Nashville SC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nashville SC vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Fairgrounds Stadium.
- Nashville SC 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- Charlotte FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joe Dickerson
7 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 15.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 26 Apr Charlotte FC H 4–2 W 18 Apr Atlanta United FC A 2–0 W 11 Apr Charlotte FC A 2–1 W 05 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L 21 Mar Orlando City SC H 5–0 W 14 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Nashville SC A 2–4 L 22 Apr Orlando City SC A 1–4 L 18 Apr New York City FC A 2–1 W 11 Apr Nashville SC H 1–2 L 04 Apr Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W 21 Mar New York Red Bulls H 6–1 W Season Stats
Nashville SC Charlotte FC #1 Position #6 33 Points 21 14 Played 15 10 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6 31 Scored 24 11 Conceded 23 +20 GD +1 2.36 PPG 1.40 71% Win % 40% Key Stats
89% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this seasonNashville SC are 1st (33 pts). Charlotte FC are 6th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nashville SC0-152/116-304/331-45–/146-603/–61-753/276+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededCharlotte FC0-15–/216-302/431-453/–46-601/261-751/376+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Fairgrounds Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Harry Toffolo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' Nashville SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Nashville SC winning 100% of all matches.
- 19' Hany Mukhtar puts Nashville SC on the lead.
- 24' 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.
- 25' Goal! Ahmed Qasem scores his 4 goal in 211 matches.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Charlotte FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Toffolo departs to be replaced by David Schnegg.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 211 games and scored 305 goals.
- 42' Goal! Morrison Agyemang scores his 2 goal in 151 matches.
- 46' Another change for Nashville SC made on 46 minute. Warren Madrigal leaves to be changed by Sam Surridge.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tyger Smalls made 151 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' Nashville SC is showing some good football. However, Nashville SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 57' The supporters are chanting for Idan Gorno. He replaces Archie Goodwin on 57 minute.
- 60' What a strike from Sam Surridge! The score is 3-1.
- 65' Archie Goodwin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 67' Goal! Pep Biel scores his 14 goal in 93 matches.
- 69' Another change for Nashville SC made on 69 minute. Ahmed Qasem leaves to be changed by Alex Muyl.
- 74' GOAL! Sam Surridge scores on 74. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar
- 75' Another change for Nashville SC made on 75 minute. Andy Najar leaves to be changed by Reed Baker-Whiting.
- 76' Tyger Smalls is replacing Kerwin Vargas for the Charlotte FC side.
- 77' The referee calls foul for Alex Muyl. He receives a card.
- 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 84' That looks like a foul for a card for David Schnegg.
- 86' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shak Mohammed is hanging Cristian Espinoza on the field on 86 minute.
- 87' The referee calls foul for Brian Schwake. He receives a card.
- The final score is 4-2.
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Lineups
Nashville SC Lineups
Starting XI
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Andy Najar ↓ Reed Baker-Whiting 75'
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Patrick Yazbek ↓ Edvard Tagseth 75'
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Warren Madrigal ↓ Sam Surridge 46'
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Ahmed Qasem ↓ Alex Muyl 69'
Bench
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Sam Surridge ↑ 46'
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Alex Muyl ↑ 69'
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Edvard Tagseth ↑ 75'
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Reed Baker-Whiting ↑ 75'
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Shak Mohammed ↑ 86'
Coach B.J. CallaghanCharlotte FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Harry Toffolo ↓ David Schnegg 35'
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Brandt Bronico ↓ Djibril Diani 75'
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Archie Goodwin ↓ Idan Gorno 57'
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Kerwin Vargas ↓ Tyger Smalls 76'
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Rodolfo Aloko ↓ Liel Abada 57'
Bench
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David Schnegg ↑ 35'
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Djibril Diani ↑ 75'
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Liel Abada ↑ 57'
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Tyger Smalls ↑ 76'
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Idan Gorno ↑ 57'
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Coach Dean Smith -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hany Mukhtar 7 Sam Surridge 3 Christian Fuchs 2 Andre Shinyashiki 1 Brecht Dejaegere 1 Sergio Ruiz 1 Patrick Agyemang 1 Brandt Bronico 1 Head to Head
Nashville SC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.74 Nashville SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.12 Charlotte FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Nashville SC to win 69%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nashville SC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.86Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 73% 27% ± 3.5 53% 47% ± 4.5 34% 66% Double Chance
Nashville SC or Draw 86%Draw or Charlotte FC 31%Nashville SC or Charlotte FC 82%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nashville SC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–2 not predicted4 – 2Actual2 – 1 8.7%2 – 0 8.1%3 – 1 7.8%1 – 1 7.2%3 – 0 7.1%1 – 0 5.6%4 – 1 5.4%4 – 0 4.8%2 – 2 4.8%3 – 2 4.4%1 – 2 3.6%0 – 0 3.2%Asian Handicap — Nashville SC
Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Charlotte FC covers -2.5 30% — 70% -2 30% 20% 50% -1.5 50% — 50% -1 50% 20% 30% -0.5 70% — 30% +0.5 87% — 13% +1 87% 8% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.