Thursday , 2 July 2026

Orlando City SC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Orlando City SC
3 – 1
Full Time
Nashville SC
Wed 26 Aug 2020 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+5'
Y 43' Jalil Anibaba
Joao Moutinho 44' Y
Benji Michel 83' Y
Benji Michel 84' Y
Y 90' Alistair Johnston

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Adam Garner
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

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

5
4
4
Orlando City SC 13 games · Avg 3.4 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-26 Orlando City SC 3–1 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Nashville SC H 3–1 W
23 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 2–3 L
12 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
07 Aug Minnesota United FC H 3–1 W
31 Jul Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
26 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–3 L
22 Aug Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
17 Aug FC Dallas A 0–0 D
13 Aug FC Dallas A 1–0 W
08 Mar Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
01 Mar Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Nashville SC
#13 Position #1
14 Points 33
15 Played 14
4 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 1
23 Scored 31
44 Conceded 11
-21 GD +20
0.93 PPG 2.36
27% Win % 71%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Orlando City SC are 13th (14 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
–/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Orlando City SC is hosting Nashville SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Alistair Johnston, a Canada , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' What a moment for David Romney! That strike on 15 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 20' Alex Muyl is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
  • 21' Christopher Mueller has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 21 minutes.
  • 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 36' Daniel Rios has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' 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.
  • 43' That is a Yellow card for Nashville SC. Jalil Anibaba will be fuming at that decision.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Moutinho.
  • 46' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Jalil Anibaba by Alistair Johnston on 46 minute.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' Daryl Dike makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Orlando City SC are in front.
  • 57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Orlando City SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Derrick Jones on, Hany Mukhtar off on 64 minutes.
  • 65' Dominique Badji has so much to prove this time. He replaces Abu Danladi on 65 minute.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Orlando City SC — Junior Urso on, Jhegson Mendez off on 66 minutes.
  • 67' Andres Perea has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oriol Rosell on 67 minute.
  • 71' Daryl Dike has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Daryl Dike adds to his 0 season tally! Orlando City SC lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Anibal Godoy is replaced by David Accam on 77 minute.
  • 78' Orlando City SC make a change. Mauricio Pereyra trudges off to be replaced by Benji Michel on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Benji Michel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' Benji Michel is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 85' The Orlando City SC manager makes a substitution. Joao Moutinho departs to be replaced by Kamal Miller.
  • 90' Alistair Johnston picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The points are shared — Orlando City SC 3-1 Nashville SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-08-26 Orlando City SC 3–1 Nashville SC

Orlando City SC Form

2020-08-26 Orlando City SC 3–1 Nashville SC W 2020-08-23 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Orlando City SC L 2020-08-12 Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City SC L 2020-08-07 Orlando City SC 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2020-07-31 Orlando City SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2020-07-26 Orlando City SC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W

Nashville SC Form

2020-08-26 Orlando City SC 3–1 Nashville SC L 2020-08-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Nashville SC L 2020-08-17 FC Dallas 0–0 Nashville SC D 2020-08-13 FC Dallas 0–1 Nashville SC W 2020-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–0 Nashville SC L 2020-03-01 Nashville SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.29 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Nashville SC 78% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC35% Draw22% Nashville SC43%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
57%
Draw or Nashville SC
65%
Orlando City SC or Nashville SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC23% Draw38% Nashville SC39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 3
6.3%
2 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
5%
0 – 1
4.3%
0 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
3.6%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 14% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 20% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 16% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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