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

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Fairgrounds Stadium.

Nashville SC 34 games · 77 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

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

Nashville SC 11 games · Avg 1.5 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
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nashville SC to score. At the same time, Philadelphia Union does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Nashville SC is showing some good football. However, Nashville SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Julian Carranza has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
25' Nashville SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Nashville SC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
42' The deadlock is broken! Sam Surridge gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
47' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
59' Jack Elliott makes way for Alejandro Bedoya at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
62' Brilliant from the ! Julian Carranza makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 62.
67' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
72' The crowd applauds Dru Yearwood as he leaves the pitch. Sean Davis steps in for Nashville SC.
77' Alejandro Bedoya, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
82' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
84' Anibal Godoy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
86' Nashville SC ring the changes. Brian Anunga has done his job and it is now time for Amar Sejdic to step up.
87' Philadelphia Union make a change. Quinn Sullivan trudges off to be replaced by Chris Donovan on 87 minutes.
90' Sensational shot from Daniel Gazdag. Philadelphia Union is back in the lead.
It finishes all square. Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union share the spoils 1-2.

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
Jovan Lukic	1
Ahmed Qasem	1
Charles Sapong	1
Kacper Przybylko	1
Mikael Uhre	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

1.67 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Nashville SC or Philadelphia Union 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC40% Draw26% Philadelphia Union34%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

67%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

60%

Nashville SC or Philadelphia Union

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC33% Draw44% Philadelphia Union23%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 0

7.2%

0 – 0

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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