Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Philadelphia Union

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Nashville SC

Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Ake Arnaud Loba

Kacper Przybylko 27' Y

Y 53' Anibal Godoy

Jakob Glesnes 55' Y

Jamiro Monteiro 62' Y

Y 90' Dylan Nealis

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC — MLS at Subaru Park.

Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
Nashville SC 27 games · 60 pts (2026/26)

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

Philadelphia Union 10 games · Avg 1.7 goals Nashville SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Nashville SC 2021-07-04 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Nashville SC	H	1–0	W
21 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	2–3	L
16 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–2	D
10 Oct	FC Cincinnati	A	2–1	W
03 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–0	W
29 Sep	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
30 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	2–2	D
26 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union		Nashville SC
#6	Position	#1
39	Points	60
27	Played	27
11 / 6 / 10	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 3
54	Scored	55
44	Conceded	21
+10	GD	+34
1.44	PPG	2.22
41%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

4/7

31-45

6/4

46-60

9/1

61-75

14/3

76+

6/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	16 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	8 G	1 A
Cavan Sullivan	7 G	4 A

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	16 G	1 A
Hany Mukhtar	13 G	6 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Philadelphia Union have kicked off against Nashville SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Nashville SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
18' Kacper Przybylko doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
23' The referee shows Nashville SC player a Yellow card on 23.
27' Poor challenge from Kacper Przybylko. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
31' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Charles Sapong on, Daniel Rios off on 31 minutes.
36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
41' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
46' Another change for Nashville SC made on 46 minute. Jack Maher leaves to be changed by Walker Zimmerman.
51' Nashville SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Anibal Godoy argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
55' That is a Yellow card for Philadelphia Union. Jakob Glesnes will be fuming at that decision.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and Nashville SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Daniel Gazdag has done his job and it is now time for Paxten Aaronson to step up.
62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jamiro Monteiro.
62' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Abu Danladi is hanging Ake Arnaud Loba on the field on 62 minute.
67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alistair Johnston made 220 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
77' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Taylor Washington exits the field as Dylan Nealis enters on 77.
82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
87' The 33-year-old David Romney has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
90' Dylan Nealis is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' Philadelphia Union make a change. Jamiro Monteiro trudges off to be replaced by Stuart Findlay on 90 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Jalil Anibaba
19
Alex Muyl
25
Walker Zimmerman ↑ 46'
99
Jhonder Cadiz ↑ 77'
35
Bryan Meredith
7
Abu Danladi ↑ 62'
22
Matt LaGrassa
18
Dylan Nealis ↑ 77'
17
Charles Sapong ↑ 31'

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Gazdag	6
Sam Surridge	2
Hany Mukhtar	2
Jovan Lukic	1
Ahmed Qasem	1
Charles Sapong	1
Kacper Przybylko	1
Mikael Uhre	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.99 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Nashville SC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Nashville SC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union38% Draw30% Nashville SC32%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

68%

Draw or Nashville SC

62%

Philadelphia Union or Nashville SC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union22% Draw54% Nashville SC24%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15%

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

2.6%

0 – 3

2.5%

3 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Nashville SC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	19%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	21%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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

Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

Nashville SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Clean Sheet