Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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 #6
60 Points 39
27 Played 27
18 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
55 Scored 54
21 Conceded 44
+34 GD +10
2.22 PPG 1.44
67% Win % 41%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ 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
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Nashville SC welcome Philadelphia Union for this crunch clash at Nissan Stadium.
  • 5' Andres Perea has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 290 appearances.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Nissan Stadium. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-2-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Matt Real is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nashville SC tonight.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Philadelphia Union winning 0% of all matches.
  • 39' Daniel Lovitz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 39.
  • 40' Daniel Gazdag adds to his 3 season tally! Philadelphia Union lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 43' Nashville SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 44' It’s a booking for Philadelphia Union player. Kai Wagner gets a card.
  • 49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathan Harriel, as he is very good at scoring at Nissan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya is replaced by Jack McGlynn.
  • 66' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Teal Bunbury on 71 minutes.
  • 72' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Kai Wagner departs to be replaced by Matt Real.
  • 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a card for Daniel Lovitz.
  • 84' A stunning finish from Daniel Gazdag — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 85' Daniel Gazdag picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' That is a card for Philadelphia Union. Julian Carranza will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Luke Haakenson gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Dax McCarty and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Philadelphia Union to claim maximum 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
Charles Sapong 1
Kacper Przybylko 1
Mikael Uhre 1
Randall Leal 1
Julian Carranza 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
1.77 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 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
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC38% Draw45% Philadelphia Union17%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
5.6%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 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
36% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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