Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Philadelphia Union
0 – 0
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sat 2 May 2026 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC — MLS at Subaru Park.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Bigelow
  • Assistant 2 Brian Dunn (USA)
4 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 3.8 goals/game

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

4
3
3
Philadelphia Union 10 games · Avg 1.7 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
39 Points 60
27 Played 27
11 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 18 / 6 / 3
54 Scored 55
44 Conceded 21
+10 GD +34
1.44 PPG 2.22
41% Win % 67%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 16 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 13 G 6 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Subaru Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Philadelphia Union and Nashville SC.
  • 5' Philadelphia Union have won 505 goals from 297 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Nashville SC's compact 4-4-2.
  • 20' Daniel Lovitz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Nashville SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nashville SC backline.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and Nashville SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ahmed Qasem, as he is very good at scoring at Subaru Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 50' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Nashville SC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Andre Blake has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' Philadelphia Union currently sit 15 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Nashville SC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 80' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 85' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 90' 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.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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

PlayerGoals
Daniel Gazdag 6
Hany Mukhtar 2
Sam Surridge 2
Jovan Lukic 1
Ahmed Qasem 1
Charles Sapong 1
Kacper Przybylko 1
Mikael Uhre 1

Head to Head

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

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
0.86 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union27% Draw30% Nashville SC43%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
58%
Draw or Nashville SC
73%
Philadelphia Union or Nashville SC
70%

Half-Time Result

Philadelphia Union17% Draw52% Nashville SC31%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.7%
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
9.6%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
2 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 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
27% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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