Saturday , 14 November 2026

Orlando City SC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Orlando City SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sun 31 Oct 2021 · 20:00 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Walker Zimmerman
Jhegson Mendez 49' Y
Y 55' Alistair Johnston
Y 56' Alistair Johnston
Junior Urso 57' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

6
4
4
Orlando City SC 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
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 2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC 2020-09-03 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Nashville SC H 1–1 D
27 Oct Columbus Crew SC A 2–3 L
24 Oct New England Revolution H 2–2 D
20 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 1–1 D
16 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
02 Oct D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
27 Oct FC Cincinnati A 6–3 W
23 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
21 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D
16 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
03 Oct New York City FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Nashville SC
#9 Position #1
46 Points 77
34 Played 34
13 / 7 / 14 W / D / L 23 / 8 / 3
63 Scored 71
78 Conceded 25
-15 GD +46
1.35 PPG 2.26
38% Win % 68%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Orlando City SC are 9th (46 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/10
31-45
5/8
46-60
10/10
61-75
7/5
76+
13/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
4/1
16-30
10/3
31-45
6/4
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/7
76+
16/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 16 G 4 A
Antoine Griezmann 14 G 6 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 21 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 16 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Orlando City SC get us underway at Exploria Stadium.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Mauricio Pereira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Orlando City SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 18' Daryl Dike puts Orlando City SC on the lead.
  • 23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Orlando City SC and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Walker Zimmerman on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Nashville SC will be frustrated.
  • 45' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 49' Jhegson Mendez is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
  • 53' The deadlock is broken! Hany Mukhtar gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
  • 55' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 56' That is a Yellow card for Nashville SC. Alistair Johnston will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' Junior Urso picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Orlando City SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 67' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 72' Nashville SC ring the changes. Charles Sapong has done his job and it is now time for Ake Arnaud Loba to step up.
  • 74' Benji Michel gets the nod from Orlando City SC. He replaces Chris Mueller and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Junior Urso has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' Brian Anunga gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Alex Muyl and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Brian Anunga is replacing Alex Muyl for the Nashville SC side.
  • 85' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandre Pato is hanging Jhegson Mendez on the field on 85 minute.
  • 86' Orlando City SC make a change. Jhegson Mendez trudges off to be replaced by Alexandre Pato on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Nani by Silvester van der Water on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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

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 2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC 2020-09-03 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC

Orlando City SC Form

2021-10-31 Orlando City SC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2021-10-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC L 2021-10-24 Orlando City SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2021-10-20 Orlando City SC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2021-10-16 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-10-02 Orlando City SC 2–1 D.C. United SC W

Nashville SC Form

2021-10-31 Orlando City SC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2021-10-27 FC Cincinnati 3–6 Nashville SC W 2021-10-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Nashville SC L 2021-10-21 Nashville SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-10-16 D.C. United SC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-10-03 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.18 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.21 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC26% Draw23% Nashville SC51%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
50%
Draw or Nashville SC
74%
Orlando City SC or Nashville SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC17% Draw40% Nashville SC43%
Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.2%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 3
6.9%
0 – 3
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
3.8%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 11% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 22% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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