NASHVILLE. Orlando City conquers Nashville SC 1-0 after D. McGuire scored just 1 goal (44′). Orlando City capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the First Tennessee Park stadium in Nashville on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza with the support of Logan Brown and Kevin Lock. The 4th official was Nima Saghafi. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.79 degrees Celsius or 74.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Nashville SC

0 - 1

Orlando City

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 8 Total 2
  • 0 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 1
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 99 Attack 108
  • 32 Dangerous attack 29
  • 78 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 14 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Orlando City was in firm control of the ball 57% while Nashville SC was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nashville SC had a more offensive attitude with 32 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 0 were on target. Still, Orlando City was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Nashville SC shot 8 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Orlando City shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Nashville SC received 5 yellow cards (Sam Surridge, Daniel Lovitz, Hany Mukhtar, Tah Anunga and Teal Bunbury). On the other side, Orlando City received 1 yellow card (Wilder Cartagena).

Match Timeline

Tah Anunga- Yellow
34'
H. Mukhtar- Yellow
38'
Sam Surridge- Yellow
41'
44'
D. McGuire(goal)Martín Ojeda
46'
W. Cartagena- Yellow
Sean Davis- sub ->Tah Anunga
61'
Jacob Shaffelburg- sub ->Fafà Picault
62'
65'
Iván Angulo- sub ->Mauricio Pereyra
65'
Ramiro Enrique- sub ->Duncan McGuire
72'
Teal Bunbury- sub ->Randall Leal
77'
Daniel Lovitz- Yellow
79'
85'
Taylor Washington- sub ->Alex Muyl
85'
85'
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson- sub ->Kyle Smith
Daniel Lovitz(yellowredcard)
90'
Teal Bunbury- Yellow
90'

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 this match, Nashville SC will stay with 45 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Orlando City will have 57 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Nashville SC will host New York RB on the 21st of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of New York RB (1 draw).

Orlando City will play away agasint Toronto on the 21st of October with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Toronto (3 draws).

Nashville SC – Formation

Nashville SC
G
Joe Willis 1.United States
6.3
D
Daniel Lovitz 2.United States
6.8
79'
D
Jack Maher 5.United States
6.8
D
Alex Muyl 19.United States
7.0
85'
D
W. Zimmerman 25.United States
7.0
M
Fafà Picault 7.Haiti
7.0
62'
M
Randall Leal 8.Costa Rica
6.4
77'
M
H. Mukhtar 10.Germany
7.5
38'
M
Aníbal Godoy 20.Panama
7.0
M
Tah Anunga 27.Cameroon
6.3
61' 34'
F
Sam Surridge 9.England
7.0
41'
Substitutes
G
Elliot Panicco 30.United States
D
Josh Bauer 22.United States
D
Taylor Washington 23.United States
6.7
85'
M
Dax McCarty 6.United States
M
Luke Haakenson 26.United States
M
Sean Davis 54.United States
6.8
61'
F
Ethan Zubak 11.United States
F
Teal Bunbury 12.United States
6.7
77' 90'
F
Jacob Shaffelburg 14.Canada
6.6
62'

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

The manager Gary Smith decided to play with the following team: Joe Willis (6.3), Alex Muyl (7.0), Walker Zimmerman (7.0), Jack Maher (6.8), Daniel Lovitz (6.8), Randall Leal (6.4), Aníbal Godoy (7.0), Tah Anunga (6.3), Hany Mukhtar (7.5), Fafà Picault (7.0) and Sam Surridge (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Dax McCarty, Ethan Zubak, Teal Bunbury (6.7), Jacob Shaffelburg (6.6), Josh Bauer, Taylor Washington (6.7), Luke Haakenson, Elliot Panicco and Sean Davis (6.8).

Substitutions

Nashville SC made 4 changes: Alex Muyl for Taylor Washington (85′), Fafà Picault for Jacob Shaffelburg (62′), Randall Leal for Teal Bunbury (77′) and Tah Anunga for Sean Davis (61′).

Best player: Hany Mukhtar​

The player that probably impressed the most for Nashville SC was Hany Mukhtar.

His rating is (7.5) with 38 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City
G
P. Gallese 1.Peru
7.0
D
Rafael Santos 3.Brazil
7.3
D
Robin Jansson 6.Sweden
7.3
D
Rodrigo Schlegel 15.Argentina
7.5
D
Kyle Smith 24.United States
6.7
85'
M
C. Araújo 5.Uruguay
7.1
M
Mauricio Pereyra 10.Uruguay
6.6
65'
M
Martín Ojeda 11.Argentina
7.0
85'
M
W. Cartagena 16.Peru
6.6
46'
M
Facundo Torres 17.Uruguay
6.7
72'
F
D. McGuire 13.United States
7.3
65' 44'
Substitutes
G
Mason Stajduhar 31.United States
D
Antônio Carlos 25.Brazil
6.8
85'
M
Felipe Martins 8.Brazil
M
L. Petrasso 20.Canada
M
Júnior Urso 21.Brazil
7.0
72'
M
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 23.Iceland
6.4
85'
M
Iván Angulo 77.Colombia
6.8
65'
F
Ramiro Enrique 7.Argentina
6.4
65'
F
Gastón González 22.Argentina

Orlando City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez played with: Pedro Gallese (7.0), Kyle Smith (6.7), Rodrigo Schlegel (7.5), Robin Jansson (7.3), Rafael Santos (7.3), César Araújo (7.1), Wilder Cartagena (6.6), Facundo Torres (6.7), Mauricio Pereyra (6.6), Martín Ojeda (7.0) and Duncan McGuire (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ramiro Enrique (6.4), Felipe Martins, Luca Petrasso, Júnior Urso  (7.0), Gastón González, Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (6.4), Antônio Carlos (6.8), Mason Stajduhar and Iván Angulo (6.8).

Substitutions

Orlando City made 5 changes: Kyle Smith for Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (85′), Mauricio Pereyra for Iván Angulo (65′), Martín Ojeda for Antônio Carlos (85′), Duncan McGuire for Ramiro Enrique (65′) and Facundo Torres for Júnior Urso  (72′).

Best player: Rodrigo Schlegel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Orlando City was Rodrigo Schlegel even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 60 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.

Results of the day

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