Match summary
Before kickoff, Nashville SC (1st, 46 pts) were 26 points ahead of Columbus Crew (13th, 20 pts).
Nashville SC vs Columbus CrewResult, Lineups & H2H
- Mukhtar27'
- Baker-Whiting90+3'
- Painter90+5'
GEODIS Park
Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Marcos Painter's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Nashville SC's goal 3 of 3 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 3-2 final score.
- Nashville SC won 3-2 after trailing 1-2.Trailed from the 68th minute; timeline of 5 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Nashville SC3W 1D 1L
Nashville SCColumbus Crew
10Pointsof 154
8Goals scored7
4Goals conceded10
2Clean sheets0
3Scored in a row10
3Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win3
0Conceded in a row6
Head to head8 meetings · Jul 2021 – Mar 2026
- Nashville SC wins
- 4
- Draws
- 3
- Columbus Crew wins
- 1
2.5goals per meeting
38%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNashville SC 4W 1D 0L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 305 earlier results
Nashville SCColumbus Crew
#1Position#13
46Points20 v 20 games20
+25Goal difference-5
2Scored per gameleague avg 1.671.4
0.75Conceded per game1.65
#2Form table position#14
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Nashville SCColumbus Crew
- Goal · Nashville SC · Marcos Painter3-290+5'
- Goal · Nashville SC · Reed Baker-Whiting2-290+3'
- Substitution · Nashville SC · Bryan Acosta · InOut: Matthew Corcoran88'
- Substitution · Nashville SC · Shak Mohammed · InOut: Cristian Espinoza88'
- 84'Substitution · Columbus Crew · Dániel Gazdag · InOut: Brais Méndez
- 84'Substitution · Columbus Crew · Lautaro Giaccone · InOut: Taha Habroune
- 76'Substitution · Columbus Crew · Dylan Chambost · InOut: André Gomes
- 68'Goal · Columbus Crew · André Gomes1-2
- Substitution · Nashville SC · Elias Saad · InOut: Alex Muyl62'
- Substitution · Nashville SC · Edvard Tagseth · InOut: Patrick Yazbek62'
- Substitution · Nashville SC · Reed Baker-Whiting · InOut: Daniel Lovitz62'
- 59'Substitution · Columbus Crew · Brooks Lennon · InOut: Mohamed Farsi
- 59'Substitution · Columbus Crew · Josef Martínez · InOut: Chase Adams
- 58'Goal · Columbus Crew · Mohamed Farsi1-1
- 49'Yellow Card · Columbus Crew · Cesar Ruvalcaba
- Yellow Card · Nashville SC · Daniel Lovitz39'
- Goal · Nashville SC · Hany Mukhtar1-027'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Nashville SCColumbus 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
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-4-2
Starting XI
Substitutes
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SM
Shak MohammedPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | 90' | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 39(90%) | - | 2/7 | |
| 7.4 | 88' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 25(88%) | 1 | 4/5 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 83(92%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
| 7.1 | 62' | 0 | 1 | - | 29(86%) | 2 | 2/2 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 72(83%) | 2 | 3/9 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 77(99%) | 2 | 3/3 | |
| 7.0 | 88' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 67(93%) | 3 | 3/6 | |
| 6.9 | 28' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 14(93%) | - | 0/3 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 18(83%) | - | 4/7 | |
| 6.7 | 28' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(96%) | 3 | 3/6 | |
| 6.7 | 62' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 37(84%) | 1 | 3/4 | |
| 6.6 | 62' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(83%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.6 | 28' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 24(71%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(85%) | - | - | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(90%) | - | - | |
Shak Mohammed MF | - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 0/1 |