Nashville SC vs Austin FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Nashville SC vs Austin FC — MLS at Nissan Stadium.
- Nashville SC 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- Austin FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 15 | 22 |
| 6 | Charlotte FC | 15 | 21 |
| 7 | FC Cincinnati | 15 | 20 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 15 | 19 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 15 | 18 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 15 | 16 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Montreal Impact FC | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Orlando City SC | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 14 | 11 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 7 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 14 | 32 |
| 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 14 | 26 |
| 19 | FC Dallas | 15 | 25 |
| 20 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 24 |
| 21 | Seattle Sounders FC | 13 | 24 |
| 22 | Houston Dynamo | 14 | 22 |
| 23 | Minnesota United FC | 15 | 22 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 20 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 15 | 17 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 15 | 16 |
| 27 | St. Louis City | 14 | 16 |
| 28 | Portland Timbers | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 15 | 14 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 14 | 11 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sep | Austin FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 01 Sep | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 28 Aug | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 22 Aug | FC Dallas | H | 4–0 | W |
| 15 Aug | Minnesota United FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 07 Aug | Toronto FC | H | 3–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sep | Nashville SC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 01 Sep | Portland Timbers | H | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Aug | Los Angeles FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 21 Aug | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 14 Aug | Sporting Kansas City | H | 4–3 | W |
| 07 Aug | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 3–3 | D |
Season Stats
| Nashville SC | Austin FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #29 |
| 33 | Points | 14 |
| 14 | Played | 15 |
| 10 / 3 / 1 | W / D / L | 3 / 5 / 7 |
| 31 | Scored | 19 |
| 11 | Conceded | 31 |
| +20 | GD | -12 |
| 2.36 | PPG | 0.93 |
| 71% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
Nashville SC this season
33%
Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
Austin FC this season
Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts). Austin FC are 29th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
4/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Austin FC get us underway at Nissan Stadium.
- 5' It looks surprising Austin FC does not make any changes. Sebastian Driussi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Gavin Wolff is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Austin FC so far.
- 15' Joe Willis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nashville SC tonight.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nashville SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 30' international Charles Sapong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 35' Nashville SC have won 305 goals from 211 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Diego Fagundez on 39 minutes.
- 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ruben Gabrielsen, as he is very good at scoring at Nissan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 49' Brilliant from the ! Walker Zimmerman makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 49.
- 50' GOAL! Walker Zimmerman scores on 50.
- 55' Zan Kolmanic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Lovitz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Austin FC.
- 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 70' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 75' Daniel Pereira has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and Austin FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Nashville SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 4
- 54
- 19
- 1
- 25
- 6
- 2
- 10
- 14
- 17
Bench
- 11
- 20
- 12
- 15
- 23
- 5
- 27
- 30
- 26
Coach
Gary Smith
Austin FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 14
- 18
- 13
- 1
- 7
- 4
- 23
- 17
- 6
- 33
Bench
- 77
- 31
- 24
- 16
- 8
- 22
- 2
- 3
- 5
Coach
Josh Wolff
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Randall Leal | 2 |
| Walker Zimmerman | 2 |
| Jon Gallagher | 1 |
| Hany Mukhtar | 1 |
| Sebastian Driussi | 1 |
| Osman Bukari | 1 |
Nashville SC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.91
Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53
Austin FC xG
I would bet for:
Nashville SC to win 77% + Over 2.5 goals 65%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nashville SC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 2.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 3.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 4.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
Double Chance
Nashville SC or Draw
91%
Draw or Austin FC
23%
Nashville SC or Austin FC
85%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.8%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.6%
4 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
7%
3 – 1
6.7%
5 – 0
5.4%
1 – 1
5.4%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.4%
5 – 1
3%
6 – 0
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Nashville SC
| Handicap | Nashville SC covers | Push | Austin FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| -2 | 43% | 22% | 34% |
| -1.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| -1 | 66% | 19% | 16% |
| -0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +0.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +1 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
59%
✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
6%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.