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Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

3
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2
Aug 23, 2026
GEODIS Park

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Hany Mukhtar
1
Goals
1
Assists
7.9
Goal!
3-2
Marcos Painter
Marcos Painter
90'+5·Nashville SC
⚽
Goal!
2-2
Reed Baker-Whiting
Reed Baker-Whiting
90'+3·Nashville SC
⚽
Nashville SC
Nashville SC
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
Goal!
1-2
André Gomes
André Gomes
68'·Columbus Crew
⚽
Nashville SC
Nashville SC
Nashville SC
Columbus Crew
59'Substitution
Chase Adams
Chase Adams· Out
Columbus Crew
Goal!
1-1
Mohamed Farsi
Mohamed Farsi
58'·Columbus Crew
⚽
49'Yellow Card
Columbus Crew
39'Yellow Card
Nashville SC
Goal!
1-0
Hany Mukhtar
Hany Mukhtar
27'·Nashville SC
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Nashville SC
Nashville SC
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
58%Ball Possession42%
13Shots Total3
7Shots On Target2
8Corners1
8Fouls7
1Yellow Cards1
1Offsides2
0Saves4
567Passes425
2Shots Off Target0
80Attacks77
46Dangerous Attacks26
8Shots Inside Box2
5Shots Outside Box1
3Goals2
7Free Kicks9
4Shots Blocked1
5Substitutions5
16Tackles16
3Assists1
505Accurate Passes360
0Injuries1
14Total Crosses4
4Accurate Crosses0
6Interceptions9
34Duels Won31
2Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.9
90'111/3
39(90%)
-
2/7
7.4
88'001/1
25(88%)
1
4/5
7.4
90'011/1
83(92%)
1
4/6
7.1
62'01-
29(86%)
2
2/2
7.0
90'101/1
72(83%)
2
3/9
7.0
90'00-
77(99%)
2
3/3
7.0
88'001/2
67(93%)
3
3/6
6.9
28'101/1
14(93%)
-
0/3
6.8
90'001/2
18(83%)
-
4/7
6.7
28'00-
26(96%)
3
3/6
6.7
62'000/1
37(84%)
1
3/4
6.6
62'00-
18(83%)
1
2/4
6.6
28'000/1
24(71%)
-
1/2
6.3
90'00-
26(85%)
-
-
-2'00-
10(90%)
-
-
-2'00-
2(100%)
-
0/1

Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew H2H, Form & Key Stats

  • Marcos Painter's 90th-minute goal decided the match.(Score by goal: 27' 1-0, 58' 1-1, 68' 1-2, 90+3' 2-2, 90+5' 3-2.)
  • Nashville SC won 3-2 after trailing 1-2.(Score by goal: 27' 1-0, 58' 1-1, 68' 1-2, 90+3' 2-2, 90+5' 3-2.)
Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Nashville SC15W2303010/158-4
Columbus Crew15L2031064/157-10
Nashville SC — last 5 games
  1. W1-0 vs CF Montréal2026-07-23
  2. L0-1 @ Orlando City2026-07-26
  3. D2-2 @ DC United2026-08-01
  4. W4-1 vs Inter Miami2026-08-16
  5. W1-0 @ New York RB2026-08-19
Columbus Crew — last 5 games
  1. L1-2 vs New York City2026-07-22
  2. W2-1 vs Cincinnati2026-07-25
  3. D2-2 @ Inter Miami2026-08-02
  4. L1-3 @ Charlotte2026-08-15
  5. L1-2 vs CF Montréal2026-08-19
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Nashville SC152.5353%47%33%40%40%27%
Columbus Crew153.1393%67%33%73%20%7%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Nashville SCHome861117-92.3863%25%
Columbus CrewAway50236-120.480%0%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Nashville SC1510-715-660%53%4-9-2
Columbus Crew1515-129-1138%87%7-3-5
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
8
Period covered
2021-07-21 – 2026-03-14
Nashville SC wins
4
Draws
3
Columbus Crew wins
1
Avg goals per meeting
2.5
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams scored
38%
Home side won
50%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
4W 1D 0L (Nashville SC view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.8 vs 2.5
Most recent meetings (5 of 8)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-03-14Columbus Crew0-1Nashville SC
2026-02-11Nashville SC1-0Columbus Crew
2025-07-17Nashville SC3-0Columbus Crew
2025-05-29Columbus Crew2-2Nashville SC
2025-02-08Nashville SC4-1Columbus Crew
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 305 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Nashville SC1204625WLDWW2-1
Columbus Crew132020-5LWDLL14-1
Table context
Points gap
26 ptsNashville SC 46 · Columbus Crew 20
Positions
#1 vs #13
Goals per game
2/0.75 vs 1.4/1.65scored/conceded per game · league average 1.67

How we calculate this

Major League Soccer Standings

Major League Soccer · 2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
132+3458
···
1433-2134
1533-4223
132+4371
232+1058
332+2056
···
633+1147
733-646
833+644
933-1643
1032-1639
···
1533-3026

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Major League Soccer
Nashville SC
32 matches
Columbus Crew
33 matches
#1Position#8
71Points44
21Wins13
8Draws5
3Losses15
66Goals55
2.06Goals per game1.67
23Goals conceded49
0.72Goals per game conceded1.48

Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (32 vs 33 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityNashville SC 54% · X · Draw 23% · Columbus Crew 23%
1 · Home Win
54%
X · Draw
23%
2 · Away Win
23%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.81 vs 1.11
Projected Total: 2.92
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
56%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
33% / 16%
Nashville SC / Columbus Crew
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(10.9%)2 - 1(9.8%)1 - 0(9.8%)
Last Matches

Recent matches

Aug 19
1-0
New York RB
@ New York RB
Away
Aug 16
4-1
Inter Miami
vs Inter Miami
Home
Aug 1
2-2
DC United
@ DC United
Away
Jul 26
0-1
Orlando City
@ Orlando City
Away
Jul 23
1-0
CF Montréal
vs CF Montréal
Home
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Match summary

Nashville SC beat Columbus Crew 3-2 in the Major League Soccer (United States).

Before kickoff, Nashville SC (1st, 46 pts) were 26 points ahead of Columbus Crew (13th, 20 pts). Across 8 previous meetings on record, Nashville SC won 4 and Columbus Crew won 1, with 3 draws (2.5 goals per game).

Goals came from Hany Mukhtar (27'), Reed Baker-Whiting (90') and Marcos Painter (90') for Nashville SC and Mohamed Farsi (58') and André Gomes (68') for Columbus Crew.