NASHVILLE. Orlando City beats Nashville SC 1-0 after I. Angulo scored just 1 goal (6′).

The match was played at the First Tennessee Park stadium in Nashville on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 25,315 spectators.​ The referee was Allen Chapman with the support of Katie Nesbitt and Stefan Tanaka-Freundt. The 4th official was Tori Penso. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 1.94 degrees Celsius or 35.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Nashville SC was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Orlando City that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Nashville SC was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Orlando City managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Nashville SC shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Orlando City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Nashville SC received 4 yellow cards (Daniel Lovitz, Teal Bunbury, Aníbal Godoy and Sam Surridge). On the opposite side, Orlando City received 5 yellow cards (Pedro Gallese, Rodrigo Schlegel, Mauricio Pereyra, Rafael Santos and Wilder Cartagena).

Standings

After playing this match, Nashville SC will stay with 49 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Orlando City will have 63 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Nashville SC will play away with Orlando City on the 12th of November with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Orlando City (4 draws).

Orlando City will host Nashville SC on the 12th of November with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Orlando City (4 draws).

Nashville SC and Orlando City will play the return match on the at the Orlando City Stadium

Nashville SC – Formation

Nashville SC started with a 4-1-2-1-2 line-up (4-1-2-1-2).

The manager Gary Smith decided to play with the following team: Joe Willis (7.0), Shaq Moore (7.0), Walker Zimmerman (7.0), Lukas MacNaughton (8.1), Daniel Lovitz (7.0), Alex Muyl (6.6), Dax McCarty (6.4), Aníbal Godoy (7.1), Hany Mukhtar (7.3), Fafà Picault (6.4) and Sam Surridge (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Maher, Teal Bunbury (6.8), Jacob Shaffelburg (7.0), Josh Bauer, Taylor Washington, Luke Haakenson, Tah Anunga, Elliot Panicco and Sean Davis (6.7).

Substitutions

Nashville SC made 3 changes: Dax McCarty for Sean Davis (58′), Alex Muyl for Jacob Shaffelburg (58′) and Lukas MacNaughton for Teal Bunbury (76′).

Best player: Lukas MacNaughton​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nashville SC was Lukas MacNaughton.

His rating is (8.1) with 51 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14.

Orlando City – Formation

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

Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez played with: Pedro Gallese (7.7), Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (6.4), Rodrigo Schlegel (7.1), Robin Jansson (7.0), Rafael Santos (6.3), César Araújo (7.5), Wilder Cartagena (7.1), Facundo Torres (7.3), Mauricio Pereyra (6.8), Iván Angulo (8.1) and Duncan McGuire (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ramiro Enrique (7.0), Felipe Martins, Martín Ojeda (6.4), Júnior Urso  (6.8), Gastón González, Kyle Smith (6.4), Antônio Carlos (6.8), Michael Halliday and Mason Stajduhar.

Substitutions

Orlando City made 5 changes: Iván Angulo for Martín Ojeda (68′), Mauricio Pereyra for Júnior Urso  (68′), Rafael Santos for Kyle Smith (72′), Duncan McGuire for Antônio Carlos (80′) and Facundo Torres for Ramiro Enrique (80′).

Best player: Iván Angulo​

The most impressive player for Orlando City was Iván Angulo.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 35 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

• Atlanta United – Columbus Crew – 4-2
• Nashville SC – Orlando City – 0-1