Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 28
Austin 1–4 Nashville SC
Sun 11 Oct 2026 · 00:30 UTC · Q2 Stadium, Austin
AustinTeam 1864
Nashville SCTeam 2074Match story
Austin · draw · Nashville SCBefore kick-off: 30% · 26% · 44%
Last reading, 90+6': 0% · 0% · 100%
Live chances from PlayerElo's pre-match model and the current score.
- Brandon Vazquez 76'
- Reed Baker-Whiting 30'
- Elias Saad 67'
- Shakur Mohammed 88'
- Hany Mukhtar 90+1'
We gave Nashville SC 44% to win: they did.
- 30' Reed Baker-Whiting 2072 +25*
Nashville SC: Reed Baker-Whiting 2072 +25* - Guilherme Biro 2012 −14*37'
Austin:Guilherme Biro 2012 −14* - Brendan Hines-Ike 1932 −11* for Jon Bell 1887 −9*45'
Austin:Brendan Hines-Ike 1932 −11* for Jon Bell 1887 −9* - Christian Ramirez 1724 −15* for Myrto Uzuni 1934 −360'
Austin:Christian Ramirez 1724 −15* for Myrto Uzuni 1934 −3 - Besard Sabovic 1933 −9* for Jorge Alastuey 1352 −8*61'
Austin:Besard Sabovic 1933 −9* for Jorge Alastuey 1352 −8* - 67'Elias Saad 2014 +24*
Nashville SC:Elias Saad 2014 +24* - 69'Shakur Mohammed 1591 +18* for Elias Saad 2014 +24*
Nashville SC:Shakur Mohammed 1591 +18* for Elias Saad 2014 +24* - Przemyslaw Płacheta 1770 −9* for Mikkel Desler 1979 −14*69'
Austin:Przemyslaw Płacheta 1770 −9* for Mikkel Desler 1979 −14* - 76'Edvard Sandvik Tagseth 2047 −6* for Patrick Yazbek 2031 +4*
Nashville SC:Edvard Sandvik Tagseth 2047 −6* for Patrick Yazbek 2031 +4* - 76'Daniel Lovitz 1870 −11* for Andy Najar 1996 +25*
Nashville SC:Daniel Lovitz 1870 −11* for Andy Najar 1996 +25* - Brandon Vazquez 1969 −17* assist Facundo Daniel Torres Perez 2085 −47*76'
Austin:Brandon Vazquez 1969 −17* assist Facundo Daniel Torres Perez 2085 −47* - 78'Shakur Mohammed 1591 +18*
Nashville SC:Shakur Mohammed 1591 +18* - 83'Brian Schwake 2051 +5*
Nashville SC:Brian Schwake 2051 +5* - 88'Shakur Mohammed 1591 +18* assist Hany Mukhtar 2058 +24*
Nashville SC:Shakur Mohammed 1591 +18* assist Hany Mukhtar 2058 +24* - 89'josh bauer 1877 −8* for Cristian Espinoza 2035 +27*
Nashville SC:josh bauer 1877 −8* for Cristian Espinoza 2035 +27* - 90'Bryan Acosta 1717 −12* for matthew corcoran 1996 +8*
Nashville SC:Bryan Acosta 1717 −12* for matthew corcoran 1996 +8* - 90+1'Hany Mukhtar 2058 +24* assist Shakur Mohammed 1591 +18*
Nashville SC:Hany Mukhtar 2058 +24* assist Shakur Mohammed 1591 +18*
Line-ups
Elo change from this match, next to the Elo after it.
Before kick-off: 30% · 26% · 44%(Austin · draw · Nashville SC)
Our most likely score was 1–1 (12%); the result 1–4 had 2%.
- Average value of the starting XI: Austin €2.0M, Nashville SC €2.5M.
- Austin were without 1 expected starter: J. Rosales (2006).
- Largest team-Elo gap of MLS matchday 28: 147 points.
- Nashville SC's expected eleven was in form: average EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.5 over 180 days.
- Austin were unbeaten in their last 5 matches.
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Austin
13th in MLS · 31 pts from 27
- 27 SepDSan Diego MLS1875
- 20 SepDFC Dallas MLS1861
- 13 SepWVancouver Whitecaps MLS1821
- 10 SepDColorado Rapids MLS1911
- 6 SepDSan Jose Earthquakes MLS1869
Nashville SC
1st in MLS · 60 pts from 27
- 27 SepWToronto FC MLS1996
- 20 SepWChicago Fire MLS1994
- 12 SepDInter Miami MLS1985
- 9 SepLToronto FC MLS1994
- 4 SepDNew York City FC MLS2017
Season outlook
From the Major League Soccer simulation, before this match.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 31 /27 | 40.3 | 0% | 0% | 6% | 21st |
| Nashville SC | 60 /27 | 71.2 | 99% | 100% | 0% | 1st |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 30th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each starting eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.

Austin · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.5 (Good) · Elo 1936

Nashville SC · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +6.7 (Elite) · Elo 2046
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: –
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Austin: low-volume (how Davy Arnaud plays) · Nashville SC: balanced profile (how Brian Joseph Callaghan II plays)
* Includes our monthly adjustment: every month we take a little off each player's Elo to keep ratings from inflating.