Nashville SC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nashville SC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Nissan Stadium.
- Nashville SC 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 0–0 D 24 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 D 21 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 3–0 W 03 Sep Charlotte FC H 1–1 D 30 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 0–0 D 26 Aug Atlanta United FC A 0–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Oct Nashville SC A 0–0 D 21 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W 17 Sep FC Dallas A 1–1 D 03 Sep Portland Timbers H 2–2 D 31 Aug Austin FC A 2–1 W 27 Aug Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D Season Stats
Nashville SC Seattle Sounders FC #1 Position #21 33 Points 24 14 Played 13 10 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 3 31 Scored 17 11 Conceded 11 +20 GD +6 2.36 PPG 1.85 71% Win % 54% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this seasonNashville SC are 1st (33 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nashville SC0-152/116-304/331-45–/146-603/–61-753/276+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededSeattle Sounders FC0-152/116-302/331-452/146-602/–61-75–/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nashville SC and Seattle Sounders FC has kicked off!
- 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Willis, as he is very good at scoring at Nissan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' 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.
- 31' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
- 36' 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.
- 41' 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.
- 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 51' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 61' Nashville SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 61.
- 62' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Jacob Shaffelburg is replaced by Fafa Picault on 62 minute.
- 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 70' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Muyl is hanging Shaq Moore on the field on 70 minute.
- 75' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Hany Mukhtar has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 77' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Heber departs to be replaced by Fredy Montero.
- 78' Obed Vargas is replacing Joshua Atencio for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
- 80' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke Haakenson is hanging Randall Leal on the field on 80 minute.
- 82' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Leo Chu is replaced by Paul Rothrock on 82 minute.
- 87' 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.
- 90' It’s a booking for Nashville SC player. Daniel Lovitz gets a card.
- 90' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Nicolas Lodeiro departs to be replaced by Xavier Arreaga.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
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Lineups
Nashville SC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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9
Sam Surridge ↓ Teal Bunbury 62'
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18
Shaq Moore ↓ Alex Muyl 70'
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20
Anibal Godoy ↓ Sean Davis 80'
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- 25
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Randall Leal ↓ Luke Haakenson 80'
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Bench
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12
Teal Bunbury ↑ 62'
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54
Sean Davis ↑ 80'
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19
Alex Muyl ↑ 70'
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7
Fafa Picault ↑ 62'
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26
Luke Haakenson ↑ 80'
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Seattle Sounders FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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19
Heber ↓ Fredy Montero 77'
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Joshua Atencio ↓ Obed Vargas 78'
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23
Leo Chu ↓ Paul Rothrock 82'
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Bench
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12
Fredy Montero ↑ 77'
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Xavier Arreaga ↑ 90'
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Obed Vargas ↑ 78'
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35
Paul Rothrock ↑ 82'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hany Mukhtar 1 Pedro De la Vega 1 Danny Musovski 1 Paul Rothrock 1 Anibal Godoy 1 Head to Head
Nashville SC Form
Seattle Sounders FC Form
2023-10-01 Nashville SC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-09-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-09-17 FC Dallas 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2023-08-31 Austin FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-08-27 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.96 Nashville SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.54 Seattle Sounders FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Nashville SC or Draw 79%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.5Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 75% 25% ± 1.5 45% 55% ± 2.5 20% 80% ± 3.5 7% 93% ± 4.5 2% 98% Double Chance
Nashville SC or Draw 79%Draw or Seattle Sounders FC 56%Nashville SC or Seattle Sounders FC 65%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 20%1 – 1 12.5%0 – 1 10.4%2 – 0 9.7%2 – 1 5.7%3 – 0 3.1%1 – 2 3.1%0 – 2 2.9%3 – 1 1.9%2 – 2 1.7%4 – 0 0.8%Asian Handicap — Nashville SC
Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 12% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 26% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 82% — 18% +1 82% 14% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet 59% ✓Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet 39% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.