Thursday , 2 July 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 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

5
4
2
Nashville SC 11 games · Avg 2.8 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
33 Points 18
14 Played 15
10 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
31 Scored 21
11 Conceded 25
+20 GD -4
2.36 PPG 1.20
71% Win % 27%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Nissan Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nashville SC and D.C. United SC.
  • 5' D.C. United SC have won 380 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dominique Badji made 281 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Joe Willis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 21' Nashville SC make a change. Dominique Badji trudges off to be replaced by Alan Winn on 21 minutes.
  • 26' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 31' D.C. United 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.
  • 36' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Russell Canouse.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Russell Canouse on 45.
  • 46' The whistle greets Gelmin Rivas as he departs to be replaced by Moses Nyeman.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ben Olsen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' Randall Leal is replacing Dax McCarty for the Nashville SC side.
  • 67' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 70' Goal! Daniel Rios scores his 26 goal in 211 matches.
  • 71' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 71 minute. Ola Kamara leaves to be changed by Federico Higuain.
  • 76' With 0 assists to his name this season, Julian Gressel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nashville SC.
  • 78' Griffin Yow is replacing Julian Gressel for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 79' It’s a booking for Nashville SC player. Taylor Washington gets a Yellow card.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Yamil Asad as he leaves the pitch. Erik Sorga steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • 88' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Nashville SC to claim maximum points.

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
Daniel Lovitz 2
Lucas Bartlett 2
Warren Madrigal 2
Cristian Dajome 2
Taxiarchis Fountas 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
2 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC68% Draw21% D.C. United SC11%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
89%
Draw or D.C. United SC
32%
Nashville SC or D.C. United SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC49% Draw43% D.C. United SC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
15.8%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.3%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
5.5%
4 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
3.4%
4 – 1
2.9%
5 – 0
2.1%
2 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 22% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 25% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
60% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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