Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Nashville SC

3 – 2

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Columbus Crew SC

Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC Geodis Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Hany Mukhtar 27' 1–0

1–1 58' Mohamed Farsi

1–2 68' Andre Gomes

Reed Baker-Whiting 90+3' 2–2

Andy Najar 90+5' 3–2

Daniel Lovitz 39' Y

Y 49' Cesar Ruvalcaba

Overview

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

Nashville SC 28 games · 63 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 28 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Victor Rivas

13 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 12.7 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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

Nashville SC 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-22 Nashville SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2026-03-14 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
19 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	1–0	W
16 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	H	4–1	W
01 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	2–2	D
25 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L
23 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–0	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Nashville SC	A	2–3	L
19 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–2	L
15 Aug	Charlotte FC	A	1–3	L
01 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–2	D
25 Jul	FC Cincinnati	H	2–1	W
22 Jul	New York City FC	H	1–2	L

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' Three points are at stake. Nashville SC host Columbus Crew SC — let the battle begin!
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Laurent Courtois will be considering his options from the bench.
10' 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.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
27' Hany Mukhtar is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 9 goals this season for the .
32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
39' Daniel Lovitz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 39.
44' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Cesar Ruvalcaba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
49' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Cesar Ruvalcaba gets a card.
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.
58' What an equalizer from Mohamed Farsi!
59' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Mohamed Farsi has done his job and it is now time for Brooks Lennon to step up.
62' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elias Saad is hanging Alex Muyl on the field on 62 minute.
67' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Hany Mukhtar scoring 1 goals.
68' Goal! Andre Gomes scores his 7 goal in 324 matches.
73' A quiet spell here at Geodis Park. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
76' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Andre Gomes has done his job and it is now time for Dylan Chambost to step up.
81' The 32-year-old Steven Moreira has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
84' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 84 minute. Brais Mendez leaves to be changed by Daniel Gazdag.
88' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bryan Acosta is hanging Matthew Corcoran on the field on 88 minute.
It finishes all square. Nashville SC and Columbus Crew SC share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Sam Surridge
19
Alex Muyl ↓ Elias Saad 62'
2
Daniel Lovitz ↓ Reed Baker-Whiting 62'
31
Andy Najar
7
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Shak Mohammed 88'
10
Hany Mukhtar
3
Maxwell Woledzi
99
Brian Schwake
8
Patrick Yazbek ↓ Edvard Tagseth 62'
4
Jeisson Palacios
16
Matthew Corcoran ↓ Bryan Acosta 88'

Bench

6
Bryan Acosta ↑ 88'
1
Joe Willis
20
Edvard Tagseth ↑ 62'
5
Jack Maher
27
Reed Baker-Whiting ↑ 62'
22
Josh Bauer
11
Elias Saad ↑ 62'
14
Shak Mohammed ↑ 88'
37
Ahmed Qasem

Coach B.J. Callaghan

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Dylan Chambost ↑ 76'
11
Brooks Lennon ↑ 59'
2
Marcelo Herrera
77
Josef Martinez ↑ 59'
8
Daniel Gazdag ↑ 84'
14
Amar Sejdic
26
Lautaro Giaccone ↑ 84'
1
Nicholas Hagen

Coach Laurent Courtois

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Nashville SC Form

2026-08-22 Nashville SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-08-19 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Nashville SC W 2026-08-16 Nashville SC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2026-08-01 D.C. United SC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2026-07-25 Orlando City SC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2026-07-23 Nashville SC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-08-22 Nashville SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-08-19 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2026-08-15 Charlotte FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-08-01 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-07-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 FC Cincinnati W 2026-07-22 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.49 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 Columbus Crew SC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC67% Draw19% Columbus Crew SC14%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

86%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

33%

Nashville SC or Columbus Crew SC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC50% Draw37% Columbus Crew SC13%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

9.1%

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

7.3%

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

4.7%

4 – 0

4.5%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	21%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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