Nashville SC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Nashville SC

0 – 1

Full Time

Orlando City SC

Thu 5 Oct 2023 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 44' Duncan McGuire

Brian Anunga 34' Y

Hany Mukhtar 38' Y

Sam Surridge 41' Y

Y 46' Wilder Cartagena

Daniel Lovitz 79' Y

Daniel Lovitz 90' YR

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

2023-10-05 Nashville SC 0–1 Orlando City SC 2023-04-01 Orlando City SC 0–2 Nashville SC 2021-10-31 Orlando City SC 1–1 Nashville SC 2021-09-30 Nashville SC 2–2 Orlando City SC 2021-08-19 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Orlando City SC	H	0–1	L
01 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–0	D
24 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
21 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–0	W
03 Sep	Charlotte FC	H	1–1	D
30 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–0	D

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Nashville SC	A	1–0	W
30 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
24 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–1	D
20 Sep	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
16 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	4–3	W
02 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	1–0	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nashville SC is hosting Orlando City SC for another epic battle.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and Orlando City SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mauricio Pereyra is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nashville SC.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' Orlando City SC is showing some good football. However, Orlando City SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
34' Brian Anunga has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 34.
38' The referee shows Nashville SC player a card on 38.
41' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
44' GOAL! Duncan McGuire scores on 44. Assisted by Martin Ojeda
46' Orlando City SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 46.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
56' Orlando City SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
61' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Sean Davis comes on to replace Brian Anunga.
62' The whistle greets Fafa Picault as he departs to be replaced by Jacob Shaffelburg.
65' Another change for Orlando City SC made on 65 minute. Mauricio Pereyra leaves to be changed by Ivan Angulo.
70' Nashville SC have won 309 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
72' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Facundo Torres Perez by Junior Urso on 72 minute.
77' The crowd applauds Randall Leal as he leaves the pitch. Teal Bunbury steps in for Nashville SC.
79' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Lovitz argues furiously but the card stands.
84' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
85' A tactical swap from Orlando City SC — Antonio Carlos on, Martin Ojeda off on 85 minutes.
90' Daniel Lovitz is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Full Time. Orlando City SC beats Nashville SC

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Orlando City SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

15
Rodrigo Schlegel
11
Martin Ojeda ↓ Antonio Carlos 85'
1
Pedro Gallese
16
Wilder Cartagena
10
Mauricio Pereyra ↓ Ivan Angulo 65'
3
Rafael Santos
6
Robin Jansson
24
Kyle Smith ↓ Dagur THorhallsson 85'
17
Facundo Torres Perez ↓ Junior Urso 72'
5
Cesar Araujo
13
Duncan McGuire ↓ Ramiro Enrique 65'

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2023-10-05 Nashville SC 0–1 Orlando City SC L 2023-10-01 Nashville SC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-09-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Nashville SC D 2023-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC W 2023-09-03 Nashville SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2023-08-30 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Nashville SC D

Orlando City SC Form

2023-10-05 Nashville SC 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2023-09-30 Orlando City SC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-09-24 Orlando City SC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D 2023-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2023-09-16 Orlando City SC 4–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.19 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC58% Draw23% Orlando City SC19%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

82%

Draw or Orlando City SC

42%

Nashville SC or Orlando City SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC48% Draw41% Orlando City SC11%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.9%

1 – 0

10.6%

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

6.6%

4 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

3.8%

2 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.4%

0 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	21%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	23%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

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