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Nashville SC vs DC United: result 5-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 25Kick-off on August 15, 2021 at 11:00 PM (UTC)GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville SC
5-2
DC United

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What was the result of Nashville SC vs DC United?

Nashville SC won 5-2 on August 15, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 3′F. BrillantDC United
  • 14′C. SapongNashville SC
  • 31′C. SapongNashville SC
  • 37′H. MukhtarNashville SC
  • 41′O. KamaraDC United
  • 80′A. MuylNashville SC
  • 87′A. MuylNashville SC (pen.)

Official lineup for Nashville SC vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nashville SC

3-5-2
  1. 17C. Sapong
  2. 8R. Leal
  1. 10H. Mukhtar
  2. 20A. Godoy
  3. 6D. McCarty
  4. 12A. Johnston
  5. 5J. Maher
  1. 4D. Romney
  2. 2D. Lovitz
  3. 3J. Anibaba
  1. 1J. Willis

DC United

3-4-3
  1. 29Y. Reyna
  2. 9O. Kamara
  3. 30K. Paredes
  1. 27M. Nyeman
  2. 5J. Moreno
  3. 7P. Arriola
  4. 15S. Birnbaum
  1. 31J. Gressel
  2. 93T. Alfaro
  3. 13F. Brillant
  1. 21J. Kempin
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nashville SC have 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats; DC United have 8, 3 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Nashville SC
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 8, 2021Inter Miami(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 4, 2021New England Revolution(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 1, 2021Toronto FC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 25, 2021FC Cincinnati(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Jul 21, 2021Columbus Crew(away)0-0Major League Soccer
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 9, 2021CF Montreal(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 4, 2021Columbus Crew(away)4-2Major League Soccer
Jul 31, 2021FC Cincinnati(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 26, 2021New York Red Bulls(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2021Chicago Fire(away)2-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Nashville SC win, 1 draw, 0 DC United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 24, 2020Nashville SC 1-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Feb 20, 2020DC United 1-1 Nashville SCFriendlies Clubs

Last archived meeting: Nashville SC vs DC United on Sep 24, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Nashville SC score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 1.6 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nashville SC1.50.977/156/15
DC United1.60.876/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Nashville SC sit 1st in Major League Soccer (67 points from 30 matches) and DC United sit 12th (33 points from 29 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Nashville SC302073642367
12DC United2971210375133

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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