NASHVILLE. Philadelphia Union managed to turn the tables against Nashville SC to win 2-1. It was Nashville SC to strike first with a goal of Sam Surridge at the 42′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Dániel Gazdag gave the win to Philadelphia Union in the 90′ minute.

The match was played at the First Tennessee Park stadium in Nashville on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas with the support of Jeffrey Greeson and Jeffrey Swartzel. The 4th official was Sergii Demianchuk. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 10.36 degrees Celsius or 50.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Nashville SC was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Philadelphia Union that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Nashville SC had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Philadelphia Union managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Nashville SC shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Nashville SC received 1 yellow card (Aníbal Godoy ). Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Nashville SC stays with 7 points like CF Montréal to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union will has 12 points like Inter Miami, Columbus Crew and Cincinnati to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Nashville SC – Formation

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

The manager Gary Smith decided to play with the following team: Elliot Panicco (6.7), Josh Bauer (7.0), Lukas MacNaughton (7.7), Daniel Lovitz (6.3), Alex Muyl (7.0), Aníbal Godoy  (7.3), Dru Yearwood (7.0), Tah Anunga (6.7), Jacob Shaffelburg (6.7), H. Mukhtar (7.0) and Sam Surridge (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Amar Sejdic (6.6), Teal Bunbury, Orrin McKinze Gaines II., Taylor Washington, Brent Kallman, Joe Willis, Jack Maher and Sean Davis (6.6).

Nashville SC could not rely on the presence of Sean Davis (injured).

Substitutions

Nashville SC made 2 changes: Dru Yearwood for Sean Davis (72′) and Tah Anunga for Amar Sejdic (86′).

Player of the match: Lukas MacNaughton​

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

His rating is 7.7 with 46 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Jim Curtin played with: Oliver Semmle (7.5), J. Glesnes (7.0), Jack Elliott (6.6), Damion Lowe (7.5), N. Harriel (7.7), J. Martínez (6.7), J. McGlynn (8.4), Kai Wagner (7.0), Dániel Gazdag (8.1), Julián Carranza (7.5) and Q. Sullivan (7.3).

They had on the bench: Matt Real, Alejandro Bedoya  (6.4), Jeremy Rafanello, O. Mbaïzo (7.0), J. Bueno, Chris Donovan (6.3), Tai Baribo, Markus Anderson and A. Rick.

Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of O. Mbaïzo (injured).

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: Jack Elliott for Alejandro Bedoya  (59′), Kai Wagner for O. Mbaïzo (59′) and Q. Sullivan for Chris Donovan (87′).

Player of the match: J. McGlynn​

The most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was J. McGlynn even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 44 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Austin – SJ Earthquakes – 4-3
• Chicago Fire – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
• Minnesota United – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
• Nashville SC – Philadelphia Union – 1-2
• St. Louis City – Dallas – 0-0
• Seattle Sounders – CF Montréal – 5-0
• Sporting KC – Portland Timbers – 3-3