Nashville SC vs Sporting Kansas City

15 October 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Joshua Encarnacion

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Hany Mukhtar 10’
  • Sam Surridge 17’
  • Andy Najar 29’
  • Warren Madrigal 90+5’ (pen)

Match summary

Nashville SC won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Sporting Kansas City. Nashville SC led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Hany Mukhtar put Nashville SC ahead in the 10th minute, Sam Surridge made it 2-0 in the 17th minute, and Andy Najar made it 3-0 with a header in the 29th minute. In the second half, Warren Madrigal made it 4-0 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Nashville SC created 4.19 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 0.61 from 9.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
18 Shots 9
11 Shots on target 1
7 Corners 4
91 Attacks 94
50 Dangerous attacks 38
385 Passes 387
85.5% Pass accuracy 85.5%
18 Tackles 12
14 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Nashville SC Sporting Kansas City
Kick-off
Hany MukhtarRight foot shot1-0 (Nashville SC)
10’
Sam SurridgeLeft foot shot2-0 (Nashville SC)
17’
Sam SurridgeShot on target
19’
Cristian EspinozaShot on target
20’
24’
Shapi SuleymanovShot on target
Hany MukhtarShot on target
25’
Sam SurridgeShot on target
25’
Andy NajarHeader3-0 (Nashville SC)
29’
Hany MukhtarShot on target
36’
Half-time3-0
46’
Calvin HarrisAndré Luiz
46’
Jacob BartlettZorhan Bassong
Second half underway
53’
Taylor CalheiraSeymour Garfield-Reid
Sam SurridgeVAR: Goal given
65’
Hany MukhtarShot on target
67’
Shakur MohammedCristian Espinoza
68’
Daniel LovitzAndy Najar
68’
69’
Jacob DavisIan James
Warren MadrigalHany Mukhtar
76’
Bryan AcostaMatthew Corcoran
76’
81’
Emir KarićJayden Reid
Alex MuylSam Surridge
83’
Warren MadrigalVAR: No penalty
90+3’
Warren MadrigalPenalty4-0 (Nashville SC)
90+5’
Full-time4-0

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.19 0.61 10’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), 1-0 10’ 17’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), 2-0 17’ 29’ Andy Najar (Nashville SC), 3-0 29’ 90+5’ Warren Madrigal (Nashville SC), 4-0 90+5’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.19 0.61 10’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), 1-0 Mukhtar 10’ 17’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), 2-0 Surridge 17’ 29’ Andy Najar (Nashville SC), 3-0 Najar 29’ 90+5’ Warren Madrigal (Nashville SC), 4-0 Madrigal 90+5’
Nashville SC 4.19 xGSporting Kansas City 0.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sporting Kansas City attacking Nashville SC attacking 
90+5’ Warren Madrigal (Nashville SC), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 17’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 25’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 36’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 32’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 49’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 29’ Andy Najar (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 6’ Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 10’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 40’ Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 25’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 72’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 19’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 87’ Bryan Acosta (Nashville SC), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 12’ André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Wyatt Meyer (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Elias Saad (Nashville SC), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Maxwell Woledzi (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Ruben Ramos (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Warren Madrigal (Nashville SC), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 17’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 25’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 36’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 32’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 49’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 29’ Andy Najar (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 6’ Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 10’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 40’ Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 25’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 72’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 19’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 87’ Bryan Acosta (Nashville SC), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 12’ André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Wyatt Meyer (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Elias Saad (Nashville SC), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Maxwell Woledzi (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Ruben Ramos (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Nashville SC 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Schwake
Baker-Whiting
Palacios
Woledzi
Najar 68’
Tagseth
Corcoran 76’
Saad
Mukhtar 76’
Espinoza 68’
Surridge 83’
Sporting Kansas City 4-4-2 Starting XI
Cleveland
Reid 81’
James 69’
Miller
Meyer
Bassong 46’
Agyabeng
Luiz 46’
Suleymanov
Ramos
Garfield-Reid 53’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Brian Schwake
90′ 1 0 28 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Andy Najar Taken off
68′ 2 – – 4 – 25 1 1 1 –
Jeisson Palacios
90′ 3 1 – 3 – 65 2 – – –
Maxwell Woledzi
90′ – – – 2 2 54 1 – – –
Reed Baker-Whiting
90′ 1 – 1 2 1 33 1 – – –
Daniel Lovitz Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – 7 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Edvard Tagseth
90′ – – 41 – 0.03 3 – 4 2 – –
Matthew Corcoran Taken off
76′ – – 33 – 0.02 4 – 5 – 1 –
Cristian Espinoza Taken off
68′ – 1 22 5 0.63 2 – 4 1 1 –
Hany Mukhtar Taken off
76′ 1 1 26 3 0.63 2 2 6 – – –
Elias Saad
90′ – – 22 3 1.00 4 – 8 – 2 –
Shakur Mohammed Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 1 – 0.00 – – 1 2 1 –
Bryan Acosta Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 4 – 0.26 – – – – – –
Alex Muyl Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 5 1 0.04 – 1 – 1 – –
Forwards2 players
Sam Surridge Taken off
83′ 1 – 5 4 1.68 0.01 – 3 2 8 –
Warren Madrigal Came on as a substitute
14′ 1 – 1 1 0.79 0.00 – 2 1 2 –
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 LDWWW
Sporting Kansas City WLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.