Nashville SC didn’t concede much to Columbus Crew to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Thursday..

The match was played on Thursday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Alex Chilowicz who was helped by Eric Weisbrod and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Nashville SC was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Columbus Crew that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Nashville SC was more aggressive with 0 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Nashville SC to win the match​.

Nashville SC shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Columbus Crew shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Nashville SC received 2 yellow cards (H. Mukhtar and L. Haakenson). Regarding the opposition, Columbus Crew received 1 yellow card (D. Nagbe).

Standings

After playing this contest, Nashville SC will have 49 points to move up in the 4th place. On the other side, Columbus Crew will have 38 points to stay in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Nashville SC will play away with Philadelphia Union on the 23rd of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Nashville SC (0 draws).

Columbus Crew will host New York RB on the 23rd of October with a 18-17 head to head stats in favor of Columbus Crew (9 draws).

Nashville SC – Formation

Nashville SC started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Brett Jacobs decided to play with the following team: Joe Willis (7.3), Jack Maher (7.0), Walker Zimmerman (7.4), Dave Romney (6.9), Alistair Johnston (7.2), Dax McCarty (6.8), Randall Leal (7.1), Taylor Washington (6.8), Hany Mukhtar (8.5), Aníbal Godoy (7.3) and Charles Sapong (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jalil Anibaba, Luke Haakenson (6.7), Bryan Meredith, Tah Anunga (6.6), Jhonder Cádiz, Alex Muyl, Aké Arnaud Loba (6.6), Eric Miller and Daniel Rios (7.1).

Substitutions

Nashville SC made 4 changes: C. Sapong for A. Loba (68′), R. Leal for D. Rios (68′), A. Godoy for B. Anunga (84′) and T. Washinghton for L. Haakenson (84′).

Best player: Hany Mukhtar​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nashville SC was Hany Mukhtar.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 39 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 12 crosses.

Columbus Crew – Formation

Columbus Crew started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Caleb Porter played with: Eloy Room (7.4), Steven Moreira (7.0), Jonathan Mensah (7.4), Josh Williams (7.4), Waylon Francis (7.0), Liam Fraser (6.5), Darlington Nagbe (6.7), Pedro Santos (6.8), Lucas Zelarayán (7.9), Derrick Etienne Junior (6.6) and Gyasi Zardes (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Aboubacar Keita, Alexandru Mățan, Marlon Hairston (6.3), Milton Valenzuela, Miguel Berry (6.7), Evan Bush, Vito Wormgoor, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Harrison Afful.

Substitutions

Columbus Crew made 4 changes: G. Zardes for M. Berry (46′), L. Fraser for M. Hairston (73′), D. Etienne for M. Valenzuela (89′) and D. Nagbe for V. Wormgoor (90′).

Best player: Lucas Zelarayán​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Lucas Zelarayán.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Dallas – Los Angeles FC – 2-3
• Minnesota United – Philadelphia Union – 3-2
• Houston Dynamo – LA Galaxy – 0-3
• Nashville SC – Columbus Crew – 1-1
• Colorado Rapids – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
• Portland Timbers – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-3
• SJ Earthquakes – Austin – 4-0