Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nashville SC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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.

Match Details

  • Referee Joe Dickerson
7 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 15.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

5
1
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts). Charlotte FC are 6th (21 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
Charlotte FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/3
76+
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.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 7
Sam Surridge 3
Christian Fuchs 2
Alex Muyl 1
Andre Shinyashiki 1
Brecht Dejaegere 1
Sergio Ruiz 1
Patrick Agyemang 1

Head to Head

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

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
2.74 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Nashville SC to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC69% Draw18% Charlotte FC13%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Nashville SC52% Draw35% Charlotte FC13%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 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.