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 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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

Nashville SC 12 games · Avg 2.3 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	#10
33	Points	16
14	Played	15
10 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 7
31	Scored	21
11	Conceded	23
+20	GD	-2
2.36	PPG	1.07
71%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 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

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nashville SC to score. At the same time, Columbus Crew SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
2' Brilliant from the ! Yaw Yeboah makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 2.
5' Gustavo Vallecilla is having his name booked by the referee on 5.
10' 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.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
18' That is a Yellow card for Nashville SC. Dax McCarty will be fuming at that decision.
19' Dax McCarty picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' Nashville SC are deployed in a 4-3-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
49' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
54' Columbus Crew 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.
56' GOAL! Fafa Picault scores on 56.
57' Against the run of play, Fafa Picault has scored! This game has turned on its head.
60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Shaq Moore on 60.
61' Controversy at the stadium! Shaq Moore argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
65' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Gustavo Vallecilla trudges off to be replaced by Sean Zawadzki on 65 minutes.
66' Sean Zawadzki is replacing Gustavo Vallecilla for the Columbus Crew SC side.
71' Nashville SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
72' Time for substitution for Nashville SC. Fafa Picault is replaced by Jacob Shaffelburg.
77' Controversy at the stadium! Anibal Godoy argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
80' Teal Bunbury does the damage! The net is bulging and Nashville SC surge ahead!
82' The supporters are chanting for Jan Gregus. He replaces Anibal Godoy on 82 minute.
84' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Darlington Nagbe is replaced by Jacen Russell-Rowe on 84 minute.
87' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Walker Zimmerman is hanging Teal Bunbury on the field on 87 minute.
90' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Aidan Morris will be fuming at that decision.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Nashville SC take all three points.

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	5
Sean Zawadzki	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Pedro Santos	2
Diego Rossi	2
Sam Surridge	2
Teal Bunbury	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

2.24 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.79 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC68% Draw20% Columbus Crew SC12%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

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	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

88%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

32%

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

11.9%

1 – 0

10.4%

1 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

8.7%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

6.4%

4 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.3%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	21%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	23%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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