CHESTER. Nashville SC and Philadelphia Union draw 1-1. H. Mukhtar scored the first goal (38′) for Nashville SC. D. Gazdag settled the score (45′).
The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester. The referee was Allen Chapman with the assistance of Ian Anderson and Cameron Blanchard. The 4th official was Víctor Rivas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.5 degrees Celsius or 36.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 23 Total 14
- 3 On Target 3
- 20 Off Target 11
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 150 Attack 112
- 69 Dangerous attack 44
- 104 Ball safe 114
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 24
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand 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
Philadelphia Union was was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Philadelphia Union to win the match.
Philadelphia Union shot 23 times, 3 on target, 20 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nashville SC shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Philadelphia Union didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Nashville SC received 1 yellow card (R. Leal).
Match Timeline
Standings
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Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Andre Blake
, Alvas Powell , Jakob Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , José Martínez , Leon Flach , Dániel Gazdag , Jamiro Monteiro and Kacper Przybyłko .The home team had on the bench: Sergio Santos
, Paxten Aaronson, Cory Burke , Nathan Harriel , Ilsinho, Matthew Freese, Stuart Findlay, Jack McGlynn and Jesus Bueno.Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of S. Santos (injured).
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 4 changes: L. Flach for S. Santos (57′), J. Monteiro for J. McGlynn (106′), K. Przybylko for C. Burke (106′) and A. Powell for N. Harriel (109′).
Best player: Dániel Gazdag
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Dániel Gazdag.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 36 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.Nashville SC – Formation
Nashville SC started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Brett Jacobs played with: Joe Willis
, Eric Miller , Alistair Johnston , Walker Zimmerman , Jack Maher , Daniel Lovitz , Randall Leal , Dax McCarty , Aníbal Godoy , Hany Mukhtar and Charles Sapong .The following players were sitting on the bench: Luke Haakenson, Abu Danladi, Jalil Anibaba, Tah Anunga
, Bryan Meredith, Jhonder Cádiz , Aké Arnaud Loba, Taylor Washington and Alex Muyl .Substitutions
Nashville SC made 4 changes: C. Sapong for J. Cadiz (91′), R. Leal for A. Muyl (106′), D. McCarty for B. Anunga (106′) and E. Miller for J. Anibaba (118′).
Best player: Aníbal Godoy
The most impressive player for Nashville SC was Aníbal Godoy.
His rating is
with 59 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 17.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.