Sunday , 16 August 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 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

3
3
4
Nashville SC 10 games · Avg 1.7 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 #13
40 Points 16
18 Played 18
12 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
35 Scored 25
14 Conceded 33
+21 GD -8
2.22 PPG 0.89
67% Win % 22%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union is underway.
  • 5' Alejandro Bedoya is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Lukas MacNaughton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 215 games and scored 309 goals.
  • 25' Jack Elliott, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Nashville SC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's 4-1-2-1-2 shape.
  • 39' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Lovitz is booked for Nashville SC — card on 39.
  • 40' A goal from the Hungary international Daniel Gazdag! He fires home on 40 to make it 0-1!
  • 43' Randall Leal picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a card for Kai Wagner.
  • 49' Jacob Shaffelburg has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 54' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nashville SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 59' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Jack McGlynn on, Alejandro Bedoya off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 71' Teal Bunbury catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 71.
  • 72' Matt Real is replacing Kai Wagner for the Philadelphia Union side.
  • 77' It is a cagey affair so far. Nashville SC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact 4-1-2-1-2.
  • 81' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 84' GOAL! Daniel Gazdag fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 85' Daniel Gazdag has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 85.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Julian Carranza.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Dax McCarty as he leaves the pitch. Luke Haakenson steps in for Nashville SC.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Philadelphia Union take all three points.

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
Julian Carranza 1
Jovan Lukic 1
Ahmed Qasem 1
Charles Sapong 1
Kacper Przybylko 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
1.85 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC51% Draw26% Philadelphia Union23%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
77%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
49%
Nashville SC or Philadelphia Union
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC41% Draw44% Philadelphia Union15%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 24% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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