Major League Soccer Gameweek 32
Nashville SC 0 - 0 FT Philadelphia Union
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
Jovan Lukic 40'
45' ↓ Edvard Sandvik Tagseth ↑Bryan Acosta
HT
58' ↓ Alex Muyl ↑Hany Mukhtar
58' ↓ Ahmed Qasim ↑Sam Surridge
↓ Malik Jakupovic ↑Benjamin Bender 59'
↓ Ezekiel Kwame Alladoh ↑Agustin Anello 69'
↓ Japhet Sery Larsen ↑Francis Westfield 69'
72' ↓ Daniel Lovitz ↑Andy Najar
80' ↓ Warren Madrigal ↑Elias Saad
↓ Indiana Vassilev ↑Alejandro Bedoya 86'
Danley Jean Jacques 90'+2
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Nashville SC
Goalkeepers
Brian Schwake 
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
2
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Reed Baker-Whiting 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jeisson Palacios 
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
71%
Pass Acc
Maxwell Woledzi 
MAGNET
88
Activity
88
Activity
81
Passes
7
Duels
Daniel Lovitz 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
100%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Alex Muyl
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
58
Entry
Patrick Yazbek
MAGNET
69
Activity
69
Activity
61
Passes
8
Duels
Edvard Tagseth 
SWEEPER
5
Cleanups
5
Cleanups
5
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Forwards
Cristian Espinoza
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Warren Madrigal
LATE SHIFT
10
Late Mins
10
Late Mins
80
Total Mins
80
Entry
Ahmed Qasem
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
58
Entry
BENCH
Joe Willis 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Jack Maher
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Josh Bauer
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Andy Najar 
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Bryan Acosta 
ENFORCER
4
Tackles
4
Tackles
7
Duels Won
78%
Win %
Shakur Mohammed
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hany Mukhtar
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Elias Saad
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Sam Surridge
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Philadelphia Union
Goalkeepers
Andre Blake
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Nathan Harriel
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
58%
Duel Win %
Japhet Sery Larsen
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
Neil Pierre
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
58%
Duel Win %
Kai Wagner
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
Quinn Sullivan
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
14%
Pass Acc
Danley Jean-Jacques
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Jovan Lukić
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Indiana Vassilev
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Forwards
Ezekiel Alladoh
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
M. Jakupovic
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
59
Total Mins
59
Entry
BENCH
Andrew Rick
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Geiner Martínez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
F. Sundstrom
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alejandro Bedoya
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Benjamin Bender
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
31
Total Mins
Started
Entry
K. LeBlanc
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jeremy Rafanello
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Augustin Anello
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/02/2026 | Philadelphia Union | 0 - 0 | Nashville SC | Major League Soccer | Subaru Park |
| 09/17/2025 | Nashville SC | 3 - 1 | Philadelphia Union | US Open Cup | Geodis Park |
| 07/06/2025 | Nashville SC | 1 - 0 | Philadelphia Union | Major League Soccer | Geodis Park |
| 03/16/2025 | Philadelphia Union | 1 - 3 | Nashville SC | Major League Soccer | Subaru Park |
| 07/20/2024 | Philadelphia Union | 3 - 0 | Nashville SC | Major League Soccer | Subaru Park |
| 04/07/2024 | Nashville SC | 1 - 2 | Philadelphia Union | Major League Soccer | GEODIS Park |
| 10/07/2023 | Philadelphia Union | 0 - 0 | Nashville SC | Major League Soccer | Subaru Park |
| 07/13/2023 | Nashville SC | 0 - 2 | Philadelphia Union | Major League Soccer | GEODIS Park |
| 02/14/2023 | Nashville SC | 2 - 0 | Philadelphia Union | Friendlies Clubs | Al Lang Stadium |
| 05/01/2022 | Nashville SC | 1 - 1 | Philadelphia Union | Major League Soccer | GEODIS Park |
05/02/2026
09/17/2025
07/06/2025
03/16/2025
07/20/2024
04/07/2024
10/07/2023
07/13/2023
02/14/2023
05/01/2022
Nashville SC Win
Philadelphia Union Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 25 GD: +33
P: 26 GD: +20
P: 26 GD: +18
P: 26 GD: +12
P: 26 GD: +2
P: 26 GD: -5
P: 26 GD: -9
P: 25 GD: +5
P: 25 GD: -11
P: 26 GD: -13
P: 26 GD: -1
P: 26 GD: +1
P: 26 GD: -13
P: 27 GD: -24
League Standings
P: 31 GD: +43
P: 32 GD: +10
P: 32 GD: +20
P: 31 GD: +9
P: 32 GD: +11
P: 31 GD: +12
P: 32 GD: -7
P: 31 GD: -12
P: 32 GD: -16
P: 32 GD: -10
P: 31 GD: +1
P: 32 GD: +3
P: 32 GD: -18
P: 32 GD: -16
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Nashville SC
Philadelphia Union
Nashville SC
Philadelphia Union
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
Possession Won Nothing; Corners Did No Better
A goalless draw at Geodis Park turns a top-versus-eighth meeting into a test of control, set-piece threat and missed opportunity.
Opening Act
Nashville SC dominated possession, but the match never opened up. The leaders had 63% of the ball at Geodis Park, yet the final product stayed thin: nine attempts brought just one shot on target and 0.58 expected goals. Philadelphia Union arrived eighth in the standings on 33 points, against Nashville’s 56 at the top. The home side had every reason to turn control into a win. Instead, the opening act settled into patient circulation, narrowed spaces and few clear chances. Each team created one big chance, but neither found the finish that could change the evening’s shape. There was territory, but little panic in either penalty area. That gap between possession and threat set the tone.
The Pivot
The clearest pressure came from Philadelphia’s corners, not from a sustained spell of possession. The Union won eight, four times Nashville’s two, and their 0.84 expected goals edged the hosts’ 0.58 despite having only 37% of the ball. That was the match’s decisive tension: Nashville controlled circulation, while Philadelphia found more threatening routes when they went forward. Their 19 crosses and 62 passes into the final third gave that approach substance, but no breakthrough followed. J. Palacios, Nashville’s standout, supplied two key passes from defence and gave the home build-up a sharper outlet. The team figures record one save for Philadelphia and two for Nashville, a reminder that neither side laid siege for long. The Balance shifted from territorial control to set-piece threat, but never far enough for either side to force a goal.
Resolution
A goalless draw was the honest outcome, and its league value is clearer than its entertainment. Nashville entered this fixture top of the table on 56 points; Philadelphia arrived eighth on 33. The leaders leave with a point, but the sharper feeling will be frustration: 63% possession produced only one shot on target, and the home attack never turned control into sustained danger. Philadelphia can take something real from a disciplined away display and eight corners at the leaders’ ground, even if those set pieces yielded no goal. The Intensity remained modest in open play, with the match decided less by a dramatic swing than by two defences holding their shape. Nashville must make dominance count next time; Philadelphia showed it can frustrate a top side, but still needs a finish to turn resistance into more.
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Nashville SC Must Protect the Summit
Nashville’s title push gets a stern test, but Philadelphia arrive to disrupt the leaders, not to contest a direct title duel.
The Setup
Nashville SC lead with 67 points after 30 games; Philadelphia Union sit sixth on 46. That 21-point gap makes this no direct title showdown, but it is a meaningful test of Nashville’s grip on first place. The Union arrive after four straight wins following a draw. They have scored 61 goals but conceded 48; Nashville’s 64 goals for and only 23 against show a tighter profile. Nashville have won 14 of 15 home matches at Geodis Park. The Form is excellent for both; the Balance favours the leaders. Philadelphia can still climb, while Nashville need to protect first place on October 29, 2026.
Key Battle
H. Mukhtar and M. Iloski offer the sharpest individual contest. Mukhtar has scored five times in his last four matches; Iloski has six goals in four, making him Philadelphia’s clearest finishing threat. Nashville need Mukhtar between the lines; Philadelphia need Iloski attacking openings before the home defence resets. Nashville have conceded only 23 in 30, against Philadelphia’s 48. Close the central routes and Iloski may be isolated; stretch the game and his movement becomes a problem.
Our Expected Outcome
Nashville are expected to win 2-1. The home side should control longer spells and use Mukhtar’s movement to unsettle Philadelphia’s defence. The Union can score, especially on quick breaks, but their defensive record makes a sustained rearguard difficult. Expect pressure from Nashville, a Philadelphia response, then the leaders’ stronger structure deciding it. This is a test of the title claim, not a title-clinching fixture.
Key Questions
Should I watch this match?
Yes. Nashville’s home authority meets Philadelphia’s four-win run, with enough attacking quality to make the leaders work.
What is the expected outcome?
Nashville to win 2-1; their home record and defensive edge should prove decisive.
Where are Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union in the table?
Nashville SC are first on 67 points; Philadelphia Union sit sixth on 46.
How is Nashville SC’s Form?
A draw followed by four wins, matching Philadelphia; Nashville’s defensive record makes the run more convincing.
Which player should I watch?
M. Iloski has six goals in four matches and an average rating of 8.1.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.