Nashville SC vs Houston Dynamo

28 September 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Sergiy Boyko

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • H. Mukhtar 2’
  • S. Surridge 48’
  • A. Najar 50’
  • Júnior Urso 40’

Match summary

Nashville SC beat Houston Dynamo 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, H. Mukhtar put Nashville SC ahead in the 2nd minute and Júnior Urso equalised in the 40th minute. In the second half, S. Surridge put Nashville SC back in front in the 48th minute and A. Najar made it 3-1 in the 50th minute.

The chances backed that up: Nashville SC created 2.45 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Houston Dynamo's 0.45 from 8. Houston Dynamo had a player sent off.

Match stats

67% Possession 33%
18 Shots 8
7 Shots on target 4
5 Corners 3
646 Passes 317
92.3% Pass accuracy 86.8%
21 Tackles 9
18 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 1
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Nashville SC Houston Dynamo
Kick-off
H. MukhtarRight foot shot1-0 (Nashville SC)
2’
A. NajarShot on target
6’
9’
E. Sviatchenko
A. Najar
13’
15’
O. AwodesuO. Lingr
H. MukhtarShot on target
16’
26’
F. AndradeShot on target
P. Yazbek
38’
40’
Júnior UrsoRight foot shot1-1 (Houston Dynamo)
Half-time1-1
S. SurridgeRight foot shot2-1 (Nashville SC)
48’
A. NajarRight foot shot3-1 (Nashville SC)
50’
S. SurridgeShot on target
50’
Second half underway
B. AcostaP. Yazbek
57’
J. BauerA. Najar
57’
69’
D. HolmesE. Ponce
69’
A. BassiJúnior Urso
T. BoydH. Mukhtar
77’
T. BunburyS. Surridge
77’
78’
L. EnnaliShot on target
84’
S. KowalczykArtur
84’
S. SantosE. Bartlow
84’
J. McGlynnShot on target
W. ZimmermanJ. Shaffelburg
87’
T. BunburyShot on target
90+1’
Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 0.45 2’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), 1-0 2’ 40’ Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo), 1-1 40’ 48’ S. Surridge (Nashville SC), 2-1 48’ 50’ A. Najar (Nashville SC), 3-1 50’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 0.45 2’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), 1-0 Mukhtar 2’ 40’ Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo), 1-1 Urso 40’ 48’ S. Surridge (Nashville SC), 2-1 Surridge 48’ 50’ A. Najar (Nashville SC), 3-1 Najar 50’
Nashville SC 2.45 xGHouston Dynamo 0.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Houston Dynamo attacking Nashville SC attacking 
90+1’ T. Bunbury (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.59 xG, saved 48’ S. Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 50’ S. Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 50’ A. Najar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 35’ S. Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 11’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ L. Ennali (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 19’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ E. Ponce (Houston Dynamo), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 84’ J. McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 40’ Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 48’ J. Shaffelburg (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ P. Yazbek (Nashville SC), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ G. Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ J. Palacios (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ F. Andrade (Houston Dynamo), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ A. Muyl (Nashville SC), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ D. Lovitz (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 6’ A. Najar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ J. Shaffelburg (Nashville SC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ P. Yazbek (Nashville SC), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 52’ G. Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 32’ G. Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ T. Bunbury (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.59 xG, saved 48’ S. Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 50’ S. Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 50’ A. Najar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 35’ S. Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 11’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ L. Ennali (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 26’ E. Ponce (Houston Dynamo), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 19’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 84’ J. McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 40’ Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 48’ J. Shaffelburg (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ G. Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ P. Yazbek (Nashville SC), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ J. Palacios (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ F. Andrade (Houston Dynamo), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ D. Lovitz (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ A. Muyl (Nashville SC), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 6’ A. Najar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ J. Shaffelburg (Nashville SC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ G. Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ P. Yazbek (Nashville SC), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ G. Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Nashville SC 4-4-1-1 Starting XI
Willis
Najar 57’
Palacios
Maher
Lovitz
Shaffelburg 87’
Tagseth
Yazbek 57’
Muyl
Mukhtar 77’
Surridge 77’
Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bond
Dorsey
Sviatchenko
Bartlow 84’
Andrade
Artur 84’
Urso 69’
McGlynn
Lingr 15’
Ennali
Ponce 69’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
J. Willis
90′ 3 1 23 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
A. Najar Taken off
57′ 4 – – 4 – 58 2 1 – –
J. Palacios
90′ – – – 1 1 115 1 – – –
J. Maher
90′ – – – 1 1 96 2 – – –
D. Lovitz
90′ 2 3 – 4 1 64 – – 1 –
J. Bauer Came on as a substitute
33′ 1 2 – 1 – 18 – – – –
W. Zimmerman Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – 4 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
J. Shaffelburg Taken off
87′ – – 23 1 0.04 1 – 2 1 1 –
E. S. Tagseth
90′ – – 72 1 0.14 3 – 3 3 – –
P. Yazbek Taken off
57′ – – 57 – 0.10 4 – 5 2 – –
A. Muyl
90′ – 1 24 1 0.05 2 – 4 1 2 –
B. Acosta Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 28 1 0.43 1 – 1 1 – –
Forwards4 players
H. Mukhtar Taken off
77′ 1 – 5 2 0.33 0.67 2 1 1 45 –
S. Surridge Taken off
77′ 1 – 3 2 0.98 0.01 1 4 – 10 –
T. Boyd Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 0.01 – 2 1 5 –
T. Bunbury Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 1 0.59 0.05 – 1 – 4 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Nashville SC LWLLL
Houston Dynamo LWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nashville SC 1-2 Houston Dynamo, 03 Oct 22 All Nashville SC vs Houston Dynamo meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.