Nashville SC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Nashville SC

2 – 2

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Orlando City SC

Thu 30 Sep 2021 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 31' Mauricio Pereira

Anibal Godoy 34' Y

Y 62' Antonio Carlos

Y 62' Rodrigo Schlegel

Y 81' Antonio Carlos

Alistair Johnston 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Orlando City SC — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

Nashville SC 18 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Nashville SC 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Orlando City SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-30 Nashville SC 2–2 Orlando City SC 2021-08-19 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC 2020-09-03 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2020-08-26 Orlando City SC 3–1 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	2–2	D
26 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–0	D
22 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	5–1	W
18 Sep	Toronto FC	A	1–2	L
12 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–0	W
03 Sep	New York City FC	H	3–1	W

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Nashville SC	A	2–2	D
25 Sep	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
19 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L
15 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–4	L
10 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	0–3	L
04 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Nashville SC		Orlando City SC
#1	Position	#11
40	Points	20
18	Played	18
12 / 4 / 2	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 10
35	Scored	30
14	Conceded	47
+21	GD	-17
2.22	PPG	1.11
67%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts). Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

5/1

61-75

5/3

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Orlando City SC

0-15

2/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

–/6

46-60

6/3

61-75

5/2

76+

1/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	10 G
Hany Mukhtar	6 G	4 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda

11 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Nashville SC and Orlando City SC is underway.
5' Kyle Smith is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Orlando City SC tonight.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Nashville SC in their trying to find a way past Orlando City SC's compact .
11' Hany Mukhtar adds to his 4 season tally! Nashville SC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
16' Nashville SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
21' David Romney is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Orlando City SC so far.
26' Orlando City SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Tyrese Spicer scoring 1 goals.
31' Mauricio Pereira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 31.
34' The referee shows Nashville SC player a Yellow card on 34.
39' Orlando City SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
44' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
54' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and Orlando City SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
59' What composure from Randall Leal! The Costa Rica international strokes it home. 2-0.
62' The referee calls foul for Antonio Carlos. He receives a Yellow card.
66' A tactical swap from Orlando City SC — Nani on, Alexander Alvarado off on 66 minutes.
70' Alex Muyl is ready to make an impact after coming on for Randall Leal at the 70 minute mark.
75' Daryl Dike makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Orlando City SC are in front.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pedro Gallese, as he is very good at scoring at Nissan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
81' The referee has no hesitation. Antonio Carlos is booked for Orlando City SC — Yellow card on 81.
81' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Jhonder Cadiz on, Charles Sapong off on 81 minutes.
82' Alistair Johnston was booked on 82.
84' A tactical swap from Orlando City SC — Tesho Akindele on, Jhegson Mendez off on 84 minutes.
87' Ake Arnaud Loba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hany Mukhtar at the 87 minute mark.
90' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emmanuel Mas is hanging Joao Moutinho on the field on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Antonio Carlos
2
Ruan ↓ Kyle Smith 90'
14
Silvester van der Water ↓ Benji Michel 66'
15
Rodrigo Schlegel
4
Joao Moutinho ↓ Emmanuel Mas 90'
1
Pedro Gallese
8
Jhegson Mendez ↓ Tesho Akindele 84'
11
Junior Urso
22
Alexander Alvarado ↓ Nani 66'
18
Daryl Dike
10
Mauricio Pereira

Bench

17
Nani ↑ 66'
13
Tesho Akindele ↑ 84'
31
Mason Stajduhar
24
Kyle Smith ↑ 90'
19
Benji Michel ↑ 66'
33
Jordan Bender
29
Rio Hope-Gund
3
Emmanuel Mas ↑ 90'
28
Raul Aguilera

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hany Mukhtar	7
Daryl Dike	6
Facundo Torres Perez	2
Sam Surridge	2
Benji Michel	2
Martin Ojeda	2
Randall Leal	2
Duncan McGuire	2

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2021-09-30 Nashville SC 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2021-09-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-22 Internacional CF Miami 1–5 Nashville SC W 2021-09-18 Toronto FC 2–1 Nashville SC L 2021-09-12 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2021-09-03 Nashville SC 3–1 New York City FC W

Orlando City SC Form

2021-09-30 Nashville SC 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2021-09-25 New England Revolution 2–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-09-19 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-09-15 Orlando City SC 2–4 Montreal Impact FC L 2021-09-10 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Orlando City SC L 2021-09-04 Orlando City SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.89 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Nashville SC to win 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC65% Draw19% Orlando City SC16%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 4.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

84%

Draw or Orlando City SC

35%

Nashville SC or Orlando City SC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC53% Draw33% Orlando City SC14%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.2%

3 – 0

6.7%

1 – 1

6.6%

4 – 1

5.6%

2 – 2

Actual

4 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.7%

1 – 2

3.5%

4 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	19%	49%
-1.5	51%	—	49%
-1	51%	19%	29%
-0.5	71%	—	29%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.