Nashville SCNashville SC vs Real Salt Lake — Major League Soccer
2-1
Real Salt LakeGeodis Park, Nashville
Going into the match, Nashville SC had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Real Salt Lake had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in 10, scoring 0.9.
Match report
Home form going in: Nashville SC
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (L L W W W). 1.7 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Charlotte · 5 Apr 2025
- L 1-2 vs FC Cincinnati · 30 Mar 2025
- W 3-0 vs CF Montreal · 23 Mar 2025
- W 1-3 at Philadelphia Union · 16 Mar 2025
- W 2-0 vs Portland Timbers · 9 Mar 2025
- L 2-0 at New York Red Bulls · 2 Mar 2025
Away form going in: Real Salt Lake
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (W L L W L). 0.9 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 2-0 vs Los Angeles Galaxy · 5 Apr 2025
- L 2-0 at Minnesota United FC · 30 Mar 2025
- L 0-1 vs FC Dallas · 23 Mar 2025
- W 1-2 at Houston Dynamo · 16 Mar 2025
- L 1-3 vs San Diego · 9 Mar 2025
- W 2-0 vs Seattle Sounders · 1 Mar 2025
How it unfolded
- 12' Normal Goal — D. Marczuk (Real Salt Lake)
- 30' Normal Goal — D. Lovitz (Nashville SC)
- 90' Penalty — S. Surridge (Nashville SC)
Match statistics
| Nashville SC | Metric | Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 47 | Ball possession | 53 |
| 3.16 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.87 |
| 22 | Total shots | 13 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 10 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 7 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 453 | Total passes | 505 |
| 370 | Accurate passes | 431 |
| 82 | Pass accuracy | 85 |
| 16 | Key passes | 9 |
| 98 | Duels | 98 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | New York City FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | DC United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 |