Nashville SC vs Real Salt Lake

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 01:30 Europe/London 📍 GEODIS Park 🧑‍⚖️ Jair Antonio Maruffo 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Nashville SC 11 · Real Salt Lake 20
Referee Stats
17 matches · 3.29 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.29
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.24
Over 4.5 cards 24%
Home wins 47%
Draws 12%
Away wins 41%
How the match was won
  • Nashville SC outshot their opponent (22-13).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Nashville SC had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nashville SC (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 12-3-3

Goals For / Against

38 / 18
Avg: 2.11 / 1.00

Points

39
Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

3
Real Salt Lake (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 3-4-11

Goals For / Against

16 / 31
Avg: 0.89 / 1.72

Points

13
Avg: 0.72

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.17
PPG
0.72
2.11
GF
0.89
1.00
GA
1.72
65%
O2.5
47%
53%
BTTS
59%
59%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

Nashville SC rank11th
Real Salt Lake rank20th
Nashville SC points54
Real Salt Lake points41
Nashville SC: #11 · 54 pts · GD +13
11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Real Salt Lake: #20 · 41 pts · GD -11
24 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nashville SC last 5 home

L W L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index47
Goals11-8
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.

Real Salt Lake last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals4-10
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Nashville SC trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Real Salt Lake trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Nashville SC score at home82%
Nashville SC clean sheet at home41%
Real Salt Lake score away65%
Real Salt Lake clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Nashville SC score first59%
Nashville SC win after scoring first80%
Real Salt Lake score first65%
Real Salt Lake win after scoring first27%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nashville SC 60% · Real Salt Lake 0%
Avg first goal minute: Nashville SC 33.8' · Real Salt Lake 28.6'

Vs league average

Nashville SC score at home2.11 vs 1.64
Nashville SC concede at home1.00 vs 1.36
Real Salt Lake score away0.89 vs 1.36
Real Salt Lake concede away1.72 vs 1.64
Nashville SC score 29% above league average, while Real Salt Lake score 35% below league average.
Defensive side: Nashville SC are 27% below league average at home, and Real Salt Lake are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Nashville SC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
16-30 7
46-60 7
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 5
31-45 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 1

Real Salt Lake goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 7
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
5
Total Shots
22
13
Shots off Goal
10
6
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
14
6
Shots Outside Box
8
7
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
4
2
Fouls
17
8
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
4
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
5
Total Passes
453
505
Passes Accurate
370
431
Passes %
82%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
12' ⚽
⚽
12' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
D. Marczuk
Normal Goal · Assist: Diogo Gonçalves
22'
22' H. Mukhtar
25'
25' 📺 VAR
D. Lovitz
Card upgrade
26'
26' D. Lovitz
30' ⚽
⚽
30' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
D. Lovitz
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Tagseth
47'
47' G. Brugman
50'
50' Diogo Gonçalves
61'
61' E. Tagseth
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ A. Qasem
1st substitution · For: J. Shaffelburg
64'
64' B. Ojeda
64'
64' J. Glad
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ A. Piol
1st substitution · For: Jesús Rafael Barea Barroso
73' ⚽
⚽
73' ⚽ VAR
Jesús Rafael Barea Barroso
Goal cancelled
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ A. Muyl
2nd substitution · For: P. Yazbek
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ B. Ojeda
2nd substitution · For: N. Palacio
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ Diogo Gonçalves
3rd substitution · For: L. Brook
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ G. Brugman
3rd substitution · For: J. Pérez
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ D. Marczuk
4th substitution · For: Z. Gozo
90' ⚽
⚽
90' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
S. Surridge
Penalty

Nashville SC vs Real Salt Lake 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nashville SC beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Sunday, 13 April 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Jair Antonio Maruffo. It was played at GEODIS Park.

First half: Real Salt Lake took the lead at 12' when D. Marczuk scored, with the assist credited to Diogo Gonçalves, making the score 0-1. H. Mukhtar received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 22'. VAR intervened at 25' for Nashville SC (Card upgrade). D. Lovitz received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 26'. Nashville SC leveled the score at 30' when D. Lovitz scored, with the assist credited to E. Tagseth, making the score 1-1.

Second half: G. Brugman received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 47'. Diogo Gonçalves received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 50'. E. Tagseth received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 61'. Nashville SC made their 1st substitution at 62', with A. Qasem replacing J. Shaffelburg. B. Ojeda received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 64'. J. Glad received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 64'. Real Salt Lake made their 1st substitution at 66', with A. Piol replacing Jesús Rafael Barea Barroso. VAR intervened at 73' for Real Salt Lake (Goal cancelled). Nashville SC made their 2nd substitution at 74', with A. Muyl replacing P. Yazbek. Real Salt Lake made their 2nd substitution at 76', with B. Ojeda replacing N. Palacio. Real Salt Lake made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Diogo Gonçalves replacing L. Brook. Nashville SC made their 3rd substitution at 83', with G. Brugman replacing J. Pérez. Real Salt Lake made their 4th substitution at 87', with D. Marczuk replacing Z. Gozo. Nashville SC found a late equaliser at 90' when S. Surridge scored (Penalty), making the score 2-2.

Nashville SC used 3 substitutions while Real Salt Lake used 4 substitutions. Nashville SC got 4 yellow cards, while Real Salt Lake got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Nashville SC outshot their opponent (22-13).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Nashville SC had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

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