Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew match stats & report

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Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 21 · Geodis Park, Nashville · Ref V. Rivas

Nashville SC stats & fixtures · Columbus Crew stats & fixtures

Nashville SC beat Columbus Crew 3–2 in Major League Soccer on 23 August 2026. Expected goals finished 0.67–0.30. Nashville SC had 58% of the ball.

Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew match statistics

Nashville SCColumbus Crew

58% Ball possession 42%
0.67 Expected goals (xG) 0.30
13 Total shots 3
7 Shots on target 2
2 Shots off target 0
4 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 2
8 Corners 1
8 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 1
567 Passes 425
89% Pass accuracy 85%
0 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

27' Goal H. Mukhtar (assist D. Lovitz) Nashville SC
39' Yellow card D. Lovitz Nashville SC
49' Yellow card Cesar Ruvalcaba Columbus Crew
58' Goal M. Farsi (assist M. Amundsen) Columbus Crew
68' Goal A. Gomes Columbus Crew
90' Goal R. Baker-Whiting (assist H. Mukhtar) Nashville SC
90' Goal A. Najar (assist J. Palacios) Nashville SC

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Nashville SC

Confirmed 4-4-2 Brian Callaghan

99 B. Schwake

2 D. Lovitz 3 M. Woledzi 4 J. Palacios 31 A. Najar

19 A. Muyl 16 M. Corcoran 8 P. Yazbek 7 C. Espinoza

9 S. Surridge 10 H. Mukhtar

Bench J. Willis , J. Maher , J. Bauer , R. Baker-Whiting , B. Acosta , E. Tagseth , A. Qasem , E. Saad , S. Mohammed

Columbus Crew

Confirmed 4-4-2 Laurent Courtois

28 P. Schulte

18 M. Amundsen 25 S. Zawadzki 12 Cesar Ruvalcaba 31 S. Moreira

16 T. Habroune 50 T. Karumanchi 20 A. Gomes 23 M. Farsi

46 C. Adams 10 B. Mendez

Bench N. Hagen , M. Herrera , C. Rogers , D. Gazdag , B. Lennon , D. Chambost , A. Sejdić , Josef Martínez , L. Giaccone

Out and doubtful

R. Camacho Columbus Crew Out — Yellow Cards
J. Thiare Columbus Crew Out — Leg Injury
S. Bangoura Columbus Crew Out — Ankle Injury
W. Abou Ali Columbus Crew Out — Knee Injury
C. Applewhite Nashville SC Out — Lower-Body Injury
W. Madrigal Nashville SC Out — Lower-Body Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Nashville SC at home

10–0–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 6.1 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

30% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Columbus Crew away

1–2–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
14 Mar 26	Columbus Crew v Nashville SC	0–1
11 Feb 26	Nashville SC v Columbus Crew	1–0
17 Jul 25	Nashville SC v Columbus Crew	3–0
29 May 25	Columbus Crew v Nashville SC	2–2
3 Jul 24	Columbus Crew v Nashville SC	2–0
31 Mar 24	Nashville SC v Columbus Crew	2–2

The full Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew head-to-head record