Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Nashville SC
0 – 2
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Thu 13 Jul 2023 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 40' Daniel Gazdag pen
0–2 84' Daniel Gazdag pen
Daniel Lovitz 39' Y
Randall Leal 43' Y
Y 44' Kai Wagner
Teal Bunbury 71' Y
Daniel Lovitz 81' YR
Y 85' Daniel Gazdag
R 90' Julian Carranza
Shaq Moore 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

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4
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Nashville SC 11 games · Avg 1.5 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-13 Nashville SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union 2022-05-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2021-10-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Nashville SC 2021-07-04 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L
09 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
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
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Nashville SC A 2–0 W
09 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–3 L
02 Jul Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
24 Jun Internacional CF Miami H 4–1 W
21 Jun Orlando City SC A 2–2 D
11 Jun San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Nashville SC Philadelphia Union
#1 Position #6
77 Points 50
34 Played 34
23 / 8 / 3 W / D / L 14 / 8 / 12
71 Scored 66
25 Conceded 52
+46 GD +14
2.26 PPG 1.47
68% Win % 41%

Key Stats

27% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
4/1
16-30
10/3
31-45
6/4
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/7
76+
16/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
6/7
31-45
8/7
46-60
12/2
61-75
17/5
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 21 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 16 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 19 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 13 G 3 A
Cavan Sullivan 9 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Nissan Stadium that hosts another battle between Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' Jesus Bueno is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 10' Nashville SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nashville SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Hany Mukhtar, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Nashville SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Nissan Stadium. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 40' Daniel Gazdag is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Randall Leal. He receives a card.
  • 44' That is a card for Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner will be fuming at that decision.
  • 49' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nashville SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-2-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Alejandro Bedoya by Jack McGlynn on 61 minute.
  • 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' Poor challenge from Teal Bunbury. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 72' Kai Wagner makes way for Matt Real at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
  • 77' Sean Davis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
  • 81' Daniel Lovitz is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 84' Goal! Daniel Gazdag scores his 69 goal in 95 matches.
  • 85' Daniel Gazdag catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julian Carranza on 90.
  • 90' Another change for Nashville SC made on 90 minute. Dax McCarty leaves to be changed by Luke Haakenson.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Philadelphia Union players.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Gazdag 6
Sam Surridge 2
Hany Mukhtar 2
Randall Leal 1
Julian Carranza 1
Jovan Lukic 1
Ahmed Qasem 1
Charles Sapong 1

Head to Head

2023-07-13 Nashville SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union 2022-05-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2021-10-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Nashville SC 2021-07-04 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union

Nashville SC Form

2023-07-13 Nashville SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-07-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 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

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-07-13 Nashville SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2023-07-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2023-07-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2023-06-24 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-06-21 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-06-11 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.71 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC47% Draw27% Philadelphia Union26%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
74%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
53%
Nashville SC or Philadelphia Union
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC37% Draw46% Philadelphia Union17%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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