Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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 #11
60 Points 30
27 Played 26
18 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 12 / 8
55 Scored 34
21 Conceded 42
+34 GD -8
2.22 PPG 1.15
67% Win % 23%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
5/6
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 16 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 13 G 6 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Fairgrounds Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 6' Alex Muyl puts Nashville SC on the lead.
  • 11' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 16' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Jack Maher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 21' Nashville SC is showing some good football. However, Nashville SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 24' What an equalizer from Lucas Bartlett!
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 38' The referee calls foul for Christopher McVey. He receives a card.
  • 41' The referee calls foul for Aaron Herrera. He receives a card.
  • 43' Lucas Bartlett is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
  • 45' Nashville SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hany Mukhtar on 45.
  • 46' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 46 minute. Dom Badji leaves to be changed by Pedro Santos.
  • 51' Jacob Shaffelburg has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 288 appearances.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nashville SC and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alex Muyl makes it 3-1.
  • 67' Boris Enow Takang is ready to make an impact after coming on for Martin Rodriguez at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Walker Zimmerman, as he is very good at scoring at Fairgrounds Stadium with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 74' The referee shows Nashville SC player a card on 74.
  • 75' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Jared Stroud is withdrawn and Jacob Murrell gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Christian Benteke has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
  • 80' The Nashville SC manager makes a substitution. Jacob Shaffelburg departs to be replaced by Teal Bunbury.
  • 84' Teal Bunbury picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Brian Anunga comes on to replace Anibal Godoy.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Lovitz argues furiously but the card stands.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Sam Surridge 2
Cristian Dajome 2
Taxiarchis Fountas 2
Daniel Lovitz 2
Randall Leal 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
2.32 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC51% Draw24% D.C. United SC25%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
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 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
75%
Draw or D.C. United SC
49%
Nashville SC or D.C. United SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC43% Draw38% D.C. United SC19%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.7%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.7%
4 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 21% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 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
11% ✓

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