Nashville vs Columbus
Match Events & Live Commentary
90'+8'
End Regular Time
End Regular Time
90'+5'
⚽Goal
Goal! Nashville SC 3, Columbus Crew 2. Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeisson Palacios.
90'+3'
⚽Goal - Header
Goal! Nashville SC 2, Columbus Crew 2. Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
90'+8'
Second Half ends, Nashville SC 3, Columbus Crew 2.
90'+7'
Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC).
90'+7'
Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Lautaro Giaccone.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1'
Offside, Nashville SC. Andy Nájar is caught offside.
90'
Elias Saad (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'
Foul by Brooks Lennon (Columbus Crew).
88'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Nashville SC. Shak Mohammed replaces Cristian Espinoza.
88'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Nashville SC. Bryan Acosta replaces Matthew Corcoran.
88'
Foul by Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC).
88'
Tarun Karumanchi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Attempt missed. Elias Saad (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
84'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lautaro Giaccone replaces Taha Habroune.
84'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag replaces Brais Méndez.
83'
End Delay
End Delay
83'
End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83'
Start Delay
Start Delay
83'
Start Delay
Delay in match (Nashville SC).
79'
Offside, Columbus Crew. Brooks Lennon is caught offside.
78'
End Delay
End Delay
78'
End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces André Gomes.
76'
Start Delay
Start Delay
76'
Start Delay
Delay in match for a drinks break.
74'
Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by André Gomes.
73'
Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Tarun Karumanchi.
72'
Attempt blocked. Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68'
⚽Goal - Free-kick
Goal! Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 2. André Gomes (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
66'
Foul by Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC).
66'
Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66'
Offside, Columbus Crew. Brais Méndez is caught offside.
62'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Nashville SC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Daniel Lovitz.
62'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Nashville SC. Edvard Tagseth replaces Patrick Yazbek.
62'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Nashville SC. Elias Saad replaces Alex Muyl.
59'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Josef Martínez replaces Chase Adams.
59'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Brooks Lennon replaces Mohamed Farsi.
58'
⚽Goal
Goal! Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 1. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
54'
Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54'
Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
54'
Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).
49'
🟨Yellow Card
Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'
Start 2nd Half
Start 2nd Half
45'+6'
Halftime
Halftime
41'
End Delay
End Delay
41'
End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39'
Start Delay
Start Delay
39'
Start Delay
Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
39'
🟨Yellow Card
Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35'
End Delay
End Delay
35'
End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32'
Start Delay
Start Delay
32'
Start Delay
Delay in match for a drinks break.
27'
⚽Goal
Goal! Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 0. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a through ball.
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Kickoff
Kickoff
—
Match ends, Nashville SC 3, Columbus Crew 2.
Team Stats
CLB
NSH
42%
Possession
58%
2
Shots on Goal
6
3
Shots
13
7
Fouls Committed
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Corners Won
8
3
Saves
0
Match Leaders
CLBNSH
Player Match Stats
| Player | APP | G | A | SH | SOG | FC | FS | YC | RC | SV | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | |
20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Player | APP | G | A | SH | SOG | FC | FS | YC | RC | SV | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | |
31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Head-to-Head
CLBNo previous meetings found
NSH
Last Five Matches
MLS Standings
Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 49 |
| 2 |  Inter Miami CF | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 39 |
| 3 |  Chicago Fire FC | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 36 |
| 4 |  New England Revolution | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 34 |
| 5 |  Charlotte FC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 32 |
| 6 |  FC Cincinnati | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 31 |
| 7 |  New York City FC | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 27 |
| 8 |  Red Bull New York | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 26 |
| 9 |  Orlando City SC | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 51 | -17 | 24 |
| 10 |  Toronto FC | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 |  D.C. United | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 24 |
| 12 |  Atlanta United FC | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 21 |
| 13 |  Philadelphia Union | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 |  CF Montréal | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 21 |
| 15 | Columbus Crew | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 20 |
Western Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 40 |
| 2 |  Houston Dynamo FC | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 38 |
| 3 |  LAFC | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 35 |
| 4 |  San Jose Earthquakes | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 33 |
| 5 |  FC Dallas | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 33 |
| 6 |  St. Louis CITY SC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 33 |
| 7 |  Colorado Rapids | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 28 |
| 8 |  Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 28 |
| 9 |  Portland Timbers | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 28 |
| 10 |  Minnesota United FC | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 |  San Diego FC | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 27 |
| 12 |  LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 |  Seattle Sounders FC | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 25 |
| 14 |  Austin FC | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 21 |
| 15 |  Sporting Kansas City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 51 | -31 | 15 |
Qualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Round One Best-of-3 series
Qualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Wild Card Matches
About the Match
The Columbus Crew vs Nashville SC match is final on August 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM EDT at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The final score is Columbus Crew 2, Nashville SC 3. This game is part of MLS.
The teams entered the match with season records of 5-5-11 for Columbus Crew and 15-4-2 for Nashville SC. The match was broadcast on Apple TV. This match page tracks the live score, match status, lineups, statistics and key match events.
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Columbus Crew
Formation 4-4-2
VS
Nashville SC
Formation 4-4-2
Columbus Crew Squad Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Nashville SC Squad Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Columbus Crew
VS
Nashville SC
Match Statistics
7
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
0
42.2
Possession
57.8
3
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
6
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
355
Accurate Passes
505
422
Passes
571
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
4
4
Crosses
13
0.0
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
42
19
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
6
17
Effective Clearances
13
17
Clearances
13