Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Philadelphia Union

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Nashville SC

Sat 2 May 2026 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC — MLS at Subaru Park.

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

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Andrew Bigelow
Assistant 2 Brian Dunn (USA)

7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game

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

Philadelphia Union 11 games · Avg 1.5 goals Nashville SC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Nashville SC 2025-07-06 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-03-16 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Nashville SC 2024-07-20 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Nashville SC 2024-04-07 Nashville SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	Toronto FC	A	3–3	D
18 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
11 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W
04 Apr	Charlotte FC	A	1–2	L

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Philadelphia Union	A	0–0	D
26 Apr	Charlotte FC	H	4–2	W
18 Apr	Atlanta United FC	A	2–0	W
11 Apr	Charlotte FC	A	2–1	W
05 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L
21 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	5–0	W

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union		Nashville SC
#6	Position	#1
50	Points	77
34	Played	34
14 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	23 / 8 / 3
66	Scored	71
52	Conceded	25
+14	GD	+46
1.47	PPG	2.26
41%	Win %	68%

Key Stats

27% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	21 G	1 A
Hany Mukhtar	16 G	8 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Philadelphia Union welcome Nashville SC for this crunch clash at Subaru Park.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Danley Jean Jacques is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
25' 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.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Nashville SC's 4-4-2 shape.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bryan Acosta is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
50' Philadelphia Union currently sit 15 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
60' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 301 games and scored 516 goals.
70' A quiet spell here at Subaru Park. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
85' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
90' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
It finishes all square. Philadelphia Union and Nashville SC share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Nashville SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Philadelphia Union Form

2026-05-02 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2026-04-22 Toronto FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2026-04-18 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-11 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2026-04-04 Charlotte FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L

Nashville SC Form

2026-05-02 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-04-26 Nashville SC 4–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-04-18 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC W 2026-04-11 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC W 2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2026-03-21 Nashville SC 5–0 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 3

0.81 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Nashville SC xG

I would bet for: Nashville SC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union27% Draw31% Nashville SC42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

58%

Draw or Nashville SC

73%

Philadelphia Union or Nashville SC

69%

Half-Time Result

Philadelphia Union16% Draw53% Nashville SC31%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.6%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 2

9.8%

1 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

3.8%

1 – 3

3.6%

2 – 2

3.4%

2 – 3

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Nashville SC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	15%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	24%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	14%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

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