Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Columbus Crew vs Nashville SC – Lineups & Match Details

Nashville SC beat Columbus Crew 1-0. Goals: H. Mukhtar (90'). Columbus Crew had 57% possession against Nashville SC's 43%. Shots on target: 2-4.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 4

Saturday, 14 March 2026

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Nashville SCNashville SC

Referee: F. Bazakos

Lineups

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew4-2-3-1
P. Schulte28P. SchulteG
A. Herrera2A. HerreraD
S. Moreira31S. MoreiraD
R. Camacho4R. CamachoD
M. Amundsen18M. AmundsenD
S. Zawadzki25S. ZawadzkiM
A. Gomes20A. GomesM
D. Rossi10D. RossiM
T. Habroune16T. HabrouneM
M. Arfsten27M. ArfstenM
W. Abou Ali9W. Abou AliF

Substitutes

1N. HagenG
90N. AkhundzadeF
19J. ThiareF
8D. GazdagM
21Y. CheberkoD
7D. ChambostM
14A. SejdicM
17S. BangouraM
30H. PicardM
Nashville SCNashville SC4-4-2
B. Schwake99B. SchwakeG
J. Bauer22J. BauerD
J. Maher5J. MaherD
M. Woledzi3M. WoledziD
D. Lovitz2D. LovitzD
W. Madrigal41W. MadrigalM
B. Acosta6B. AcostaM
E. Tagseth20E. TagsethM
A. Muyl19A. MuylM
W. Pacius17W. PaciusF
A. Qasem37A. QasemF

Substitutes

1J. WillisG
31A. NajarD
7C. EspinozaF
16M. CorcoranM
10H. MukhtarM
4J. PalaciosD
9S. SurridgeF
8P. YazbekM
23J. KnightD

Match Events

9'Y

J. Maher

41'Y

A. Qasem

42'Y

W. Pacius

46'S

A. Qasem

Substitution 1

46'S

W. Pacius

Substitution 2

51'Y

M. Amundsen

61'S

B. Acosta

Substitution 3

64'S

André Gomes

Substitution 1

67'S

W. Madrigal

Substitution 4

72'Y

J. Bauer

77'S

T. Habroune

Substitution 2

77'S

J. Bauer

Substitution 5

87'Y

A. Najar

88'S

M. Arfsten

Substitution 3

90'G

H. Mukhtar

Statistics

Columbus Crew
57%43%
Nashville SC
0.22Expected Goals (xG)1.16
8Total Shots8
2Shots on Target4
6Corners3
4Fouls12
3Offsides1
88Pass Accuracy (%)86
1Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Columbus Crew host Nashville SC on Saturday, 14 March 2026. The kick-off time is 22:15 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Columbus Crew go into the match 12th in the table; Nashville SC sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Columbus Crew have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Nashville SC have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 17 Jul 2025: Columbus Crew 0-3 Nashville SC; 29 May 2025: Columbus Crew 2-2 Nashville SC; 3 Jul 2024: Columbus Crew 2-0 Nashville SC. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Nashville SC beat Columbus Crew 1-0. Nashville SC replied with H. Mukhtar 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Columbus Crew held 57% of the ball against 43% for Nashville SC. Shots on target finished 2-4. Expected goals read 0.22 for Columbus Crew, 1.16 for Nashville SC.

Verdict

Nashville SC take the three points; Columbus Crew look at a thin night for the home crowd. Columbus Crew sat 12th and Nashville SC 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.