Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 21 Oct 2021 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 71' Darlington Nagbe

Hany Mukhtar 90' Y

Luke Haakenson 90' R

Overview

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Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

Nashville SC 34 games · 77 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

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 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-21 Nashville SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2021-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Nashville SC 2020-11-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC 2020-09-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
16 Oct	D.C. United SC	A	0–0	D
03 Oct	New York City FC	A	0–0	D
30 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	2–2	D
26 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–0	D
22 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	5–1	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
16 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	4–0	W
03 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	0–3	L
25 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Nashville SC		Columbus Crew SC
#1	Position	#7
77	Points	47
34	Played	34
23 / 8 / 3	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
71	Scored	59
25	Conceded	52
+46	GD	+7
2.26	PPG	1.38
68%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 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

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ 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

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Columbus Crew SC get us underway at Nissan Stadium.
5' Nashville SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Anibal Godoy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 48 Yellow cards this season.
15' The 38-year-old Josh Williams has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' USA international Walker Zimmerman has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nashville SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
40' Nashville SC have won 341 goals from 231 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eloy Room is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nashville SC.
46' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Miguel Berry comes on to replace Gyasi Zardes.
51' A quiet spell here at Nissan Stadium. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' Hany Mukhtar is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nashville SC tonight.
61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
66' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
68' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ake Arnaud Loba is hanging Charles Sapong on the field on 68 minute.
71' Darlington Nagbe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
73' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Liam Fraser is replaced by Marlon Hairston on 73 minute.
75' A goal from the Armenia international Lucas Zelarayan! He fires home on 75 to make it 0-1!
77' Hany Mukhtar adds to his 14 season tally! Nashville SC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
82' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
84' Nashville SC ring the changes. Anibal Godoy has done his job and it is now time for Brian Anunga to step up.
89' Milton Valenzuela is replacing Derrick Etienne for the Columbus Crew SC side.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hany Mukhtar.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

4
David Romney
20
Anibal Godoy ↓ Brian Anunga 84'
1
Joe Willis
25
Walker Zimmerman
8
Randall Leal ↓ Daniel Rios 68'
6
Dax McCarty
10
Hany Mukhtar
23
Taylor Washington ↓ Luke Haakenson 84'
5
Jack Maher
12
Alistair Johnston
17
Charles Sapong ↓ Ake Arnaud Loba 68'

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
31
Steven Moreira
22
Derrick Etienne ↓ Milton Valenzuela 89'
18
Liam Fraser ↓ Marlon Hairston 73'
14
Waylon Francis
4
Jonathan Mensah
11
Gyasi Zardes ↓ Miguel Berry 46'
7
Pedro Santos
6
Darlington Nagbe
10
Lucas Zelarayan
3
Josh Williams

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hany Mukhtar	6
Sean Zawadzki	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Diego Rossi	2
Sam Surridge	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Pedro Santos	2
Anibal Godoy	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.67 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC50% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

77%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

50%

Nashville SC or Columbus Crew SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC37% Draw46% Columbus Crew SC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.2%

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

9.2%

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	24%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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

Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

Columbus Crew SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Clean Sheet