D.C. United SC vs. Nashville SC

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Market context

D.C. United are hosting Nashville SC in an MLS match, and the market has settled at a crowd-implied **0% YES**, which is best read as a live pricing anomaly rather than a footballing consensus. The underlying fixture itself has been tight historically: recent meetings include a 2-2 draw in May 2026, a 0-1 Nashville win in June 2025, and a 5-2 Nashville cup win in July 2025, while D.C. United’s own preview notes the clubs were separated by a 2-5-4 all-time series record and that D.C. had taken points in nine of their previous ten league matches before this game.[18][3][5]

For a power-user watching this programmatically, the key is not the headline probability but the state changes that can force a repricing: confirmed line-ups, late injuries, goalkeeper changes, travel disruption, and whether Nashville rotates around fixture congestion. D.C. United’s preview said they entered at 5-5-7 with 22 points and were chasing back-to-back home wins, while Nashville’s May form notes showed them as Supporters’ Shield leaders and unbeaten at home, which underscores the gap in baseline strength that models usually start from before late news is applied.[18][3] The most relevant pre-match trigger is official team news close to kick-off; after that, any live bot or conditional-order setup should watch for early red cards, set-piece-heavy game states, or an unexpected tactical reset if either side changes its usual XI.[18][17]

Recent results also frame how to read the probability: Nashville have generally handled the matchup better overall, but D.C. have repeatedly kept it competitive and were coming off a 2-1 win over Toronto before this fixture, whereas Nashville arrived from a 1-0 defeat at Orlando City.[19] That combination of mixed form and a historically low-margin head-to-head makes a zero-per-cent market look especially sensitive to execution around timestamps, data feeds, and the first reliable line-up scrape rather than to season-long strength alone.[19][20]

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Methodology

We track D.C. United SC vs. Nashville SC across the five venues with material prediction-market liquidity. The probability shown is the live Polymarket mid; the comparison rows summarise how each venue treats the underlying contract — fees, KYC thresholds, settlement currency, deposit options. The highlighted row marks the cheapest route into Polymarket's order book.

Resolution & payout

Polymarket-based markets settle through the UMA Optimistic Oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and unchallenged proposals finalise the resolution. Payouts settle automatically in USDC the moment the result is final — no bookmaker, no delay.

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Through the UMA Optimistic Oracle on Polygon: a proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and USDC payouts settle automatically once the result is final.

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How reliable are the quoted odds?

The YES/NO percentages are the live mid-prices of the Polymarket order book. On deep markets they move every few seconds; on thinner ones you'll see short plateaus.