MLS 2026 | Matchday 18 | 2026-08-02 08:30 JST
2 – 2
56' S. Hefti 77' T. Baribo 32' S. Surridge 40' S. Mohammed
Match summary D.C. United and Nashville SC met in the MLS 2026 Matchday 18 on August 2. A goal-filled contest ended 2-2. It was 0-2 at half-time and 2-0 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Possession: D.C. United 40%, Nashville SC 60%. Shots: D.C. United 16, Nashville SC 10. Yellow cards: D.C. United 2, Nashville SC 3.
Team stats 4-4-2 1 Johnson 6 Kuro kaw 15 Rowles 3 Bart let 5 Hefti 7 Peglow 23 Serv ani 21 Dozz ell 25 Hopk ins 11 Muntean 9 Baribo
4-2-3-1 99 Schwake 2 Lovitz 3 Wole dzi 4 Pala cio 31 Najar 16 Corcora 20 Tagseth 37 Qasem 10 Mukhtar 14 Mohamme 9 Surridg
1.74 Expected goals (xG) 1.52
0.35 Goals prevented (xG) 0.35
View as table D.C. United Stat Nashville SC 4-4-2 Formation 4-2-3-1 40% Possession 60% 1.74 Expected goals (xG) 1.52 16 Shots 10 7 Shots on target 2 5 Shots off target 5 4 Blocked shots 3 8 Shots inside the box 8 8 Shots outside the box 2 8 Corner kicks 3 14 Fouls 10 317 Passes 508 244 Accurate passes 441 77% Pass accuracy 87% 0 Goalkeeper saves 5 0.35 Goals prevented (xG) 0.35 2 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Ricardo Montero, Costa Rica
Player stats D.C. United Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Sean Johnson 0 12(48%) 0 0 0 6 90 DF Silvan Hefti 1 1 1 3 22(85%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 1 10(5) DF Lucas Bartlett 0 28(70%) 0 1 0 3 2 6.3 90 17(10) DF Kye Rowles 0 2 23(88%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 90 1 10(5) DF Keisuke Kurokawa 0 2 1 28(97%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 90 1 6(3) MF Jackson Hopkins 0 1(33%) 1 6(86%) 0 0 0 6.2 64 6(2) MF Andre Dozzell 0 2 29(83%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 1 5(4) MF Brandon Servania 1 0 1 19(86%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.5 64 1 7(2) MF João Peglow 1 0 3 26(76%) 0 0 0 3 2 6.9 90 2 2 14(5) FW Tai Baribo 4 3 1 1(100%) 16(73%) 0 1 0 2 7.2 90 3 18(6) FW Louis Munteanu 5 3 0 14(61%) 1 0 0 2 7.3 89 3 8(2) DF Matti Peltola 0 1(100%) 3 14(74%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 26 2 9(6) FW Nathan Ordaz 0 5(71%) 0 0 0 6.3 26 MF Jared Stroud 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 10 GK Alex Bono 0 0 0 0 DF Nikola Markovic 0 0 0 0 DF Sean Nealis 0 0 0 0 MF Hosei Kijima 0 0 0 0 MF Kamil Castillo 0 0 0 0 FW Oscar Avilez 0 0 0 0
Nashville SC Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Brian Schwake 0 23(74%) 0 0 0 7.5 90 DF Andy Najar 0 2(50%) 1 1 52(91%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 84 2 9(3) DF Jeisson Palacios 0 2 56(93%) 0 0 0 1 1 7 90 2 9(7) DF Maxwell Woledzi 0 1 69(99%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 2 9(5) DF Daniel Lovitz 1 0 2(100%) 3 30(70%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 90 1 9(9) MF Edvard Tagseth 0 1 1 62(94%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 84 2 7(3) MF Matthew Corcoran 0 1(100%) 1 55(81%) 0 1 0 1 2 7 90 8(5) MF Shakur Mohammed 1 1 1 3 18(82%) 0 1 0 2 7.9 62 8(6) MF Hany Mukhtar 0 1(100%) 1 23(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 73 1 2(1) MF Ahmed Qasem 0 1 14(88%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 62 6(2) FW Sam Surridge 3 1 1 2(50%) 7(58%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.7 90 2 19(5) FW Warren Madrigal 0 1 8(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 28 2 9(5) FW Elias Saad 1 0 1(33%) 2 9(75%) 0 1 0 1 2 6.3 28 10(6) MF Bryan Acosta 0 1 7(78%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 17 1 1 3(1) DF Josh Bauer 1 0 7(88%) 0 0 0 6.9 17 2(2) DF Reed Baker-Whiting 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 6.6 17 1 GK Xavier Valdez 0 0 0 0 DF Jack Maher 0 0 0 0 DF Jordan Knight 0 0 0 0 MF Charles-Emile Brunet 0 0 0 0
Lineups D.C. United Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 S. Johnson Starter DF 5 S. Hefti Starter DF 3 L. Bartlett Starter DF 15 K. Rowles Starter DF 6 K. Kurokawa Starter MF 25 J. Hopkins Starter MF 21 A. Dozzell Starter MF 23 B. Servania Starter MF 7 Peglow Starter FW 9 T. Baribo Starter FW 11 L. Munteanu Bench MF 8 J. Stroud Bench FW 22 N. Ordaz Bench DF 4 M. Peltola
Show unused substitutes (6) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 26 A. Bono Bench MF 77 H. Kijima Bench DF 13 S. Nealis Bench FW 32 O. Avilez Bench DF 27 N. Markovic Bench MF 40 K. Castillo
Nashville SC Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 99 B. Schwake Starter DF 31 A. Najar Starter DF 4 J. Palacios Starter DF 3 M. Woledzi Starter DF 2 D. Lovitz Starter MF 20 E. Tagseth Starter MF 16 M. Corcoran Starter MF 14 S. Mohammed Starter MF 10 H. Mukhtar Starter MF 37 A. Qasem Starter FW 9 S. Surridge Bench MF 6 B. Acosta Bench FW 11 E. Saad Bench DF 22 J. Bauer Bench DF 27 R. Baker-Whiting Bench FW 41 W. Madrigal
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 X. Valdez Bench DF 5 J. Maher Bench DF 23 J. Knight Bench MF 12 C. Brunet
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 32' Nashville SC ⚽ Goal S. Surridge 0-1 1H 40' Nashville SC ⚽ Goal S. Mohammed 0-2 1H 45+3' D.C. United 🟨 Yellow card Tai Baribo 1H 45+3' Nashville SC 🟨 Yellow card Shakur Mohammed 2H 11' D.C. United ⚽ Goal S. Hefti 1-2 2H 15' D.C. United 📺 VAR Silvan Hefti 2H 17' Nashville SC 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Qasem → IN E. Saad 2H 17' Nashville SC 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Mohammed → IN W. Madrigal 2H 19' D.C. United 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Hopkins → IN N. Ordaz 2H 19' D.C. United 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Servania → IN M. Peltola 2H 27' D.C. United 🟨 Yellow card Lucas Bartlett 2H 28' Nashville SC 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Mukhtar → IN B. Acosta 2H 32' D.C. United ⚽ Goal T. Baribo 2-2 2H 39' Nashville SC 🟨 Yellow card Elias Saad 2H 39' Nashville SC 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Tagseth → IN J. Bauer 2H 39' Nashville SC 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Najar → IN R. Baker-Whiting 2H 45+10' Nashville SC 🟨 Yellow card Matthew Corcoran 2H 45+1' D.C. United 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Munteanu → IN J. Stroud
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