Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nashville SC vs Toronto FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Nashville SC
3 – 2
Full Time
Toronto FC
Thu 24 Jun 2021 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 2' Eriq Zavaleta
Y 3' Eriq Zavaleta
Anibal Godoy 32' Y
Anibal Godoy 33' Y
Alex Muyl 41' Y
Alex Muyl 42' Y
Y 53' Auro
Y 69' Michael Bradley
Luke Haakenson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Toronto FC — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

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

7
3
3
Nashville SC 13 games · Avg 2.6 goals Toronto FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-24 Nashville SC 3–2 Toronto FC 2020-11-24 Toronto FC 0–1 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Toronto FC H 3–2 W
19 Jun New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
29 May Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
24 May Austin FC H 1–0 W
16 May Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
08 May New England Revolution H 2–0 W
Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Nashville SC A 2–3 L
19 Jun Orlando City SC H 2–3 L
29 May Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
22 May Orlando City SC A 0–0 D
15 May New York City FC A 1–1 D
12 May Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Nashville SC Toronto FC
#1 Position #13
60 Points 29
27 Played 27
18 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 11 / 10
55 Scored 39
21 Conceded 51
+34 GD -12
2.22 PPG 1.07
67% Win % 22%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts). Toronto FC are 13th (29 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
Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/7
61-75
7/6
76+
9/10
■ 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
Toronto FC
Daniel Salloi 7 G 5 A
Josh Sargent 7 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Toronto FC gets underway.
  • 2' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Eriq Zavaleta on 2 minutes.
  • 3' The referee calls foul for Eriq Zavaleta. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 8' Jack Maher is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
  • 13' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 18' Chris Mavinga has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' A stunning finish from Jonathan Osorio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 31' Charles Sapong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
  • 32' Controversy at the stadium! Anibal Godoy argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 33' Nashville SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Toronto FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' Alex Muyl picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alex Muyl.
  • 46' Toronto FC make a change. Pozuelo trudges off to be replaced by Noble Okello on 46 minutes.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pozuelo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Toronto FC.
  • 53' Toronto FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' A change in the Toronto FC ranks — Jonathan Osorio exits the field as Justin Morrow enters on 59.
  • 62' Jack Maher adds to his 0 season tally! Nashville SC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Toronto FC that had 289 games and scored 381 goals.
  • 69' The referee shows Toronto FC player a Yellow card on 69.
  • 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Toronto FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Toronto FC! Patrick Mullins comes on to replace Ayo Akinola.
  • 81' Against the run of play, Patrick Mullins has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' Another change for Nashville SC made on 81 minute. Randall Leal leaves to be changed by Rodrigo Pineiro.
  • 83' What an equalizer from Luke Haakenson!
  • 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
  • 90' Luke Haakenson is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Auro makes way for Tsubasa Endoh at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Toronto FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Surridge 5
Hany Mukhtar 4
Jonathan Osorio 4
Luke Haakenson 2
Omar Gonzalez 2
Lorenzo Insigne 2
Teal Bunbury 2
Patrick Mullins 1

Head to Head

2021-06-24 Nashville SC 3–2 Toronto FC 2020-11-24 Toronto FC 0–1 Nashville SC

Nashville SC Form

2021-06-24 Nashville SC 3–2 Toronto FC W 2021-06-19 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Nashville SC L 2021-05-29 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2021-05-24 Nashville SC 1–0 Austin FC W 2021-05-16 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-05-08 Nashville SC 2–0 New England Revolution W

Toronto FC Form

2021-06-24 Nashville SC 3–2 Toronto FC L 2021-06-19 Toronto FC 2–3 Orlando City SC L 2021-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Toronto FC L 2021-05-22 Orlando City SC 0–0 Toronto FC D 2021-05-15 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2021-05-12 Toronto FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.4 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Toronto FC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC67% Draw19% Toronto FC14%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
87%
Draw or Toronto FC
33%
Nashville SC or Toronto FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC51% Draw38% Toronto FC11%
Actual: Toronto FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.9%
1 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
5.2%
4 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 21% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 22% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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