Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow2 clips- 27′Nashville SC, goal:1–0assist
- 39′Nashville SC, yellow card:
- Half-time1 – 0
- 49′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
- 58′Columbus Crew, goal:1–1assist
- 59′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 59′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 62′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 62′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 62′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 68′Columbus Crew, goal:1–2
- 76′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 84′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 84′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 88′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 88′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 90′Nashville SC, goal:2–2assist
- 90′Nashville SC, goal:3–2assist
- Full-time3 – 2
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Nashville stun Columbus Crew with stoppage-time double at Geodis Park
Nashville SC came from behind late on to beat Columbus Crew 3-2 in a Major League Soccer regular season fixture at Geodis Park, a result that kept them top of the table. The home side led at half-time before Columbus turned the contest around in the second half, only for two stoppage-time goals to snatch the points back for the hosts.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Hany Mukhtar opened the scoring in the 27th minute, converting after being set up by Daniel Lovitz to give Nashville a 1-0 lead at the break. Columbus responded swiftly after the interval, with Mohamed Farsi equalising in the 58th minute from an assist by Malte Amundsen, before André Gomes put the visitors ahead in the 68th minute to make it 2-1.
With the game seemingly slipping away from them, Nashville struck twice deep into added time. Reed Baker-Whiting levelled in the third minute of stoppage time, teed up by Mukhtar, before Andy Najar completed the turnaround in the fifth minute of stoppage time, finishing off an assist from Jeisson Palacios to seal a 3-2 win. Nashville dominated possession at 58% and had 13 shots to Columbus's three, reflecting their control for large spells despite twice trailing on the scoreboard.
Mukhtar scored the opener and then supplied the assist for Baker-Whiting's dramatic stoppage-time equaliser, finishing the match with a goal, an assist and a rating of 8.3.
Nashville's 13 shots to Columbus's three underlined how much more threatening the home side were in front of goal.
Nashville SC beat Columbus Crew 3–2 (half-time 1–0).
Nashville SC met Columbus Crew in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 21). Kick-off was Sunday, 23 August 2026, 00:30 UTC at Geodis Park. Referee: Victor Rivas.
Team pages: Nashville SC · Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 27' Goal: Hany Mukhtar (assist: Daniel Lovitz) — 1–0
- 58' Goal: Mohamed Farsi (assist: Malte Amundsen) — 1–1
- 68' Goal: André Gomes — 1–2
- 90' Goal: Reed Baker-Whiting (assist: Hany Mukhtar) — 2–2 · Watch Reed Baker-Whiting's goal video (90')
- 90' Goal: Andy Najar (assist: Jeisson Palacios) — 3–2 · Watch Andy Najar's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Nashville SC (4-4-2)
Columbus Crew (4-4-2)
- 28 Patrick Schulte
- 18 Malte Amundsen
- 25 Sean Zawadzki (c)
- 12 Cesar Ruvalcaba
- 31 Steven Moreira
- 16 Taha Habroune
- 50 T. Karumanchi
- 20 André Gomes
- 23 Mohamed Farsi
- 46 Chase Adams
- 10 Brais Méndez
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Nashville SC 54%, the draw 28%, Columbus Crew 18%. It finished Nashville SC 3–2 Columbus Crew.
Nashville SC's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Nashville SC are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage plus their unbeaten home run on top give Nashville SC the lean. The draw at 28% is up from the usual 26.5% for a gap this size, as small adjustments add up.
Why Nashville SC at 54%?
Nashville SC sit 97 points higher on our strength rating — 1718 to 1621. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,369 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.4% of 5,101 games vs 44.9% across all 99,210 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Nashville SC have kept their home record clean this season — 10 home games without defeat. Sides protecting an unbeaten home season won 59.2% of 4,881 such games where the class table expected 56.1% — one of the few streak facts that clears our evidence bar.
Why only 54%?
Columbus Crew hold 8 more possession points (59 to 51 in recent games) across a 97-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,607 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. Nashville SC scored +0.73 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.5% of 1,463 games, vs 27.9% against normal finishing.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Columbus Crew win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,608. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
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About this match
On this page: the Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew 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.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Reed Baker-Whiting's goal against Columbus Crew (90').
- Watch Andy Najar's goal against Columbus Crew (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Nashville SC 3–2 Columbus Crew. Explore more on the Nashville SC and Columbus Crew team pages or the Major League Soccer page.