Nashville thrash Austin 4-1 in MLS

Nashville beat hosts Austin 4-1 in the match that brought the two sides together in matchday 28 of the 2026 MLS season, played on 11 October at 03:30 Damascus time.

Reed Vanarthur Baker-Whiting opened the scoring for Nashville in the 30th minute, before Elias Saad added the second goal in the 67th minute. Brandon Vázquez Toledo pulled one back for Austin in the 76th minute, but Nashville sealed the match with two further goals, the first through Abdul Shakur Mohammed in the 88th minute, and the second through Hany Abubakr Mukhtar in the 90+1st minute.

Statistically, Nashville dominated proceedings with 58 percent possession compared to 42 percent for Austin, while recording 24 shots against 11 for Austin, of which 11 shots were on target compared to 5 for Austin. The expected goals (xG) value stood at 4.96 for Nashville compared to 1.16 for Austin.

One player from each side received a yellow card on Austin's part, while two Nashville players received a yellow card, with no red cards shown during the match, which was officiated by referee Ismail Elfath.

With this result, Nashville top the Eastern Conference standings with 60 points from 27 matches, having recorded 18 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats, scoring 55 goals and conceding just 21.

Austin, meanwhile, sit 13th in the Western Conference standings with 31 points from 27 matches, having won 7 matches, drawn 10 and lost 10, scoring 35 goals and conceding 47.