Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 22′Nashville SC, yellow card:
- 40′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- Half-time
- 46′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 58′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 58′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 59′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 69′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 69′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 72′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 80′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 86′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 90+2′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- Full-time
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Nashville SC held to goalless draw by Philadelphia Union at Geodis Park
Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union shared a 0-0 draw at Geodis Park on Matchday 32 of Major League Soccer, with neither side able to break the deadlock across 90 minutes. The point lifted the league leaders to 71 points from 32 games, while Philadelphia moved to 47 and up to 11th place.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Nashville held the greater share of the ball, with 63% possession to Philadelphia's 37%, and had 8 shots to 6. Yet the chances were thin at both ends: the hosts managed one shot on target to the visitors' two, and the expected goals figures of 0.67 and 0.84 told of a contest that offered little clear-cut opportunity.
Philadelphia carried the greater threat from set pieces, winning 8 corners to Nashville's 2, and committed 15 fouls to the hosts' 8. Two yellow cards went to the visitors and one to Nashville, with no sendings-off. Nashville are now unbeaten in 8 games, and they remain 24 points clear of Philadelphia in the table.
Philadelphia travel to FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer on Saturday, while Nashville host the New York Red Bulls on Sunday.
Jeisson Palacios earned the highest rating of any player on the pitch, 7.83, for Nashville in a match without goals. Maxwell Woledzi, rated 7.64, was another home player to stand out.
Nashville enjoyed 63% of the possession but had only one shot on target to show for it.
Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Nashville SC met Philadelphia Union in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 32). Kick-off was Thursday, 29 October 2026, 00:30 UTC at Geodis Park. Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere. Attendance: 24,115.
Team pages: Nashville SC · Philadelphia Union · Major League Soccer
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Nashville SC (4-4-2)
Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Nashville SC 63%, the draw 23%, Philadelphia Union 14%. It finished Nashville SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union.
Nashville's stronger rating drives a clear lead — We give Nashville SC 63%, mainly because they sit 82 points higher on our strength rating, 1657 to 1575, and home sides in Major League Soccer generally do better than the global norm. The draw sits at 23%, a touch below the usual 25% for a gap this size, because both teams' recent games average 3.6 goals.
Why Nashville SC at 63%?
Nashville SC sit 82 points higher on our strength rating — 1657 to 1575. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge at home won 56.5% of 14,351 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.0%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.1% of 5,268 games vs 44.6% across all 108,079 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 54–22–24.
Why only 63%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 63% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and Philadelphia Union at 14%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 25.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.6 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,464. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Philadelphia Union scored +0.59 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 3,181 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 41.1% vs 42.3% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Philadelphia Union have gained 105 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 40.0% of 11,956 such games vs 40.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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On this page: the Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union 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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