Nashville SC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Nashville SC

3 – 4

Full Time

D.C. United SC

Thu 3 Oct 2024 · 00:30 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 38' Christopher McVey

Y 41' Aaron Herrera

Y 43' Lucas Bartlett

Walker Zimmerman 74' Y

Teal Bunbury 84' Y

Daniel Lovitz 90' Y

Overview

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

Nashville SC 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)

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

Nashville SC 11 games · Avg 2.8 goals D.C. United SC

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-03 Nashville SC 3–4 D.C. United SC 2024-07-13 D.C. United SC 2–1 Nashville SC 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	D.C. United SC	H	3–4	L
28 Sep	New England Revolution	A	0–1	L
22 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	2–2	D
19 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
14 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	2–0	W
31 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	0–3	L

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Nashville SC	A	4–3	W
28 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
22 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	0–4	L
14 Sep	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
08 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–1	W
31 Aug	Toronto FC	A	3–1	W

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' KICK OFF: Nashville SC gets underway.
5' Belgium international Christian Benteke has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
6' Alex Muyl does the damage! The net is bulging and Nashville SC surge ahead!
11' Nashville SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
16' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
21' D.C. United SC have won 380 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
24' Lucas Bartlett has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
34' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
38' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Christopher McVey on 38 minutes.
41' That looks like a foul for a card for Aaron Herrera.
43' The referee calls foul for Lucas Bartlett. He receives a card.
45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hany Mukhtar makes it 2-1.
46' Dom Badji makes way for Pedro Santos at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. B.J. Callaghan might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anibal Godoy made 8 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
62' GOAL! Alex Muyl scores on 62. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar
67' Martin Rodriguez makes way for Boris Enow Takang at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
72' Sam Surridge is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
74' Walker Zimmerman was booked on 74.
75' Jacob Murrell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jared Stroud at the 75 minute mark.
76' Against the run of play, Christian Benteke has scored! This game has turned on its head.
80' The crowd applauds Jacob Shaffelburg as he leaves the pitch. Teal Bunbury steps in for Nashville SC.
84' Poor challenge from Teal Bunbury. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
88' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Brian Anunga on, Anibal Godoy off on 88 minutes.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Daniel Lovitz.
Another three points for D.C. United SC.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Christian Benteke
43
Mateusz Klich
22
Aaron Herrera
24
Alex Bono
4
Matti Peltola ↓ Cristian Dajome 67'
8
Jared Stroud ↓ Jacob Murrell 75'
97
Christopher McVey
21
Theodore Ku-DiPietro ↓ Gabriel Pirani 67'
3
Lucas Bartlett
23
Dom Badji ↓ Pedro Santos 46'
14
Martin Rodriguez ↓ Boris Enow Takang 67'

Bench

Coach Zach Prince

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alex Muyl	5
Hany Mukhtar	4
Charles Sapong	3
Lucas Bartlett	2
Warren Madrigal	2
Cristian Dajome	2
Taxiarchis Fountas	2
Randall Leal	2

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2024-10-03 Nashville SC 3–4 D.C. United SC L 2024-09-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Nashville SC L 2024-09-22 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2024-09-19 Nashville SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-09-14 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC W 2024-08-31 Orlando City SC 3–0 Nashville SC L

D.C. United SC Form

2024-10-03 Nashville SC 3–4 D.C. United SC W 2024-09-28 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-09-22 Philadelphia Union 4–0 D.C. United SC L 2024-09-14 D.C. United SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2024-09-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2024-08-31 Toronto FC 1–3 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.44 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC52% Draw23% D.C. United SC25%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

75%

Draw or D.C. United SC

48%

Nashville SC or D.C. United SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC44% Draw37% D.C. United SC19%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.2%

3 – 1

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

3 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

1 – 0

3 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

3.4%

4 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	17%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	20%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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