Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Nashville SC

3 – 0

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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

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

Nashville SC 34 games · 77 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Nashville SC 13 games · Avg 2.5 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#7
77	Points	47
34	Played	34
23 / 8 / 3	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
71	Scored	59
25	Conceded	52
+46	GD	+7
2.26	PPG	1.38
68%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC

0-15

4/1

16-30

10/3

31-45

6/4

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/7

76+

16/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	21 G	1 A
Hany Mukhtar	16 G	8 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' Temperatures are rising at Geodis Park as Nashville SC face off against Columbus Crew SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
2' Sean Zawadzki puts Columbus Crew SC on the lead.
7' England international Sam Surridge has been a key figure this campaign — 12 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
12' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dylan Chambost, as he is very good at scoring at Geodis Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
22' Taha Habroune has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 302 appearances.
27' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Amar Sejdic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Assisted by Sam Surridge with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hany Mukhtar makes no mistake. 1-1!
35' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nashville SC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
49' The referee shows Nashville SC player a card on 49.
54' Amar Sejdic makes way for Dylan Chambost at the 54 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
58' Columbus Crew SC player sees a card in front of him.
63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
72' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Darlington Nagbe is replaced by Lassi Lappalainen on 72 minute.
77' 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.
78' The Nashville SC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Perez departs to be replaced by Ahmed Qasem.
82' GOAL! Sam Surridge fires home to make it 2-1!
84' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Edvard Tagseth is replaced by Bryan Acosta on 84 minute.
88' Diego Rossi makes way for Derrick Jones at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
89' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gaston Brugman is hanging Patrick Yazbek on the field on 89 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nashville SC players.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Gaston Brugman ↑ 89'
6
Bryan Acosta ↑ 84'
12
Teal Bunbury ↑ 84'
99
Brian Schwake
22
Josh Bauer ↑ 89'
29
Julian Gaines
4
Jeisson Palacios
16
Matthew Corcoran
37
Ahmed Qasem ↑ 78'

Coach B.J. Callaghan

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Steven Moreira
10
Diego Rossi ↓ Derrick Jones 88'
6
Darlington Nagbe ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 72'
8
Daniel Gazdag ↓ Cole Mrowka 88'
14
Amar Sejdic ↓ Dylan Chambost 54'
28
Patrick Schulte
25
Sean Zawadzki
19
Jacen Russell-Rowe ↓ Taha Habroune 72'
27
Max Arfsten
11
Ibrahim Aliyu
21
Yevgen Cheberko

Bench

7
Dylan Chambost ↑ 54'
20
Derrick Jones ↑ 88'
24
Evan Bush
26
Lassi Lappalainen ↑ 72'
22
Abraham Romero
16
Taha Habroune ↑ 72'
29
Cole Mrowka ↑ 88'
44
Tristan Brown
48
Cesar Ruvalcaba

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hany Mukhtar	6
Pedro Santos	2
Sean Zawadzki	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Diego Rossi	2
Sam Surridge	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Reed Baker-Whiting	1

Head to Head

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

2.09 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC59% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC18%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

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

82%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

41%

Nashville SC or Columbus Crew SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC45% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC14%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.4%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.7%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.4%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 0

3.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	23%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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