Nashville SC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Nashville SC

2 – 2

Full Time

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 27 games · 60 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 27 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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	#7
60	Points	34
27	Played	27
18 / 6 / 3	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 13
55	Scored	48
21	Conceded	64
+34	GD	-16
2.22	PPG	1.26
67%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts). Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/3

31-45

5/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

5/6

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Orlando City SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

8/8

31-45

1/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

7/4

76+

9/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	16 G	1 A
Hany Mukhtar	13 G	6 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda	13 G	1 A
Antoine Griezmann	8 G	4 A
Tyrese Spicer	6 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nashville SC to score. At the same time, Orlando City SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Nashville SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Orlando City SC backline.
10' Orlando City SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
11' Hany Mukhtar makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Nashville SC are in front.
16' Orlando City SC have won 438 goals from 290 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' Orlando City SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Tyrese Spicer scoring 1 goals.
26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nashville SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
31' A moment of madness from Mauricio Pereira on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Orlando City SC will be frustrated.
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anibal Godoy on 34.
39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
44' Orlando City SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
54' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Orlando City SC winning 50% of all matches.
59' Randall Leal makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Nashville SC are in front.
62' Antonio Carlos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
66' Orlando City SC make a change. Alexander Alvarado trudges off to be replaced by Nani on 66 minutes.
70' Randall Leal makes way for Alex Muyl at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
75' Daryl Dike adds to his 1 season tally! Orlando City SC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
80' Portugal international Nani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Antonio Carlos on 81.
81' Another change for Nashville SC made on 81 minute. Charles Sapong leaves to be changed by Jhonder Cadiz.
82' Alistair Johnston is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
84' The whistle greets Jhegson Mendez as he departs to be replaced by Tesho Akindele.
87' Nashville SC make a change. Hany Mukhtar trudges off to be replaced by Ake Arnaud Loba on 87 minutes.
90' Emmanuel Mas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Moutinho on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Nashville SC 2-2 Orlando City SC.

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

2.8 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC64% Draw19% Orlando City SC17%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 4.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

83%

Draw or Orlando City SC

36%

Nashville SC or Orlando City SC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC52% Draw34% Orlando City SC14%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

6.5%

4 – 1

5.4%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 0

4.5%

1 – 2

3.7%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	19%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	20%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	8%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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