Nashville SC vs Toronto FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Nashville SC

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Toronto FC

Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Fafa Picault 34' Y

Y 37' Raoul Petretta

Y 44' Jonathan Osorio

Overview

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Nashville SC vs Toronto FC — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

Nashville SC 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Toronto FC 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Nashville SC 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Toronto FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-09 Nashville SC 0–0 Toronto FC 2022-08-07 Nashville SC 3–4 Toronto FC 2021-09-18 Toronto FC 2–1 Nashville SC 2021-08-01 Toronto FC 1–1 Nashville SC 2021-06-24 Nashville SC 3–2 Toronto FC

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Toronto FC	H	0–0	D
01 Apr	Orlando City SC	A	2–0	W
26 Mar	FC Cincinnati	H	0–1	L
18 Mar	New England Revolution	A	0–1	L
12 Mar	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W
05 Mar	New York Red Bulls	A	0–0	D

Toronto FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Nashville SC	A	0–0	D
01 Apr	Charlotte FC	H	2–2	D
26 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–0	D
18 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–0	W
12 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
05 Mar	Atlanta United FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Nashville SC		Toronto FC
#1	Position	#11
33	Points	14
14	Played	14
10 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 5 / 6
31	Scored	22
11	Conceded	29
+20	GD	-7
2.36	PPG	1.00
71%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts). Toronto FC are 11th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

–/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

3/2

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Toronto FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/4

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Nissan Stadium as Nashville SC face off against Toronto FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Maher made 211 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 211 games and scored 305 goals.
20' Nashville SC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Willis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Toronto FC.
30' A quiet spell here at Nissan Stadium. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
34' Poor challenge from Fafa Picault. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Raoul Petretta.
42' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
44' That is a Yellow card for Toronto FC. Jonathan Osorio will be fuming at that decision.
46' Lukas MacNaughton is replacing Matt Hedges for the Toronto FC side.
51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
56' Lukas MacNaughton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
64' Another substitution for Toronto FC to replace Deandre Kerr by Ayo Akinola on 64 minute.
68' Nashville SC make a change. Charles Sapong trudges off to be replaced by Teal Bunbury on 68 minutes.
73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
78' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
83' Canada international Jonathan Osorio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
88' Nashville SC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Toronto FC's 4-3-3 shape.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Toronto FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

10
Federico Bernardeschi
2
Matt Hedges ↓ Lukas MacNaughton 46'
23
Brandon Servania ↓ Alonso Coello Camarero 64'
4
Michael Bradley
21
Jonathan Osorio
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
28
Raoul Petretta
1
Sean Johnson
17
Sigurd Rosted
22
Richie Laryea
29
Deandre Kerr ↓ Ayo Akinola 64'

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Surridge	5
Jonathan Osorio	4
Lorenzo Insigne	2
Teal Bunbury	2
Hany Mukhtar	2
Luke Haakenson	2
Omar Gonzalez	2
Jacob Shaffelburg	1

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2023-04-09 Nashville SC 0–0 Toronto FC D 2023-04-01 Orlando City SC 0–2 Nashville SC W 2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2023-03-18 New England Revolution 1–0 Nashville SC L 2023-03-12 Nashville SC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-03-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Nashville SC D

Toronto FC Form

2023-04-09 Nashville SC 0–0 Toronto FC D 2023-04-01 Toronto FC 2–2 Charlotte FC D 2023-03-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Toronto FC D 2023-03-18 Toronto FC 2–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-03-12 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-03-05 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Toronto FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.03 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Toronto FC xG

I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC58% Draw24% Toronto FC18%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

82%

Draw or Toronto FC

42%

Nashville SC or Toronto FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC46% Draw43% Toronto FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.9%

1 – 0

11.3%

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.4%

4 – 0

0 – 1

2 – 2

3.8%

1 – 2

3.7%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Toronto FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	20%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	24%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✗

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