Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Nashville SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

5
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #12
60 Points 29
27 Played 27
18 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
55 Scored 39
21 Conceded 43
+34 GD -4
2.22 PPG 1.07
67% Win % 30%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
5/6
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 16 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 13 G 6 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' And we are off! Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew SC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Jonathan Mensah is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 220 games and scored 320 goals.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Hany Mukhtar is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Nashville SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Miguel Berry is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gyasi Zardes at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marlon Hairston is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nashville SC.
  • 66' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' The Nashville SC manager makes a substitution. Charles Sapong departs to be replaced by Ake Arnaud Loba.
  • 71' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 73' Marlon Hairston gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Liam Fraser and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' A goal from the Armenia international Lucas Zelarayan! He fires home on 75 to make it 0-1!
  • 77' Hany Mukhtar has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
  • 82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 84' The Nashville SC manager makes a substitution. Anibal Godoy departs to be replaced by Brian Anunga.
  • 89' Derrick Etienne makes way for Milton Valenzuela at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
  • 90' Hany Mukhtar is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 6
Gyasi Zardes 2
Pedro Santos 2
Sean Zawadzki 2
Christian Ramirez 2
Diego Rossi 2
Sam Surridge 2
Mohamed Farsi 1

Head to Head

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

Nashville SC Form

2021-10-21 Nashville SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-10-16 D.C. United SC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-10-03 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-30 Nashville SC 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2021-09-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-22 Internacional CF Miami 1–5 Nashville SC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-10-21 Nashville SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-10-16 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-10-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-09-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-09-18 New England Revolution 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-09-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.7 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC51% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
78%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
49%
Nashville SC or Columbus Crew SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC38% Draw46% Columbus Crew SC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.6%
2 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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