Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nashville SC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Nashville SC
2 – 0
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sun 2 Jul 2023 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium 30,109 HT 45' · FT 45'
Randall Leal 18' 1–0
Randall Leal 37' 2–0
Walker Zimmerman 20' Y
Randall Leal 34' Y
Y 39' Christian Benteke
Walker Zimmerman 64' YR
Teal Bunbury 66' Y
Y 74' Taxiarchis Fountas

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2023-07-02 Nashville SC 2–0 D.C. United SC 2023-05-13 D.C. United SC 1–1 Nashville SC 2022-06-25 D.C. United SC 1–3 Nashville SC 2021-10-16 D.C. United SC 0–0 Nashville SC 2021-08-15 Nashville SC 5–2 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–0 W
24 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
21 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
18 Jun St. Louis City H 3–1 W
10 Jun Toronto FC A 1–1 D
04 Jun FC Dallas A 2–1 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul Nashville SC A 0–2 L
24 Jun FC Cincinnati H 3–0 W
17 Jun Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
10 Jun Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L
03 Jun Internacional CF Miami A 2–1 W
31 May Montreal Impact FC H 2–2 D

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' KICK OFF: Nashville SC gets underway.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nashville SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 18' Randall Leal adds to his 0 season tally! Nashville SC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 20' It’s a booking for Nashville SC player. Walker Zimmerman gets a card.
  • 25' Joe Willis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Nashville SC are deployed in a 4-3-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's 3-4-3 shape.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Randall Leal on 34 minutes.
  • 37' Goal! Randall Leal scores his 18 goal in 7 matches.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Christian Benteke. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 44' 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.
  • 46' Taxiarchis Fountas is replacing Donovan Pines for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 51' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 56' USA international Dax McCarty has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' The referee shows Nashville SC player a card on 64.
  • 66' That is a card for Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury will be fuming at that decision.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Teal Bunbury is replaced by Ethan Zubak on 67 minute.
  • 72' Brendan Hines-Ike has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Taxiarchis Fountas. He receives a card.
  • 74' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Cristian Dajome by Kristian Fletcher on 74 minute.
  • 79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 83' Brian Anunga gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Alex Muyl and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Yamil Asad is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chris Durkin at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' Nashville SC make a change. Hany Mukhtar trudges off to be replaced by Taylor Washington on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Nashville SC take all three points.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

D.C. United SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-07-02 Nashville SC 2–0 D.C. United SC 2023-05-13 D.C. United SC 1–1 Nashville SC 2022-06-25 D.C. United SC 1–3 Nashville SC 2021-10-16 D.C. United SC 0–0 Nashville SC 2021-08-15 Nashville SC 5–2 D.C. United SC

Nashville SC Form

2023-07-02 Nashville SC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2023-06-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC L 2023-06-21 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2023-06-18 Nashville SC 3–1 St. Louis City W 2023-06-10 Toronto FC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2023-06-04 FC Dallas 1–2 Nashville SC W

D.C. United SC Form

2023-07-02 Nashville SC 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2023-06-17 D.C. United SC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2023-06-10 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC L 2023-06-03 Internacional CF Miami 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2023-05-31 D.C. United SC 2–2 Montreal Impact FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.27 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC69% Draw19% D.C. United SC12%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
89%
Draw or D.C. United SC
31%
Nashville SC or D.C. United SC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC51% Draw40% D.C. United SC9%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.5%
3 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.7%
4 – 0
5.5%
4 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 1
2.9%
1 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 22% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 23% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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