Nashville SC vs Internacional CF Miami, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Nashville SC

4 – 1

Full Time

Internacional CF Miami

Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 00:30 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Andy Najar 17' 1–0

1–1 45+3' Telasco Segovia

Hany Mukhtar 49' 2–1

Sam Surridge 56' 3–1

Hany Mukhtar 63' 4–1

Sam Surridge 45' Y

Y 47' Casemiro

Y 59' Lionel Messi

Y 78' David Ruiz

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Internacional CF Miami — MLS at Fairgrounds Stadium.

Nashville SC 18 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
Internacional CF Miami 18 games · 38 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
4	Los Angeles FC	19	34
5	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
6	Houston Dynamo	18	32
7	New England Revolution	18	30
8	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
9	FC Dallas	18	27
10	Real Salt Lake	17	27
11	New York City FC	18	26
12	FC Cincinnati	18	26
13	St. Louis City	18	26
14	Charlotte FC	18	25
15	New York Red Bulls	18	25
16	Portland Timbers	18	24
17	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
18	Minnesota United FC	18	24
19	D.C. United SC	18	23
20	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
21	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
22	San Diego FC	18	21
23	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
24	Orlando City SC	18	20
25	Toronto FC	18	17
26	Austin FC	18	17
27	Philadelphia Union	18	16
28	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
29	Sporting Kansas City	18	14
30	Atlanta United FC	18	12

Head-to-Head

Nashville SC 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Internacional CF Miami

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-16 Nashville SC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami 2025-10-18 Nashville SC 2–5 Internacional CF Miami 2025-07-12 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Nashville SC 2024-06-30 Nashville SC 1–2 Internacional CF Miami 2024-04-20 Internacional CF Miami 3–1 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	H	4–1	W
01 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	2–2	D
25 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L
23 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–0	W
18 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
24 May	New York City FC	H	2–1	W

Internacional CF Miami

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Nashville SC	A	1–4	L
01 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
25 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–0	W
22 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–2	W
24 May	Philadelphia Union	H	4–3	W
17 May	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Nashville SC		Internacional CF Miami
#1	Position	#2
40	Points	38
18	Played	18
12 / 4 / 2	W / D / L	11 / 5 / 2
35	Scored	45
14	Conceded	32
+21	GD	+13
2.22	PPG	2.11
67%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

45% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

30% Clean Sheets
Internacional CF Miami this season

Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts). Internacional CF Miami are 2nd (38 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

Internacional CF Miami

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/3

31-45

10/1

46-60

3/5

61-75

2/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	10 G
Hany Mukhtar	6 G	4 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

Internacional CF Miami

Lionel Messi	12 G	7 A
Luis Suarez	8 G	1 A
German Berterame	7 G	4 A
Rodrigo de Paul	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Fairgrounds Stadium!
5' Internacional CF Miami are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' Internacional CF Miami 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.
17' What composure from Andy Najar! The Honduras international strokes it home. 1-0.
22' Internacional CF Miami manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Ayala is hanging David Ayala on the field on 22 minute.
23' Lionel Messi is replacing Lionel Messi for the Internacional CF Miami side.
28' 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.
33' It is a substitution in Internacional CF Miami team. Facundo Mura is replaced by Maximiliano Falcon on 33 minute.
38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nashville SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' 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.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Sam Surridge.
47' The referee has no hesitation. Casemiro is booked for Internacional CF Miami — card on 47.
48' What an equalizer from Telasco Segovia!
49' What composure from Hany Mukhtar! The Germany international strokes it home. 2-1.
54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' What a strike from Sam Surridge! The score is 3-1.
59' That is a card for Internacional CF Miami. Lionel Messi will be fuming at that decision.
63' What composure from Hany Mukhtar! The Germany international strokes it home. 4-1.
64' Hany Mukhtar is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and Internacional CF Miami are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
71' Nashville SC make a change. Cristian Espinoza trudges off to be replaced by Shak Mohammed on 71 minutes.
72' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Jeisson Palacios by Jack Maher on 72 minute.
75' Noah Allen gets the nod from Internacional CF Miami. He replaces Reguilon and will look to change the dynamic.
78' A moment of madness from David Ruiz on 78 minutes earns him a card. Internacional CF Miami will be frustrated.
83' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
84' Andy Najar makes way for Daniel Lovitz at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
86' Another change for Internacional CF Miami made on 86 minute. Telasco Segovia leaves to be changed by Lionel Messi.
87' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Reed Baker-Whiting exits the field as Josh Bauer enters on 87.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Bryan Acosta
19
Alex Muyl ↑ 72'
1
Joe Willis
2
Daniel Lovitz ↑ 84'
5
Jack Maher ↑ 72'
22
Josh Bauer ↑ 87'
14
Shak Mohammed ↑ 72'
37
Ahmed Qasem

Coach B.J. Callaghan

Internacional CF Miami Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Hoyos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hany Mukhtar	7
Lionel Messi	7
Randall Leal	2
Sam Surridge	2
Telasco Segovia	2
Gonzalo Higuain	2
Dax McCarty	1
Andy Najar	1

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2026-08-16 Nashville SC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2026-08-01 D.C. United SC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2026-07-25 Orlando City SC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2026-07-23 Nashville SC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-07-18 Nashville SC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2026-05-24 Nashville SC 2–1 New York City FC W

Internacional CF Miami Form

2026-08-16 Nashville SC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2026-08-01 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-07-25 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2026-07-22 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-05-24 Internacional CF Miami 4–3 Philadelphia Union W 2026-05-17 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.33 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Internacional CF Miami xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC54% Draw23% Internacional CF Miami23%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.68

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

77%

Draw or Internacional CF Miami

46%

Nashville SC or Internacional CF Miami

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC43% Draw38% Internacional CF Miami19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

3.8%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Internacional CF Miami 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

27% ✓

Internacional CF Miami keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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