Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Nashville SC
3 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Thu 17 Jul 2025 · 00:30 UTC Geodis Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Jonathan Perez 49' Y
Y 58' Max Arfsten

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Geodis Park.

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

4
4
4
Nashville SC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2025-07-17 Nashville SC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2025-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Nashville SC 2024-07-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC 2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2023-06-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 3–0 W
12 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L
06 Jul Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
28 Jun D.C. United SC A 1–0 W
25 Jun New England Revolution A 3–2 W
15 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 2–0 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Nashville SC A 0–3 L
13 Jul FC Cincinnati A 4–2 W
06 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
29 Jun Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
25 Jun Atlanta United FC H 3–1 W
14 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nashville SC is hosting Columbus Crew SC for another epic battle.
  • 2' A goal from the USA international Sean Zawadzki! He fires home on 2 to make it 0-1!
  • 7' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 12' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jacen Russell-Rowe, as he is very good at scoring at Geodis Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 17' Walker Zimmerman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' Jonathan Perez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 30' Assisted by Sam Surridge with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hany Mukhtar makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 49' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 54' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Amar Sejdic trudges off to be replaced by Dylan Chambost on 54 minutes.
  • 58' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 58.
  • 63' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' Hungary international Daniel Gazdag has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 72' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 72 minute. Darlington Nagbe leaves to be changed by Lassi Lappalainen.
  • 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Amar Sejdic made 279 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Ahmed Qasem on, Jonathan Perez off on 78 minutes.
  • 82' What a moment for Sam Surridge! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 84' Bryan Acosta gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Edvard Tagseth and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Diego Rossi is replaced by Derrick Jones on 88 minute.
  • 89' The Nashville SC bench stirs into life. Patrick Yazbek is withdrawn and Gaston Brugman gets his opportunity.
  • Nashville SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 5
Sean Zawadzki 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Christian Ramirez 2
Pedro Santos 2
Diego Rossi 2
Sam Surridge 2
Anibal Godoy 1

Head to Head

2025-07-17 Nashville SC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2025-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Nashville SC 2024-07-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC 2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2023-06-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC

Nashville SC Form

2025-07-17 Nashville SC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-07-12 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Nashville SC L 2025-07-06 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-06-28 D.C. United SC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2025-06-25 New England Revolution 2–3 Nashville SC W 2025-06-15 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Nashville SC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-07-17 Nashville SC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-07-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-06-25 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC W 2025-06-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.14 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC61% Draw22% Columbus Crew SC17%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
83%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
39%
Nashville SC or Columbus Crew SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC46% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC13%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.9%
1 – 1
10%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
4.1%
1 – 2
4%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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