Atlanta United obliterates Nashville SC 4-0 showing huge dominance. HIGHLIGHTS

ATLANTA. Atlanta United annihilates Nashville SC 4-0 with goals of

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John Ross
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Atlanta United obliterates Nashville SC 4-0 showing huge dominance. HIGHLIGHTS

ATLANTA. Atlanta United wipes out Nashville SC 4-0 with goals of Xande Silva (26′), Thiago Almada (46′), Miles Robinson (57′) and Saba Lobzhanidze (87′).

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Freemon with the collaboration of Jason White and Gianni Facchini. The 4th official was Joshua Encarnación. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 37.46 degrees Celsius or 99.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Atlanta United

4 - 0

Team 1

Nashville SC

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 20 Total 13
  • 11 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 9
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 99 Attack 93
  • 57 Dangerous attack 46
  • 41 Ball safe 43
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 2
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Atlanta United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Nashville SC that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlanta United won the match​.

Atlanta United shot 20 times, 11 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nashville SC shot 13 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Atlanta United received 3 yellow cards (Gonzalo Pineda Reyes, Tyler Wolff and Tristan Muyumba). On the opposite side, Nashville SC didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Xande Silva(goal)Thiago Almada
26'
Tristan Muyumba- Yellow
34'
T. Almada(goal)Xande Silva
46'
57'
Saba Lobjanidze- sub ->Xande Silva
61'
Tyler Wolff- sub ->Edwin Mosquera
61'
Tyler Wolff- Yellow
66'
68'
Tah Anunga- sub ->Alex Muyl
68'
Teal Bunbury- sub ->Sam Surridge
68'
Luke Haakenson- sub ->Jacob Shaffelburg
68'
Randall Leal- sub ->Sean Davis
Ronald Hernández- sub ->Caleb Wiley
77'
85'
85'
Amar Sejdic- sub ->Tristan Muyumba
Saba Lobjanidze(goal)Thiago Almada
87'
89'
Ethan Zubak- sub ->Hany Mukhtar

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After playing this match, Atlanta United will have 41 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Nashville SC will stay with 38 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Atlanta United will play away against Cincinnati on the 21st of October with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).

Nashville SC will host New York RB on the 21st of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of New York RB (1 draw).

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United
G
Brad Guzan  1.United States
6.7
D
L. Abram 4.Peru
7.1
D
Brooks Lennon 11.United States
6.8
D
Miles Robinson 12.United States
7.8
Goals57'
D
C. Wiley 26.United States
7.0
77'
M
Tristan Muyumba 8.France
6.1
85' 34'
M
T. Almada 10.Argentina
10.2
Goals46'
M
Xande Silva 16.Portugal
8.4
61' Goals26'
M
Matheus Rossetto 20.Brazil
7.1
M
Edwin Mosquera 21.Colombia
6.3
61'
F
G. Giakoumakis 7.Greece
6.8
85'
Substitutes
G
Quentin Westberg 31.United States
D
Ronald Hernández 2.Venezuela
77'
D
Juan José Purata 22.Mexico
85'
M
Santiago Sosa 5.Argentina
M
Saba Lobjanidze 9.Georgia
6.8
61' Goals87'
M
Amar Sejdic 13.United States
85'
M
D. Etienne 18.Haiti
F
Miguel Berry 19.Spain
F
Tyler Wolff 28.United States
6.8
61' 66'

Atlanta United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes decided to play with the following team: Brad Guzan (6.7), Brooks Lennon (6.8), Miles Robinson (7.8), Luis Abram (7.1), Caleb Wiley (7.0), Tristan Muyumba (6.1), Matheus Rossetto (7.1), Edwin Mosquera (6.3), Thiago Almada (10.2), Xande Silva (8.4) and Giorgos Giakoumakis (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ronald José Hernández Pimentel, Santiago Sosa, Saba Lobzhanidze (6.8), Amar Sejdic, Derrick Etienne Junior, Miguel Berry, Juan Sánchez Purata, Tyler Wolff (6.8) and Quentin Westberg.

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 5 changes: Edwin Mosquera for Tyler Wolff (61′), Xande Silva for Saba Lobzhanidze (61′), Giorgos Giakoumakis for Juan Sánchez Purata (85′), Tristan Muyumba for Amar Sejdic (85′) and Caleb Wiley for Ronald José Hernández Pimentel (77′).

Best player: Xande Silva​

The most impressive player for Atlanta United was Xande Silva.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 23 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Nashville SC – Formation

Nashville SC
G
Joe Willis 1.United States
7.1
D
Daniel Lovitz 2.United States
7.3
D
Lukas MacNaughton 3.Canada
6.3
D
Jack Maher 5.United States
6.3
D
Shaq Moore 18.United States
6.7
M
Jacob Shaffelburg 14.Canada
6.1
68'
M
Alex Muyl 19.United States
7.5
68'
M
Aníbal Godoy  20.Panama
7.0
M
Sean Davis 54.United States
7.0
68'
F
Sam Surridge 9.England
6.3
68'
F
H. Mukhtar 10.Germany
6.8
89'
Substitutes
G
Elliot Panicco 30.United States
D
Josh Bauer 22.United States
M
Dax McCarty 6.United States
M
Randall Leal 8.Costa Rica
6.7
68'
M
Laurence Wyke 16.England
M
Luke Haakenson 26.United States
6.4
68'
M
Tah Anunga 27.Cameroon
6.7
68'
F
Ethan Zubak 11.United States
89'
F
Teal Bunbury 12.United States
6.4
68'

Nashville SC started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Gary Smith played with: Joe Willis (7.1), Shaq Moore (6.7), Lukas MacNaughton (6.3), Jack Maher (6.3), Daniel Lovitz (7.3), Jacob Shaffelburg (6.1), Sean Davis (7.0), Aníbal Godoy (7.0), Alex Muyl (7.5), Sam Surridge (6.3) and Hany Mukhtar (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Dax McCarty, Randall Leal (6.7), Ethan Zubak, Teal Bunbury (6.4), Laurence Wyke, Josh Bauer, Luke Haakenson (6.4), Tah Anunga (6.7) and Elliot Panicco.

Substitutions

Nashville SC made 5 changes: Hany Mukhtar for Ethan Zubak (89′), Alex Muyl for Tah Anunga (68′), Sam Surridge for Teal Bunbury (68′), Jacob Shaffelburg for Luke Haakenson (68′) and Sean Davis for Randall Leal (68′).

Best player: Alex Muyl​

The most impressive player for Nashville SC was Alex Muyl.

His rating is (7.5) with 17 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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