Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Fairgrounds 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' Three points are at stake. Nashville SC host D.C. United SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Jared Stroud is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
  • 6' Alex Muyl has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 6 minutes.
  • 11' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 16' Nashville SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' What an equalizer from Lucas Bartlett!
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nashville SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. B.J. Callaghan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Christopher McVey.
  • 41' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a card on 41.
  • 43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Lucas Bartlett.
  • 45' The Germany Hany Mukhtar breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-1!
  • 46' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Dom Badji is replaced by Pedro Santos on 46 minute.
  • 51' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Louis Munteanu scoring 1 goals.
  • 56' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Theodore Ku-DiPietro suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' The USA Alex Muyl breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 3-1!
  • 67' D.C. United SC ring the changes. Martin Rodriguez has done his job and it is now time for Boris Enow Takang to step up.
  • 72' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 74' Walker Zimmerman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 74.
  • 75' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Jared Stroud by Jacob Murrell on 75 minute.
  • 76' GOAL! Christian Benteke fires home to make it 3-2!
  • 80' Nashville SC make a change. Jacob Shaffelburg trudges off to be replaced by Teal Bunbury on 80 minutes.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Teal Bunbury argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Nashville SC. Anibal Godoy is replaced by Brian Anunga.
  • 90' That is a card for Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz will be fuming at that decision.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Nashville SC.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zach Prince

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

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

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
2.27 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC50% Draw24% D.C. United SC26%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
74%
Draw or D.C. United SC
50%
Nashville SC or D.C. United SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC42% Draw39% D.C. United SC19%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.5%
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.7%
0 – 0
3.8%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 20% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
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.