Match Report
Nashville SC edged past Columbus Crew 3-2 on 23 August 2026. H. Mukhtar opened the scoring in the 27th minute for Nashville SC, set up by D. Lovitz, to make it 1-0. M. Farsi levelled it 58 minutes into the game for Columbus Crew, set up by M. Amundsen, to make it 1-1. A. Gomes put Columbus Crew in front 68 minutes into the game to make it 2-1. R. Baker-Whiting levelled it in the 93rd minute for Nashville SC, set up by H. Mukhtar, to make it 2-2. Nashville SC regained the lead through A. Najar in the 95th minute to make it 3-2. D. Lovitz (39') and C. Ruvalcaba (49') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Nashville SC 184 points stronger than Columbus Crew. 2 goals came after the 80th minute. On current ratings the model favours Nashville SC at 71.1% in this pairing, and Nashville SC won this one.