MLS 2026 · 23 Aug 2026

Nashville SC 3–2 Columbus Crew

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Nashville SC favourites at 47%.

Nashville SC won a close one on the chances: 0.8 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mohamed Farsi, 51.5 in 59′.

Well above their usual level: Mohamed Farsi +11.2.

Well below it: Brian Schwake −18.8, Patrick Yazbek −11.3, Patrick Schulte −8.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

14 Mar 2026	Columbus Crew 0–1 Nashville SC MLS

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Reed Baker-Whiting Defender	28	1	0	0.05	59.1	–
Edvard Tagseth Midfielder	28	0	0	–	53.7	–
Bryan Acosta Midfielder	10	0	0	–	51.9	–
Hany Mukhtar Forward	90	1	1	0.13	50.1	+6.1
Jeisson Palacios Defender	90	0	1	0.23	49.8	+1.6
Maxwell Woledzi Defender	90	0	0	–	49.1	+2.6
Cristian Espinoza Midfielder	88	0	0	0.07	41.4	+1.4
Sam Surridge Forward	90	0	0	0.14	40.6	−4.0
Matthew Corcoran Midfielder	88	0	0	0.07	39.9	+1.8
Alex Muyl Midfielder	62	0	0	–	38.3	+2.9
Andy Najar Defender	90	1	0	0.05	37.0	−0.3
Brian Schwake Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	36.9	−18.8
Elias Saad Forward	28	0	0	0.03	33.3	–
Patrick Yazbek Midfielder	62	0	0	0.02	32.6	−11.3
Daniel Lovitz Defender	62	0	1	–	29.9	+2.3
Shakur Mohammed Midfielder	10	0	0	–	21.7	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Mohamed Farsi Midfielder	59	1	0	0.30	51.5	+11.2
André Gomes Midfielder	76	1	0	0.03	48.4	+4.6
Sean Zawadzki Defender	90	0	0	–	45.3	+1.3
Dylan Chambost Midfielder	14	0	0	–	43.4	–
Tarun Karumanchi Midfielder	90	0	0	–	42.1	–
Dániel Gazdag Forward	14	0	0	–	41.1	–
Cesar Ruvalcaba Defender	90	0	0	–	39.2	–
Patrick Schulte Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	38.6	−8.3
Chase Adams Forward	59	0	0	0.05	38.6	–
Steven Moreira Defender	90	0	0	–	37.9	−2.0
Brais Méndez Midfielder	84	0	0	–	37.7	−7.2
Taha Habroune Midfielder	84	0	0	–	37.1	+1.0
Josef Martínez Forward	31	0	0	–	35.9	–
Brooks Lennon Defender	31	0	0	–	34.9	–
Lautaro Giaccone Midfielder	14	0	0	–	34.1	–
Malte Amundsen Defender	90	0	1	–	30.6	−7.2