Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC

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🕒 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:25 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Pierre-Luc Lauziere 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Philadelphia Union 1 · Nashville SC 11
Referee Stats
19 matches · 4.32 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.32
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.32
Over 4.5 cards 47%
Home wins 47%
Draws 21%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-12).
  • Philadelphia Union controlled possession (61%).
  • Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Philadelphia Union (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 12-5-2

Goals For / Against

38 / 18
Avg: 2.00 / 0.95

Points

41
Avg: 2.16

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

2
Nashville SC (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-3-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 35
Avg: 1.21 / 1.84

Points

18
Avg: 0.95

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.16
PPG
0.95
2.00
GF
1.21
0.95
GA
1.84
65%
O2.5
65%
53%
BTTS
71%
76%
Score 1st
41%

League-position context

Philadelphia Union rank1st
Nashville SC rank11th
Philadelphia Union points66
Nashville SC points54
Philadelphia Union: #1 · 66 pts · GD +22
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Philadelphia Union last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals10-2
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.

Nashville SC last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals6-11
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.

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Nashville SC trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Philadelphia Union score at home94%
Philadelphia Union clean sheet at home47%
Nashville SC score away82%
Nashville SC clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Philadelphia Union score first76%
Philadelphia Union win after scoring first77%
Nashville SC score first41%
Nashville SC win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Philadelphia Union 67% · Nashville SC 30%
Avg first goal minute: Philadelphia Union 26.8' · Nashville SC 27.1'

Vs league average

Philadelphia Union score at home2.00 vs 1.64
Philadelphia Union concede at home0.95 vs 1.36
Nashville SC score away1.21 vs 1.36
Nashville SC concede away1.84 vs 1.64
Philadelphia Union score 22% above league average, while Nashville SC score 11% below league average.
Defensive side: Philadelphia Union are 30% below league average at home, and Nashville SC are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Philadelphia Union goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 8
46-60 7
61-75 7
0-15 6
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
16-30 0

Nashville SC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
61-75 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
0-15 3
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
11
12
Shots off Goal
3
5
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
8
9
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
11
20
Offsides
0
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
443
290
Passes Accurate
341
204
Passes %
77%
70%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
15'
15' Goal · 0-1
S. Surridge
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Zimmerman
33'
33' Goal · 1-1
J. Lukić
Normal Goal
44'
44' Goal · 1-2
A. Qasem
Normal Goal
45+2'
45+2' P. Yazbek
63'
63' VAR
Q. Sullivan
Penalty cancelled
65'
65' F. Westfield
1st substitution · For: N. Harriel
65'
65' M. Uhre
2nd substitution · For: B. Damiani
74'
74' A. Qasem
1st substitution · For: J. Shaffelburg
75'
75' D. Jean-Jacques
3rd substitution · For: I. Vassilev
79'
79' VAR
H. Mukhtar
Penalty confirmed
82'
82' Goal · 1-3
H. Mukhtar
Penalty
84'
84' P. Yazbek
2nd substitution · For: G. Brugman
84'
84' A. Najar
3rd substitution · For: J. Bauer
85'
85' D. Gazdag
4th substitution · For: A. Bedoya
85'
85' T. Baribo
5th substitution · For: C. Donovan
87'
87' E. Tagseth
88'
88' K. Wagner
90+2'
90+2' H. Mukhtar
4th substitution · For: T. Bunbury
90+3'
90+3' B. Damiani
90+12'
90+12' O. Makhanya

Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nashville SC beat Philadelphia Union 3-1 on Sunday, 16 March 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Pierre-Luc Lauziere.

First half: Nashville SC took the lead at 15' when S. Surridge scored, with the assist credited to W. Zimmerman, making the score 0-1. Philadelphia Union leveled the score at 33' when J. Lukić scored, making the score 1-1. Nashville SC took the lead at 44' when A. Qasem scored, making the score 1-2. P. Yazbek received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 45+2'.

Second half: VAR intervened at 63' for Philadelphia Union (Penalty cancelled). Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 65', with F. Westfield replacing N. Harriel. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. Uhre replacing B. Damiani. Nashville SC made their 1st substitution at 74', with A. Qasem replacing J. Shaffelburg. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 75', with D. Jean-Jacques replacing I. Vassilev. VAR intervened at 79' for Nashville SC (Penalty confirmed). Nashville SC extended the lead at 82' when H. Mukhtar scored (Penalty), making the score 1-3. Nashville SC made their 2nd substitution at 84', with P. Yazbek replacing G. Brugman. Nashville SC made their 3rd substitution at 84', with A. Najar replacing J. Bauer. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. Gazdag replacing A. Bedoya. Philadelphia Union made their 5th substitution at 85', with T. Baribo replacing C. Donovan. E. Tagseth received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 87'. K. Wagner received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 88'. Nashville SC made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with H. Mukhtar replacing T. Bunbury. B. Damiani received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 90+3'. O. Makhanya received a red card for Philadelphia Union at 90+12'.

Philadelphia Union used 5 substitutions while Nashville SC used 4 substitutions. Philadelphia Union got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Nashville SC got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-12).
  • Philadelphia Union controlled possession (61%).
  • Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games11
Home Wins4
Draws4
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (27.3%)
BTTS4 (36.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)

Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC Head-to-Head History by Season