Thursday , 1 October 2026

Nashville SC vs Austin FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Nashville SC
1 – 0
Full Time
Austin FC
Mon 24 May 2021 · 01:00 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 69' Daniel Pereira

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Austin 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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
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

2
1
1
Nashville SC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-24 Nashville SC 1–0 Austin FC

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May Austin FC H 1–0 W
16 May Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
08 May New England Revolution H 2–0 W
02 May Internacional CF Miami H 0–0 D
24 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 2–2 D
18 Apr FC Cincinnati H 2–2 D
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May Nashville SC A 0–1 L
15 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2 L
09 May Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
02 May Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W
25 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 3–1 W
17 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Nashville SC Austin FC
#1 Position #28
60 Points 31
27 Played 27
18 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 10 / 10
55 Scored 35
21 Conceded 47
+34 GD -12
2.22 PPG 1.15
67% Win % 26%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts). Austin FC are 28th (31 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
Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/6
61-75
3/3
76+
12/15
■ 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
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Nissan Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nashville SC and Austin FC.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Austin FC have won 272 goals from 195 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The travelling Austin FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Austin FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 34' Julio Cascante has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jhohan Romana on 34 minute.
  • 35' Randall Leal doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 36' A stunning finish from Randall Leal — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 41' Austin FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and Austin FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Josh Wolff will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Nashville SC ring the changes. Charles Sapong has done his job and it is now time for Dominique Badji to step up.
  • 57' Dominique Badji is ready to make an impact after coming on for Charles Sapong at the 57 minute mark.
  • 62' Jared Stroud is replacing Rodney Redes for the Austin FC side.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Hany Mukhtar on, Jhonder Cadiz off on 67 minutes.
  • 69' Daniel Pereira was booked on 69.
  • 74' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Taylor Washington. He replaces Randall Leal on 79 minute.
  • 81' Kekuta Manneh has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cecilio Dominguez on 81 minute.
  • 86' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Brad Stuver has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 1-0 the final result. Austin FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.89 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.51 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC65% Draw22% Austin FC13%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
88%
Draw or Austin FC
35%
Nashville SC or Austin FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC48% Draw45% Austin FC7%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
15.8%
0 – 0
10.9%
3 – 0
9.7%
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8%
3 – 1
5.2%
4 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
2.6%
1 – 2
2.1%
2 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 22% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 26% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
60% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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