Nashville SC vs Real Salt Lake — Major League Soccer
2-1
Geodis Park, Nashville
Going into the match, Nashville SC had won 3, drawn 1, lost 3 in their previous 7, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Real Salt Lake had won 3, drawn 0, lost 4 in 7, scoring 1.0.
Match report
Home form going in: Nashville SC
Last 7 completed: won 3, drawn 1, lost 3 (L L W W W). 1.4 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 57% over 2.5 goals, 43% both teams scored, 43% 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 7 completed: won 3, drawn 0, lost 4 (W L L W L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 43% over 2.5 goals, 29% both teams scored, 29% 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 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 31 |
| 7 | New York City FC | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Orlando City SC | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | -16 | 28 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -14 | 27 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | DC United | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 22 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -18 | 21 |