Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Philadelphia Union

Sun 7 Apr 2024 · 00:30 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Anibal Godoy 84' Y

Overview

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Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Fairgrounds Stadium.

Nashville SC 27 games · 60 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

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

Nashville SC 10 games · Avg 1.7 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-07 Nashville SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union 2023-10-07 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Nashville SC 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	1–2	L
31 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
24 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	0–5	L
17 Mar	Charlotte FC	H	2–1	W
10 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–2	D
03 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Nashville SC	A	2–1	W
30 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	2–0	W
24 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	3–1	W
17 Mar	Austin FC	A	2–2	D
03 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–2	D

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 Fairgrounds Stadium.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Olivier Mbaizo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' Elliot Panicco has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 220 appearances.
35' Nashville SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' A goal from the England international Sam Surridge! He fires home on 42 to make it 1-0!
47' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
52' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
59' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Jack Elliott is replaced by Alejandro Bedoya.
62' The deadlock is broken! Julian Carranza gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
67' Nashville SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
72' The Nashville SC manager makes a substitution. Dru Yearwood departs to be replaced by Sean Davis.
77' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
84' Anibal Godoy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
86' Amar Sejdic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brian Anunga on 86 minute.
87' The supporters are chanting for Chris Donovan. He replaces Quinn Sullivan on 87 minute.
90' What composure from Daniel Gazdag! The Hungary international strokes it home. 1-2.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Gazdag	6
Sam Surridge	2
Hany Mukhtar	2
Kacper Przybylko	1
Mikael Uhre	1
Randall Leal	1
Julian Carranza	1
Jovan Lukic	1

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2024-04-07 Nashville SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union L 2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-03-24 Los Angeles FC 5–0 Nashville SC L 2024-03-17 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2024-03-10 Nashville SC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2024-03-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Nashville SC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2024-04-07 Nashville SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2024-03-30 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2024-03-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2024-03-17 Austin FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2024-03-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.73 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Nashville SC or Philadelphia Union 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC41% Draw26% Philadelphia Union33%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

67%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

59%

Nashville SC or Philadelphia Union

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC34% Draw44% Philadelphia Union22%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.4%

2 – 0

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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