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Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew – Lineups & Match Details

Nashville SC beat Columbus Crew 3-2. Goals: H. Mukhtar (27'), M. Farsi (58'), André Gomes (68'), R. Baker-Whiting (90'), A. Najar (90'). Nashville SC had 58% possession against Columbus Crew's 42%. Shots on target: 6-2.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 21

Sunday, 23 August 2026

Nashville SCNashville SC

3 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew

Referee: V. Rivas

Lineups

Nashville SCNashville SC4-4-2
B. Schwake99B. SchwakeG
A. Najar31A. NajarD
J. Palacios4J. PalaciosD
M. Woledzi3M. WoledziD
D. Lovitz2D. LovitzD
C. Espinoza7C. EspinozaM
P. Yazbek8P. YazbekM
M. Corcoran16M. CorcoranM
A. Muyl19A. MuylM
H. Mukhtar10H. MukhtarF
S. Surridge9S. SurridgeF

Substitutes

1J. WillisG
5J. MaherD
22J. BauerD
27R. Baker-WhitingD
6B. AcostaM
20E. TagsethM
37A. QasemF
11E. SaadF
14S. MohammedM
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew4-4-2
P. Schulte28P. SchulteG
S. Moreira31S. MoreiraD
C. Ruvalcaba12C. RuvalcabaD
S. Zawadzki25S. ZawadzkiD
M. Amundsen18M. AmundsenD
M. Farsi23M. FarsiM
A. Gomes20A. GomesM
T. Karumanchi50T. KarumanchiM
T. Habroune16T. HabrouneM
B. Mendez10B. MendezF
C
46C. Adams

Substitutes

1N. HagenG
2A. HerreraD
55C. RogersD
8D. GazdagM
11B. LennonD
7D. ChambostM
14A. SejdicM
77J. MartinezF
26L. GiacconeM

Match Events

27'G

H. Mukhtar

Assist: D. Lovitz

39'Y

D. Lovitz

49'Y

Cesar Ruvalcaba

58'G

M. Farsi

Assist: M. Amundsen

59'S

M. Farsi

Substitution 1

59'S

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Substitution 2

62'S

A. Muyl

Substitution 1

62'S

P. Yazbek

Substitution 2

62'S

D. Lovitz

Substitution 3

68'G

André Gomes

76'S

André Gomes

Substitution 3

84'S

Brais Méndez

Substitution 4

84'S

T. Habroune

Substitution 5

88'S

M. Corcoran

Substitution 4

88'S

C. Espinoza

Substitution 5

90'+3G

R. Baker-Whiting

Assist: H. Mukhtar

90'+5G

A. Najar

Assist: J. Palacios

Statistics

Nashville SC
58%42%
Columbus Crew
0.78Expected Goals (xG)0.38
13Total Shots3
6Shots on Target2
8Corners1
8Fouls7
1Offsides2
88Pass Accuracy (%)84
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Nashville SC host Columbus Crew on Sunday, 23 August 2026. The kick-off time is 00:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Nashville SC go into the match 1st in the table; Columbus Crew sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nashville SC have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Columbus Crew have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 Mar 2026: Nashville SC 1-0 Columbus Crew; 17 Jul 2025: Nashville SC 3-0 Columbus Crew; 29 May 2025: Nashville SC 2-2 Columbus Crew. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Nashville SC beat Columbus Crew 3-2. Nashville SC scored through H. Mukhtar 27', R. Baker-Whiting 90', A. Najar 90'. Columbus Crew replied with M. Farsi 58', André Gomes 68'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nashville SC held 58% of the ball against 42% for Columbus Crew. Shots on target finished 6-2. Expected goals read 0.78 for Nashville SC, 0.38 for Columbus Crew.

Verdict

The win nudges Nashville SC forward and leaves Columbus Crew with work to do. Nashville SC sat 1st and Columbus Crew 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.