Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Nashville SC host Philadelphia Union at Nashville SC Stadium on Wednesday, October 28 (8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 5:30 PM PT).

No absences are flagged for either squad this week, so Nashville SC should be able to call on their first-choice attack at Geodis Park. Attacking midfielder Hany Mukhtar, who has scored 16 goals and created 45 chances this season, lines up behind striker Sam Surridge, who has banged in 17 goals himself. Philadelphia Union travel with their own firepower fully available, built around striker Milan Iloski, who leads the way with 19 goals from 114 shots, and strike partner Bruno Piriz, who has added 12 goals of his own.

US viewers can watch Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

Season Form & Standings

Nashville SC top the Eastern Conference with 67 points from 30 games, a position built on a +41 goal difference. Philadelphia Union sit sixth, still firmly in the playoff picture with 46 points from the same 30 games played.

Eastern Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Sam Surridge (Nashville SC): 17 goals from 65 shots this season put Surridge among the league’s most clinical finishers, and he gives Nashville a focal point up top.
• Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC): The attacking midfielder has scored 16 goals and created 45 chances, making him the engine behind Nashville’s attack.
• Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union): Iloski’s 19 goals from 114 shots make him Philadelphia’s clearest route to goal, and a threat Nashville will need to contain.

Recent Form

Nashville SC: W W W W D

• 2026-10-18: San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Nashville SC (D, away)
• 2026-10-15: Nashville SC 4-0 Sporting KC (W, home)
• 2026-10-11: Austin FC 1-4 Nashville SC (W, away)
• 2026-09-27: Nashville SC 2-0 Toronto FC (W, home)
• 2026-09-20: Nashville SC 3-0 Chicago Fire (W, home)

Nashville SC’s form reads W W W W D, with wins over Chicago Fire (3-0), Toronto FC (2-0), Austin FC (4-1) and Sporting Kansas City (4-0) before a 1-1 draw away at San Jose Earthquakes.

Philadelphia Union: W W W W D

• 2026-10-17: Philadelphia Union 2-2 Charlotte FC (D, home)
• 2026-10-15: Chicago Fire 1-3 Philadelphia Union (W, away)
• 2026-10-11: Philadelphia Union 2-1 Real Salt Lake (W, home)
• 2026-09-27: Philadelphia Union 4-2 Orlando City (W, home)
• 2026-09-20: Sporting KC 3-4 Philadelphia Union (W, away)

Philadelphia Union’s form also reads W W W W D, with wins at Sporting Kansas City (4-3), at home to Orlando City (4-2) and Real Salt Lake (2-1), and away at Chicago Fire (3-1), before a 2-2 draw at home to Charlotte FC.

Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union Prediction

This looks a game Nashville SC should win, and comfortably enough that a 2-1 scoreline feels about right. Nashville sit top of the East on 67 points, with the attacking depth through Surridge and Mukhtar to break down a Philadelphia Union side that sits sixth, still in the playoff mix but short of the output the hosts have shown this season. Expect goals at both ends at Geodis Park, with Nashville’s extra class seeing them home 2-1.