Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nashville SC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Nashville SC
1 – 0
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Thu 24 Sep 2020 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+4'
Y 37' Russell Canouse
Y 45' Russell Canouse
R 45' Russell Canouse
Taylor Washington 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

5
5
2
Nashville SC 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-24 Nashville SC 1–0 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
19 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
13 Sep Atlanta United FC H 4–2 W
07 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 0–0 D
03 Sep Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep Nashville SC A 0–1 L
19 Sep Toronto FC H 2–2 D
12 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–2 L
06 Sep New York City FC H 0–0 D
02 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
29 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Nashville SC D.C. United SC
#1 Position #9
40 Points 23
18 Played 18
12 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 8 / 5
35 Scored 26
14 Conceded 29
+21 GD -3
2.22 PPG 1.28
67% Win % 28%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
5/3
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Nissan Stadium as Nashville SC face off against D.C. United SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 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' Taylor Washington is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
  • 20' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' The whistle greets Dominique Badji as he departs to be replaced by Alan Winn.
  • 26' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' Joe Willis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 37' Russell Canouse is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 42' D.C. United SC have won 384 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Russell Canouse gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moses Nyeman is hanging Gelmin Rivas on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 62' Nashville SC ring the changes. Dax McCarty has done his job and it is now time for Randall Leal to step up.
  • 67' It is a cagey affair so far. Nashville SC in their trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact .
  • 70' Daniel Rios makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Nashville SC are in front.
  • 71' Federico Higuain has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ola Kamara on 71 minute.
  • 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 78' Griffin Yow is ready to make an impact after coming on for Julian Gressel at the 78 minute mark.
  • 79' Taylor Washington was booked on 79.
  • 83' Erik Sorga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yamil Asad at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Muyl 5
Hany Mukhtar 4
Charles Sapong 3
Sam Surridge 2
Cristian Dajome 2
Taxiarchis Fountas 2
Daniel Lovitz 2
Randall Leal 2

Head to Head

2020-09-24 Nashville SC 1–0 D.C. United SC

Nashville SC Form

2020-09-24 Nashville SC 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2020-09-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC L 2020-09-13 Nashville SC 4–2 Atlanta United FC W 2020-09-07 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Nashville SC D 2020-09-03 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2020-08-31 Nashville SC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W

D.C. United SC Form

2020-09-24 Nashville SC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2020-09-19 D.C. United SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2020-09-12 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York Red Bulls L 2020-09-06 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC D 2020-09-02 New York Red Bulls 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2020-08-29 Philadelphia Union 4–1 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.84 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC65% Draw23% D.C. United SC12%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
88%
Draw or D.C. United SC
35%
Nashville SC or D.C. United SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC46% Draw46% D.C. United SC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
15.3%
0 – 0
11.2%
1 – 1
9.7%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
4 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
4.1%
4 – 1
2.5%
1 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 21% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 26% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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