Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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 #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' Nashville SC have kicked off against Atlanta United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Atlanta United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gonzalo Pineda will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Brooks Lennon picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' What composure from Fafa Picault! The Haiti international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 37' Fafa Picault doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 42' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 47' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 49' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' 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 Joe Willis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Goal! Teal Bunbury scores his 50 goal in 289 matches.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Machop Chol is replaced by Miguel Berry on 59 minute.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Shaffelburg. He replaces Teal Bunbury on 63 minute.
  • 68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and Atlanta United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' Brilliant from the midfielder! Thiago Almada makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 72.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Taylor Washington comes on to replace Alex Muyl.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Brian Anunga comes on to replace Anibal Godoy.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Luke Haakenson on, Fafa Picault off on 83 minutes.
  • 87' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 88' Luis Abram is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matheus Rossetto at the 88 minute mark.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Santiago Sosa.
  • Atlanta United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Nashville SC were simply the better side today.

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
Anton Walkes 2
Gonzalo Martinez 2
Shak Mohammed 2
Dom Dwyer 1
Daniel Lovitz 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
2.31 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC64% Draw21% Atlanta United FC15%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
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
85%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
36%
Nashville SC or Atlanta United FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC49% Draw39% Atlanta United FC12%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
9.1%
3 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.6%
4 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 20% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 22% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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