Renasant Recap: Nashville SC shuts out New England 3-0 for 100th win all-time

• The Boys in Gold win their 100th match across all competitions since joining MLS in 2020 and extend their regular season unbeaten streak to six (4W-0L-2D)
• Midfielder Bryan Acosta scores his first two Nashville SC goals, both from team assist leader Cristian Espinoza

• Forward Warren Madrigal scores his third goal in his last two matches

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (May 13, 2026) – Eastern Conference leading Nashville Soccer Club won its 100th match all-time across all competitions and extended its MLS unbeaten streak to six with its 3-0 win over the New England Revolution Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium. The Boys in Gold handed the Revs their first loss in seven MLS home matches this season and are the only team not to lose in Foxborough in 2026. 

Nashville took a 2-0 first-half lead behind Bryan Acosta’s first NSC goal from Cristian Espinoza and Warren Madrigal’s third tally in his last two matches. Acosta added his second, again from Espinoza, in the 74th minute and Brian Schwake made two saves for his sixth shutout in 12 MLS starts this season. 

Witnessing history: Nashville SC’s 100th win since joining MLS in 2020 spans five competitions: MLS regular season, MLS playoffs, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2025 Champion), Leagues Cup (2023 Finalist) and the Concacaf Champions Cup (2025 Semifinalist).  

They’re tops: With its win Wednesday at Foxborough, Nashville SC remains atop MLS’s Eastern Conference at 8W-1L-3D and 27 points and extended its MLS unbeaten streak to six at 4W-0L-2D. 

Next up: Nashville SC will conclude a stretch of three matches in eight days when it hosts LAFC at GEODIS Park at 7 p.m. CT on Sunday, May 17 for Military Appreciation Night presented by CAT Financial in its MLS Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire debut.

NEXT HOME MATCH

Notes:           

Nashville SC:       

• is in first place in the Eastern Conference at 8W-1L-3D and 27 points 
• is unbeaten in 17 of 20 matches this season across all competitions (MLS, Concacaf Champions Cup)
• is 11W-3L-6D across all competitions this season
• is 4W-1L-2D on the road in MLS this season
• is outscoring opponents 8-2 on the road in MLS this season 
• is outscoring opponents 26-8 in MLS and 35-11 across all competitions this season 
• is unbeaten in four-straight vs. the New England Revolution (3W-0L-1D)
• is 5W-3L-5D all-time vs. the Revolution (MLS, Leagues Cup)

Bryan Acosta 

• scored his first two Nashville SC goals 
• earned Man of the Match honors 

Cristian Espinoza recorded his team-leading sixth and seventh MLS assists of the season

Warren Madrigal scored his fifth MLS goal of the season and his third in two matches

Brian Schwake made two saves for his sixth MLS shutout in 12 starts this season

Sam Surridge did not dress due to a back injury

Eddi Tagseth did not dress due to a lower body injury

Patrick Yazbek did not dress due to a quad injury 

Box score:                  

Nashville SC (8W-1L-3D) vs. New England Revolution (7W-4L-1D)

May 13, 2026 – Gillette Stadium 

Final score:                 

NSH: 3

NE: 0

Scoring Summary: 

NSH: Bryan Acosta (A: Cristian Espinoza) 34’

NSH: Warren Madrigal 41’

NSH: Bryan Acosta (A: Cristian Espinoza) 74’

Discipline:

NSH: Andy Najar (Caution) 23’

NSH: Matthew Corcoran (Caution) 40’

NE: Brooklyn Raines (Caution) 56’

NSH: Dan Lovitz (Caution) 83’ 

NE: Alhassan Yusuf (Caution) 90’ 

Lineups: 

        
NSH starters: Brian Schwake; Reed Baker-Whiting (Josh Bauer 86’), Maxwell Woledzi, Jeisson Palacios, Andy Najar (Dan Lovitz 50’); Bryan Acosta, Matthew Corcoran (Charles-Emile Brunet 76’), Ahmed Qasem (Alex Muyl 76’); Hany Mukhtar (C) (Woobens Pacius 85’), Warren Madrigal, Cristian Espinoza

Substitutes: Joe Willis, Jack Maher, Shak Mohammed, Jordan Knight

NE starters: Matt Turner; Peyton Miller, Mamadou Fofana, Ethan Kohler, Will Sands; Matthew Polster (Diego Fagundez 69’), Carles Gil (C) (Erick Klein 85’), Brooklyn Raines (Jackson Yueill 85’), Alhassan Yusuf, Griffin Yow (Malcom Fry 78’), Dor Turgeman (Marcos Zambrano 78’)

Substitutes: Donovan Parisian, Brayan Ceballos, Tanner Beason, Andrew Farrell

Match officials:           

Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

AR1: Cory Richardson 

AR2: Mike Nickerson

4TH: Ismail Elfath

VAR: Fotis Bazakos

AVAR: Karsten Gillwald 

Weather: 58 degrees and cloudy