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

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 #15
33 Points 7
14 Played 15
10 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
31 Scored 18
11 Conceded 30
+20 GD -12
2.36 PPG 0.47
71% Win % 7%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' Daniel Gazdag needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 27 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 39' Daniel Lovitz was booked on 39.
  • 40' A goal from the Hungary international Daniel Gazdag! He fires home on 40 to make it 0-1!
  • 43' Controversy at the stadium! Randall Leal argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 44' Kai Wagner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 59' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya is replaced by Jack McGlynn.
  • 66' Dax McCarty is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a card for Teal Bunbury.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Matt Real comes on to replace Kai Wagner.
  • 77' Alejandro Bedoya has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 81' The referee shows Nashville SC player a card on 81.
  • 84' What a moment for Daniel Gazdag! That strike on 84 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Gazdag on 85.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julian Carranza on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Dax McCarty by Luke Haakenson on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Nashville SC 0-2 Philadelphia Union.

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
Ahmed Qasem 1
Charles Sapong 1
Kacper Przybylko 1
Mikael Uhre 1
Randall Leal 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
2.12 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Nashville SC to win 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC56% Draw24% Philadelphia Union20%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
80%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
44%
Nashville SC or Philadelphia Union
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC47% Draw41% Philadelphia Union12%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
11.4%
1 – 0
10.4%
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.7%
4 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.8%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
13% ✗

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