Matchday

MLS 2025 · 17 Jul 2025

Nashville SC 3–0 Columbus Crew

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jun 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 1.1
Actual xG
2.5 – 1.2
Goals
3 – 0

Footybot made Nashville SC favourites at 56%.

Nashville SC won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Joe Willis, 61.8 in 90′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Nashville SC

12 Jul 2025L 1–2at Inter Miami CF MLS
6 Jul 2025W 1–0v Philadelphia Union MLS

Columbus Crew

13 Jul 2025W 4–2at FC Cincinnati MLS
6 Jul 2025D 1–1at Seattle Sounders FC MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Nashville SC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Joe Willis Goalkeeper9000–61.8–
Ahmed Qasem Midfielder1201–52.3–
Hany Mukhtar Forward83101.0352.3–
Josh Bauer Defender200–47.3–
Sam Surridge Forward90111.2146.9–
Patrick Yazbek Midfielder8800–43.7–
Edvard Tagseth Midfielder8300–41.1–
Jack Maher Defender90000.0340.9–
Andy Najar Defender8800–39.8–
Daniel Lovitz Defender9000–33.0–
Walker Zimmerman Defender9000–32.4–
Alex Muyl Midfielder90000.0932.0–
Jonathan Perez Midfielder78000.1229.7–
Bryan Acosta Midfielder1200–29.1–
Teal Bunbury Forward1200–13.7–
Gastón Brugman Midfielder200–0.0–

Columbus Crew

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Derrick Jones Midfielder2000.0270.9–
Taha Habroune Midfielder1800–67.6–
Dylan Chambost Midfielder3600–58.8–
Lassi Lappalainen Forward18000.0556.5–
Maximilian Arfsten Midfielder90000.4452.6–
Sean Zawadzki Defender90000.0151.1–
Diego Rossi Forward88000.1750.8–
Yevhen Cheberko Defender9000–49.8–
Steven Moreira Defender90000.0949.6–
Darlington Nagbe Midfielder7200–48.6–
Dániel Gazdag Forward88000.1448.5–
Ibrahim Aliyu Forward9000–47.6–
Amar Sejdic Midfielder5400–44.7–
Jacen Russell Rowe Forward72000.3141.9–
Patrick Schulte Goalkeeper9000–39.7–
Cole Mrowka Midfielder200–0.1–