Nashville SC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Nashville SC

4 – 2

Full Time

Charlotte FC

Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 00:30 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Alex Muyl 77' Y

Y 84' David Schnegg

Brian Schwake 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Fairgrounds Stadium.

Nashville SC 34 games · 77 pts (2026/26)
Charlotte FC 34 games · 54 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Joe Dickerson

12 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 15.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Nashville SC 9 games · Avg 3.2 goals Charlotte FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-26 Nashville SC 4–2 Charlotte FC 2026-04-11 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC 2025-05-11 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC 2025-04-05 Charlotte FC 2–1 Nashville SC 2024-05-11 Charlotte FC 1–0 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC

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

Charlotte FC

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	#5
77	Points	54
34	Played	34
23 / 8 / 3	W / D / L	15 / 9 / 10
71	Scored	66
25	Conceded	51
+46	GD	+15
2.26	PPG	1.59
68%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

89% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts). Charlotte FC are 5th (54 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC

0-15

4/1

16-30

10/3

31-45

6/4

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/7

76+

16/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Charlotte FC

0-15

8/5

16-30

8/8

31-45

5/5

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/8

76+

12/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	21 G	1 A
Hany Mukhtar	16 G	8 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

Charlotte FC

Pep Biel	13 G	10 A
Idan Gorno	13 G	4 A
Liel Abada	10 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Nashville SC vs Charlotte FC — let the football do the talking.
5' David Schnegg needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' 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.
19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hany Mukhtar makes it 1-0.
24' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Hany Mukhtar scoring 1 goals.
25' GOAL! Ahmed Qasem scores on 25. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza
30' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
35' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Toffolo departs to be replaced by David Schnegg.
40' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Idan Gorno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
42' Morrison Agyemang is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
46' The Nashville SC bench stirs into life. Warren Madrigal is withdrawn and Sam Surridge gets his opportunity.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' It is a substitution in Charlotte FC team. Archie Goodwin is replaced by Idan Gorno on 57 minute.
60' Against the run of play, Sam Surridge has scored! This game has turned on its head.
65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nashville SC and Charlotte FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
67' A stunning finish from Pep Biel — that came from absolutely nowhere!
69' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Ahmed Qasem by Alex Muyl on 69 minute.
74' Magnificent from Sam Surridge! That is 69 goals in 14 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
75' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reed Baker-Whiting is hanging Andy Najar on the field on 75 minute.
76' The whistle greets Kerwin Vargas as he departs to be replaced by Tyger Smalls.
77' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Muyl is booked for Nashville SC — card on 77.
82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
84' That looks like a foul for a card for David Schnegg.
86' Nashville SC ring the changes. Cristian Espinoza has done his job and it is now time for Shak Mohammed to step up.
87' That looks like a foul for a card for Brian Schwake.
It finishes all square. Nashville SC and Charlotte FC share the spoils 4-2.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Sam Surridge ↑ 46'
6
Bryan Acosta
19
Alex Muyl ↑ 69'
1
Joe Willis
20
Edvard Tagseth ↑ 75'
5
Jack Maher
27
Reed Baker-Whiting ↑ 75'
22
Josh Bauer
14
Shak Mohammed ↑ 86'

Coach B.J. Callaghan

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Luca de la Torre
21
Tyler Miller
23
David Schnegg ↑ 35'
22
Henry Kessler
28
Djibril Diani ↑ 75'
11
Liel Abada ↑ 57'
25
Tyger Smalls ↑ 76'
9
Idan Gorno ↑ 57'
48
Aron John

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hany Mukhtar	7
Sam Surridge	3
Christian Fuchs	2
Idan Gorno	1
Patrick Yazbek	1
Jacob Shaffelburg	1
Archie Goodwin	1
Liel Abada	1

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2026-04-26 Nashville SC 4–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-04-18 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC W 2026-04-11 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC W 2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2026-03-21 Nashville SC 5–0 Orlando City SC W 2026-03-14 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC W

Charlotte FC Form

2026-04-26 Nashville SC 4–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-04-22 Orlando City SC 4–1 Charlotte FC L 2026-04-18 New York City FC 1–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-04-11 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC L 2026-04-04 Charlotte FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2026-03-21 Charlotte FC 6–1 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.67 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 Charlotte FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Nashville SC to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC67% Draw18% Charlotte FC15%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

85%

Draw or Charlotte FC

33%

Nashville SC or Charlotte FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC51% Draw35% Charlotte FC14%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

6.7%

1 – 0

5.5%

4 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 2

4.5%

4 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

3.9%

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Charlotte FC covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	19%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	20%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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