Sunday , 16 August 2026

Orlando City SC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Orlando City SC
2 – 3
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 20:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Andres Perea 17' Y
Y 28' Derrick Jones
Y 29' Anibal Godoy
Y 37' Dax McCarty

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Adam Garner
  • Referee Elvis Osmanovic
  • Referee

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

6
4
4
Orlando City SC 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
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

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Nashville SC H 2–3 L
05 Nov Columbus Crew SC H 2–1 W
02 Nov Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
28 Oct Atlanta United FC H 4–1 W
24 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L
18 Oct New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Orlando City SC A 3–2 W
05 Nov FC Dallas H 0–1 L
01 Nov Chicago Fire FC H 1–1 D
27 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
24 Oct New England Revolution H 1–1 D
21 Oct FC Dallas H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Nashville SC
#11 Position #1
20 Points 40
18 Played 18
6 / 2 / 10 W / D / L 12 / 4 / 2
30 Scored 35
47 Conceded 14
-17 GD +21
1.11 PPG 2.22
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 11 G
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Orlando City SC welcome Nashville SC for this crunch clash at Exploria Stadium.
  • 4' A stunning finish from Daryl Dike — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 9' The home supporters are growing impatient. Orlando City SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 14' Nashville SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 17' Poor challenge from Andres Perea. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 20' Daniel Lovitz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Orlando City SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' Nashville SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 29' Anibal Godoy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Randall Leal, as he is very good at scoring at Exploria Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 37' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dax McCarty on 37 minutes.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Orlando City SC! Tesho Akindele comes on to replace Jordan Bender.
  • 51' Nashville SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jhonder Cadiz made 69 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' Sensational shot from Nani. Orlando City SC is back in the lead.
  • 66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 69' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Randall Leal exits the field as Handwalla Bwana enters on 69.
  • 71' The whistle greets Christopher Mueller as he departs to be replaced by Benji Michel.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Jhegson Mendez. He replaces Junior Urso on 72 minute.
  • 76' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Derrick Jones by Hany Mukhtar on 76 minute.
  • 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
  • 86' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Nani as he leaves the pitch. Joey DeZart steps in for Orlando City SC.
  • 88' Assisted by Alex Muyl with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hany Mukhtar makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 90' The crowd applauds Andres Perea as he leaves the pitch. Matheus Aias steps in for Orlando City SC.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Orlando City SC 2-3 Nashville SC.

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
Benji Michel 2
Martin Ojeda 2
Randall Leal 2
Duncan McGuire 2

Head to Head

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

Orlando City SC Form

2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC L 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-11-02 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2020-10-28 Orlando City SC 4–1 Atlanta United FC W 2020-10-24 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Orlando City SC L 2020-10-18 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Orlando City SC D

Nashville SC Form

2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC W 2020-11-05 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Dallas L 2020-11-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-10-27 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2020-10-24 Nashville SC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2020-10-21 Nashville SC 3–0 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.49 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC27% Draw23% Nashville SC50%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
49%
Draw or Nashville SC
73%
Orlando City SC or Nashville SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC19% Draw37% Nashville SC44%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 1
7.8%
1 – 3
6.9%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5%
0 – 3
4.9%
0 – 1
4.5%
1 – 4
4.3%
2 – 4
3.2%
0 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 12% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 20% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 17% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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