Nashville SC 3-2 Columbus Crew: Final score, stats and lineups
MLS
3-2
FT
Key events
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Hany MukhtarAssist: Daniel Lovitz27'
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Daniel LovitzBad foul.39'
- Halftime 45'+6'
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49'
Cesar RuvalcabaFoul on Hany Mukhtar.
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58'
Mohamed FarsiAssist: Malte Amundsen
- 59'
- 59'
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Elias SaadOff: Alex Muyl62'
- 62'
- 62'
- 68'
- 76'
- 84'
- 84'
- 88'
- 88'
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Reed Baker-WhitingAssist: Hany Mukhtar90'+3'
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Andy NájarAssist: Jeisson Palacios90'+5'
- End Regular Time 90'+8'
Team stats
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8Corner Kicks1
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57.8Possession42.2
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13SHOTS3
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6ON GOAL2
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5Blocked Shots1
Match info
- Competition
- MLS
- Kickoff
- Saturday, August 22, 2026, 8:30 PM ET
- Venue
- GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee
- Where to watch
- Apple TV
- Series
- NSH leads series 2-1-2
Team stats
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8Fouls7
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1Yellow Cards1
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0Red Cards0
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1Offsides2
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8Corner Kicks1
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0Saves3
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57.8Possession42.2
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13SHOTS3
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6ON GOAL2
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0.5On Target %0.7
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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505Accurate Passes355
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571Passes422
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0.9Pass Completion %0.8
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13Crosses4
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0.3Cross %0.0
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42Long Balls52
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27Accurate Long Balls19
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0.6Long Balls %0.4
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5Blocked Shots1
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11Effective Tackles12
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16Tackles15
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0.7Tackle %0.8
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6Interceptions7
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13Effective Clearances17
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13Clearances17
Lineups
Nashville SC4-4-2- 99Brian SchwakeG
- 31Andy NájarRB
- 2Daniel Lovitz↓LB
- 8Patrick Yazbek↓CM-R
- 4Jeisson PalaciosCD-R
- 3Maxwell WoledziCD-L
- 7Cristian Espinoza↓RM
- 16Matthew Corcoran↓CM-L
- 9Sam SurridgeCF-L
- 10Hany MukhtarCF-R
- 19Alex Muyl↓LM
Columbus Crew4-4-2- 28Patrick SchulteG
- 31Steven MoreiraRB
- 18Malte AmundsenLB
- 20André Gomes↓CM-R
- 12Cesar RuvalcabaCD-R
- 25Sean ZawadzkiCD-L
- 23Mohamed Farsi↓RM
- 50Tarun KarumanchiCM-L
- 46Chase Adams↓CF-L
- 10Brais Méndez↓CF-R
- 16Taha Habroune↓LM
MLS Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | +46 | 77 |
| 2 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | +21 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | +8 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | +10 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | +15 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | +14 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | +7 | 47 |
| 8 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -15 | 46 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 46 |
| 10 | Red Bull New York | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 42 |
| 11 | New York City FC | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | +4 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -15 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -17 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -22 | 33 |
| 15 | CF Montréal | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -32 | 26 |
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