DC United vs Nashville SC — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow1 clip- 32′Nashville SC, penalty goal:0–1Penalty
- 40′Nashville SC, goal:0–2
- 45+3′DC United, yellow card:Argument
- 45+3′Nashville SC, yellow card:Argument
- Half-time0 – 2
- 56′DC United, goal:1–2
- 60′DC United, VAR review:Goal confirmed
- 62′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 62′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 64′DC United, substitution:off
- 64′DC United, substitution:off
- 72′DC United, yellow card:Foul
- 73′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 77′DC United, goal:2–2assist
- 84′Nashville SC, yellow card:Foul
- 84′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 84′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 90+1′DC United, substitution:off
- 90+10′Nashville SC, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time2 – 2
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DC United fight back from two down to draw with league leaders Nashville
DC United came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Nashville SC at Audi Field in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 18 fixture, denying the visitors what looked set to be a routine win. The result left Nashville, top of the table with 40 points from 18 games, unable to extend their winning run, while DC, 17th on 23 points, salvaged something from a match they had trailed at half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Nashville struck twice before the interval. Samuel Surridge converted a penalty in the 32nd minute to put the visitors ahead, and Shakur Mohammed doubled their lead eight minutes later, sending the sides in at 2-0 at half-time. DC United needed a response and got one within eleven minutes of the restart, Silvan Hefti pulling a goal back in the 56th minute to reduce the deficit.
The hosts continued to press and were rewarded in the 77th minute when Tai Baribo, assisted by Louis Munteanu, levelled the score at 2-2, a result that stood until the final whistle. DC United dominated possession with 62 percent and had ten shots to Nashville's 17, yet Nashville were the more clinical side in front of goal, registering seven shots on target compared to DC's two.
Shakur Mohammed scored Nashville's second goal of the first half and was rated the top performer on the pitch with a 7.9 mark, while Silvan Hefti and Tai Baribo each scored for DC United in the comeback.
Despite having only 38 percent of possession, Nashville were far more accurate in attack, putting seven of their ten shots on target against DC United's two from 17.
DC United and Nashville SC drew 2–2 (half-time 0–2).
DC United met Nashville SC in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 18). Kick-off was Saturday, 1 August 2026, 23:30 UTC at Audi Field. Referee: Ricardo Montero.
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Key moments
- 32' Goal (penalty): Sam Surridge — 0–1
- 40' Goal: Shak Mohammed — 0–2
- 56' Goal: Silvan Hefti — 1–2
- 77' Goal: Tai Baribo (assist: Louis Munteanu) — 2–2 · Watch Tai Baribo's goal video (77')
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DC United (4-4-2)
Nashville SC (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave DC United 25%, the draw 19%, Nashville SC 56%. It finished DC United 2–2 Nashville SC.
Nashville SC's rating gap outweighs DC United's home ground — Nashville SC are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Nashville SC's 56%. The draw at 19% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Nashville SC at 56%?
Nashville SC sit 313 points higher on our strength rating — 1399 to 1713. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.9% of 5,155 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 21–21–58.
Why only 56%?
Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,056 games vs 44.9% across all 98,721 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 19%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 20.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,823. The goals environment takes 1.7 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Nashville SC average 15 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 313 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Nashville SC are missing 3 regular starters — Edvard Tagseth, Jack Maher, Andy Najar — about 28% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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On this page: the DC United vs Nashville SC final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
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