Matchday

MLS 2026 · 1 Aug 2026

DC United 2–2 Nashville SC

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 0.8
Actual xG
2.0 – 1.5
Goals
2 – 2

Footybot made DC United favourites at 50%.

DC United deserved more from the draw, creating 2.0 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Maxwell Woledzi, 62.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Maxwell Woledzi +15.7, Shakur Mohammed +12.6, Jeisson Palacios +10.2.

Well below it: Sean Johnson −15.2, Louis Munteanu −8.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

DC United

25 Jul 2026W 2–1v Toronto FC MLS
23 Jul 2026D 1–1at Houston Dynamo MLS
23 May 2026D 4–4v CF Montréal MLS
16 May 2026D 1–1v St.Louis City MLS
13 May 2026L 1–3v Chicago Fire MLS

Nashville SC

26 Jul 2026L 0–1at Orlando City SC MLS
23 Jul 2026W 1–0v CF Montréal MLS
18 Jul 2026W 1–0v Atlanta United MLS
24 May 2026W 2–1v New York City FC MLS
18 May 2026W 3–2v Los Angeles FC MLS

Head to head

10 May 2026Nashville SC 2–2 DC United MLS

DC United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Tai Baribo Forward90101.2950.3+2.6
Kye Rowles Defender90000.1349.0+7.9
Lucas Bartlett Defender9000–41.9+4.0
Matti Peltola Midfielder2600–40.2–
Jared Stroud Midfielder1000–38.5–
Silvan Hefti Defender90100.0837.7+4.5
Brandon Servania Midfielder64000.0536.9+0.5
Louis Munteanu Forward89010.3236.3−8.3
João Peglow Midfielder90000.1336.2+1.8
Andre Dozzell Midfielder9000–35.8−3.2
Sean Johnson Goalkeeper9000–33.5−15.2
Jackson Hopkins Midfielder64000.0333.1−4.1
Nathan Ordaz Forward2600–32.8–
Keisuke Kurokawa Defender9000–28.2−1.8

Nashville SC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Josh Bauer Defender17000.0865.5–
Maxwell Woledzi Defender9000–62.0+15.7
Bryan Acosta Midfielder1700–59.6–
Jeisson Palacios Defender9000–57.9+10.2
Shakur Mohammed Midfielder62100.2952.2+12.6
Brian Schwake Goalkeeper9000–50.7−4.8
Sam Surridge Forward90100.9449.1+1.0
Warren Madrigal Forward2800–48.9–
Hany Mukhtar Forward73000.0147.7+3.4
Edvard Tagseth Midfielder8400–45.8+3.6
Reed Baker-Whiting Defender1700–42.1–
Andy Najar Defender8400–42.0+6.7
Elias Saad Forward28000.0438.8–
Ahmed Qasem Midfielder62000.1336.3+1.3
Matthew Corcoran Midfielder9000–34.5−6.3
Daniel Lovitz Defender90000.0432.3+2.8