Nashville SC vs Minnesota United FC

Nashville SC

3 - 1

Minnesota United FC

🕒 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ P. Lauziere 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Nashville SC 1 · Minnesota United FC 16

Referee Stats

P. Lauziere

9 matches · 2.89 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.89
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	67%
Draws	11%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-14).
Nashville SC controlled possession (58%).
Nashville SC had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nashville SC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-1-0

Goals For / Against

25 / 9

Avg: 2.78 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Minnesota United FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-1-4

Goals For / Against

13 / 19

Avg: 1.44 / 2.11

Points

Avg: 1.44

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.78

PPG

1.44

2.78

1.44

1.00

2.11

78%

O2.5

89%

67%

BTTS

78%

67%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Nashville SC rank1st

Minnesota United FC rank16th

Nashville SC points39

Minnesota United FC points23

Nashville SC: #1 · 39 pts · GD +21

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Minnesota United FC: #16 · 23 pts · GD -5

14 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nashville SC last 5 home

W W W W D

Points13/15

Weighted index96

Goals9-5

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Minnesota United FC last 5 away

L L W W W

Points9/15

Weighted index40

Goals8-7

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nashville SC trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 44%

Minnesota United FC trend breakdown

Over 2.589%

BTTS78%

BTTS + O2.578%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 44%

Scoring reliability

Nashville SC score at home100%

Nashville SC clean sheet at home33%

Minnesota United FC score away89%

Minnesota United FC clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Nashville SC score first67%

Nashville SC win after scoring first100%

Minnesota United FC score first22%

Minnesota United FC win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nashville SC 100% · Minnesota United FC 50%

Avg first goal minute: Nashville SC 14.0' · Minnesota United FC 41.0'

Vs league average

Nashville SC score at home2.78 vs 1.89

Nashville SC concede at home1.00 vs 1.34

Minnesota United FC score away1.44 vs 1.34

Minnesota United FC concede away2.11 vs 1.89

Nashville SC score 47% above league average, while Minnesota United FC score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Nashville SC are 26% below league average at home, and Minnesota United FC are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.25

BTTS75%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Nashville SC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

46-60 6

0-15 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

31-45 3

61-75 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

76-90+ 0

Minnesota United FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 5

31-45 3

16-30 2

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

572

427

Passes Accurate

497

355

Passes %

87%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Surridge

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Yazbek

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

C. Espinoza

Normal Goal

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

N. Triantis

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Pereyra

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

S. Surridge

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Yazbek

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ D. Lovitz

1st substitution · For: J. Bauer

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ B. Hlongwane

1st substitution · For: J. Gressel

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Markanich

2nd substitution · For: K. Duncan

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ N. Triantis

3rd substitution · For: M.Dieng

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Najar

2nd substitution · For: R. Baker-Whiting

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Espinoza

3rd substitution · For: W. Madrigal

81'

81' J. Palacios

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ H. Mukhtar

4th substitution · For: A. Qasem

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Surridge

5th substitution · For: W. Pacius

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Padelford

4th substitution · For: D. Taylor

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ W. Trapp

5th substitution · For: O. Gene

89'

89' J. Gressel

Nashville SC vs Minnesota United FC 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nashville SC beat Minnesota United FC 3-1 on Sunday, 08 March 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by P. Lauziere.

First half: Nashville SC took the lead at 26' when S. Surridge scored, with the assist credited to P. Yazbek, making the score 1-0. Nashville SC extended the lead at 33' when C. Espinoza scored, making the score 2-0. Minnesota United FC reduced the deficit at 35' when N. Triantis scored, with the assist credited to J. Pereyra, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Nashville SC extended the lead at 47' when S. Surridge scored, with the assist credited to P. Yazbek, making the score 3-1. Nashville SC made their 1st substitution at 62', with D. Lovitz replacing J. Bauer. Minnesota United FC made their 1st substitution at 66', with B. Hlongwane replacing J. Gressel. Minnesota United FC made their 2nd substitution at 75', with A. Markanich replacing K. Duncan. Minnesota United FC made their 3rd substitution at 75', with N. Triantis replacing M.Dieng. Nashville SC made their 2nd substitution at 78', with A. Najar replacing R. Baker-Whiting. Nashville SC made their 3rd substitution at 78', with C. Espinoza replacing W. Madrigal. J. Palacios received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 81'. Nashville SC made their 4th substitution at 86', with H. Mukhtar replacing A. Qasem. Nashville SC made their 5th substitution at 86', with S. Surridge replacing W. Pacius. Minnesota United FC made their 4th substitution at 86', with D. Padelford replacing D. Taylor. Minnesota United FC made their 5th substitution at 86', with W. Trapp replacing O. Gene. J. Gressel received a yellow card for Minnesota United FC at 89'.

Nashville SC used 5 substitutions while Minnesota United FC used 5 substitutions. Nashville SC got 1 yellow card, while Minnesota United FC got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-14).
Nashville SC controlled possession (58%).
Nashville SC had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Nashville SC vs Minnesota United FC Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

08 Mar 2026 Nashville SC vs Minnesota United FC 3 - 1

2022-2023 Season

15 Aug 2022 Nashville SC vs Minnesota United FC 1 - 2 05 Mar 2022 Minnesota United FC vs Nashville SC 1 - 1

2020-2021 Season

07 Oct 2020 Nashville SC vs Minnesota United FC 0 - 0