Monday , 12 October 2026

Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Nashville SC
2 – 2
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 31 Mar 2024 · 00:30 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jack Maher 48' Y
Y 66' Malte Amundsen
Josh Bauer 90' Y
Hany Mukhtar 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 28 63
2 Internacional CF Miami 28 49
3 Chicago Fire FC 28 48
4 Charlotte FC 28 46
5 New England Revolution 28 46
6 Philadelphia Union 28 42
7 Orlando City SC 28 37
8 FC Cincinnati 27 36
9 New York Red Bulls 28 36
10 New York City FC 28 33
11 Toronto FC 28 32
12 D.C. United SC 27 30
13 Columbus Crew SC 28 29
14 Atlanta United FC 28 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 28 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 28 51
17 St. Louis City 28 50
18 FC Dallas 28 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 28 46
20 Houston Dynamo 28 45
21 Los Angeles FC 29 42
22 Seattle Sounders FC 28 41
23 Colorado Rapids SC 28 37
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 29 36
25 Portland Timbers 28 33
26 San Diego FC 28 32
27 Real Salt Lake 28 32
28 Austin FC 28 31
29 Minnesota United FC 28 30
30 Sporting Kansas City 28 22

Head-to-Head

5
4
4
Nashville SC 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2023-06-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D
24 Mar Los Angeles FC A 0–5 L
17 Mar Charlotte FC H 2–1 W
10 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–2 D
03 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
25 Feb New York Red Bulls H 0–0 D
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Nashville SC A 2–2 D
23 Mar Charlotte FC A 0–2 L
16 Mar New York Red Bulls H 3–0 W
10 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
02 Mar Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
24 Feb Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Nashville SC Columbus Crew SC
#1 Position #13
63 Points 29
28 Played 28
19 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 15
59 Scored 41
22 Conceded 46
+37 GD -5
2.25 PPG 1.04
68% Win % 29%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
46% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (63 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 13th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
3/1
16-30
8/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
6/6
76+
13/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/7
16-30
4/5
31-45
6/6
46-60
7/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 16 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 14 G 7 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' Nashville SC have kicked off against Columbus Crew SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 16' GOAL! Sean Zawadzki fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 21' The 24-year-old Jacen Russell-Rowe has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 26' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 31' A quiet spell here at Fairgrounds Stadium. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Marino Hinestroza on, Sean Zawadzki off on 46 minutes.
  • 48' GOAL! Hany Mukhtar fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 48' That looks like a foul for a card for Jack Maher.
  • 53' Nashville SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 54' A stunning finish from Anibal Godoy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 59' USA international Aidan Morris has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' With 0 assists to his name this season, Elliot Panicco is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nashville SC.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Malte Amundsen. He receives a card.
  • 66' Jack Maher makes way for Brent Kallman at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Taylor Washington has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jacob Shaffelburg on 75 minute.
  • 79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marino Hinestroza makes it 2-2.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Jacen Russell-Rowe as he leaves the pitch. Max Arfsten steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 88' The Nashville SC bench stirs into life. Sam Surridge is withdrawn and Teal Bunbury gets his opportunity.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Josh Bauer on 90 minutes earns him a card. Nashville SC will be frustrated.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2023-06-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC 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

Nashville SC Form

2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-03-24 Los Angeles FC 5–0 Nashville SC L 2024-03-17 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2024-03-10 Nashville SC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2024-03-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2024-02-25 Nashville SC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-03-23 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-03-16 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 New York Red Bulls W 2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-03-02 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-02-24 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.05 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Nashville SC to win 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC56% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
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 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
80%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
44%
Nashville SC or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC44% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC14%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.3%
3 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.6%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 23% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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