CHESTER. Philadelphia Union prevails over Nashville SC 1-0 after K. Przybylko scored a penalty (18′).

The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester on Saturday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Philadelphia Union was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Nashville SC that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Nashville SC was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Philadelphia Union managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Philadelphia Union shot 14 times, 1 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nashville SC shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Philadelphia Union received 3 yellow cards (J. Glesnes, K. Przybylko and J. Monteiro). On the opposite side, Nashville SC received 3 yellow cards (A. Godoy, A. Loba and D. Nealis).

Standings

After this match, Philadelphia Union will have 49 points like Nashville SC to move up in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Nashville SC will stay with 49 points to move up in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union will play away with Toronto on the 27th of October with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Toronto (6 draws).

Nashville SC will play away agasint Cincinnati on the 27th of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Nashville SC (1 draw).

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Andre Blake (7.4), Olivier Mbaizo (6.5), Jakob Glesnes (7.4), Jack Elliott (7.8), Kai Wagner (7.4), Alejandro Bedoya (7.3), José Martínez (6.8), Leon Flach (7.4), Dániel Gazdag (7.1), Kacper Przybyłko (7.2) and Jamiro Monteiro (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Quinn Sullivan, Anthony Fontana, Jack McGlynn, Matthew Freese, Jesus Bueno, Sergio Santos, Nathan Harriel, Paxten Aaronson (5.9) and Stuart Findlay.

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 2 changes: D. Gazdag for P. Aaronson (61′) and J. Monteiro for S. Findlay (90′).

Best player: Jack Elliott​

The most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Jack Elliott even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 54 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Nashville SC – Formation

Nashville SC started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Talking about the opposition, Brett Jacobs played with: Joe Willis (6.7), Eric Miller (6.8), Jack Maher (7.1), Dave Romney (7.4), Alistair Johnston (6.7), Randall Leal (7.3), Tah Anunga (7.1), Aníbal Godoy (7.1), Taylor Washington (6.3), Aké Arnaud Loba (6.3) and Daniel Rios (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Walker Zimmerman (7.2), Bryan Meredith, Charles Sapong (6.6), Jalil Anibaba, Alex Muyl, Jhonder Cádiz (6.5), Dylan Nealis (6.4), Matt LaGrassa and Abu Danladi (6.8).

Nashville SC could not rely on the presence of C. Sapong (injured).

Substitutions

Nashville SC made 5 changes: D. Rios for C. Sapong (31′), J. Maher for W. Zimmerman (46′), A. Loba for A. Danladi (62′), T. Washinghton for D. Nealis (77′) and R. Leal for J. Cadiz (77′).

Best player: Dave Romney​

The most impressive player for Nashville SC was Dave Romney.

His rating is (7.4) with 63 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Seattle Sounders – Sporting KC – 1-2
• Columbus Crew – New York RB – 1-2
• Philadelphia Union – Nashville SC – 1-0
• Toronto – Montreal Impact – 1-1
• New York City – DC United – 6-0