Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Nashville SC

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Columbus Crew SC

Mon 29 May 2023 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium 30,109 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Gustavo Vallecilla

Dax McCarty 19' Y

Shaq Moore 60' Y

Anibal Godoy 77' Y

Y 90' Aidan Morris

Overview

Match Preview

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

Nashville SC 27 games · 60 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

Nashville SC 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 2022-04-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–1	W
20 May	Charlotte FC	A	2–1	W
18 May	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–1	W
13 May	D.C. United SC	A	1–1	D
07 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W
29 Apr	Atlanta United FC	H	3–1	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 May	Nashville SC	A	1–3	L
20 May	FC Cincinnati	A	2–3	L
17 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–0	W
13 May	Orlando City SC	H	2–2	D
29 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–2	L
22 Apr	Charlotte FC	A	0–1	L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Nissan Stadium!
2' Yaw Yeboah adds to his 0 season tally! Columbus Crew SC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
5' Poor challenge from Gustavo Vallecilla. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christian Ramirez made 293 appearances and scored 65 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
18' The referee has no hesitation. Dax McCarty is booked for Nashville SC — Yellow card on 18.
19' Dax McCarty was booked on 19.
24' Over 24 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
29' Nashville SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
39' Hany Mukhtar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 8 goals to his name this season.
44' Daniel Lovitz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nashville SC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
54' Nashville SC currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' The Haiti Fafa Picault breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 1-1!
57' GOAL! Fafa Picault scores on 57.
60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shaq Moore.
61' The referee shows Nashville SC player a Yellow card on 61.
65' Sean Zawadzki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gustavo Vallecilla on 65 minute.
66' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Gustavo Vallecilla by Sean Zawadzki on 66 minute.
71' Lukas MacNaughton has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
72' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Fafa Picault exits the field as Jacob Shaffelburg enters on 72.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Anibal Godoy.
80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Teal Bunbury makes it 3-1.
82' Another change for Nashville SC made on 82 minute. Anibal Godoy leaves to be changed by Jan Gregus.
84' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Darlington Nagbe is replaced by Jacen Russell-Rowe on 84 minute.
87' Walker Zimmerman is replacing Teal Bunbury for the Nashville SC side.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Aidan Morris is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Columbus Crew SC.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

11
Ethan Zubak
54
Sean Davis ↑ 82'
25
Walker Zimmerman ↑ 87'
8
Randall Leal ↑ 72'
24
Jan Gregus ↑ 82'
14
Jacob Shaffelburg ↑ 72'
23
Taylor Washington
27
Brian Anunga
30
Elliot Panicco

Coach Gary Smith

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

31
Steven Moreira
18
Malte Amundsen ↓ Christian Ramirez 87'
14
Yaw Yeboah
6
Darlington Nagbe ↓ Jacen Russell-Rowe 84'
10
Lucas Zelarayan
8
Aidan Morris
12
Gustavo Vallecilla ↓ Sean Zawadzki 65'
9
Juan Hernandez
2
Philip Quinton
28
Patrick Schulte
23
Mohamed Farsi

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2023-05-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-05-20 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC W 2023-05-18 Nashville SC 2–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-05-13 D.C. United SC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2023-05-07 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-04-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-05-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-05-13 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2023-04-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2023-04-22 Charlotte FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.21 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC67% Draw20% Columbus Crew SC13%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

87%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

33%

Nashville SC or Columbus Crew SC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC49% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC11%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.8%

1 – 0

10.3%

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

6.5%

4 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.8%

1 – 2

3.4%

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	21%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	23%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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