to replace Anibal Godoy.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Fafa Picault is replaced by Luke Haakenson on 83 minute.
  • 87' It’s a booking for Atlanta United FC player. Juan Sanchez gets a Yellow card.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Luis Abram. He replaces Matheus Rossetto on 88 minute.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Atlanta United FC. Santiago Sosa will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 9
Charles Sapong 3
Thiago Almada 3
Gonzalo Martinez 2
Shak Mohammed 2
Anton Walkes 2
Fafa Picault 1
Saba Lobzhanidze 1

Head to Head

2023-04-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC 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

Nashville SC Form

2023-04-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC W 2023-04-23 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-04-15 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC L 2023-04-09 Nashville SC 0–0 Toronto FC D 2023-04-01 Orlando City SC 0–2 Nashville SC W 2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L

Atlanta United FC Form

2023-04-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC L 2023-04-23 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-04-15 Toronto FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2023-04-08 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2023-04-01 Atlanta United FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2023-03-25 Columbus Crew SC 6–1 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.37 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC65% Draw20% Atlanta United FC15%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
85%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
35%
Nashville SC or Atlanta United FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC51% Draw38% Atlanta United FC11%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
9.1%
1 – 1
8.8%
3 – 0
8.6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.4%
4 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 21% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 22% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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