TA’IZZ. Austin and Nashville SC didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
The match was played at the Al Saqr Stadium stadium in Ta’izz. In front of 20,738 spectators. The referee was Lukasz Szpala who had the assistance of Frank Anderson and Andrew Bigelow. The 4th official was Ismir Pekmic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.2 degrees Celsius or 73.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 9 Total 14
- 3 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 9
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Austin was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Nashville SC that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Austin was putting more pressure with 0 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Austin to win the match.
Austin shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Nashville SC shot 14 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Austin will have 55 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Nashville SC will have 47 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Austin will host Colorado Rapids on the 9th of October with a 2-2 head to head.
Nashville SC will play away agasint Los Angeles FC on the 9th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Los Angeles FC (0 draws).
Austin – Formation

Austin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Josh Wolff decided to play with the following team: Brad Stuver
, Nick Lima , Ruben Gabrielsen , Jhohan Romaña , Jon Gallagher , Jhojan Valencia , Owen Wolff , Emiliano Rigoni , Sebastián Driussi , Ethan Finlay and Moussa Djitté .The home team had on the bench: Felipe Martins, Diego Fagúndez
, A. Tarbell, Maximiliano Urruti , Daniel Pereira Gil , Alexander Ring , H. Jimenez, Ž. Kolmanič and Julio Cascante .Substitutions
Austin made 5 changes: J. Valencia for D. Pereira (59′), O. Wolff for A. Ring (59′), E. Rigoni for D. Fagundez (59′), R. Gabrielsen for J. Cascante (70′) and M. K. Djitte for M. Urruti (87′).
Best player: Sebastián Driussi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was Sebastián Driussi.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 29 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.Nashville SC – Formation

Nashville SC started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Gary Smith played with: Joe Willis
, Shaq Moore , Jack Maher , Dave Romney , Daniel Lovitz , Randall Leal , Sean Davis , Dax McCarty , Jacob Shaffelburg , Charles Sapong and Hany Mukhtar .These were the players on the bench: Teal Bunbury
, Eric Miller , E. Zubak, L. Haakenson, Tah Anunga , E. Panicco, T. Washington, Alex Muyl and A. Loba.Substitutions
Nashville SC made 4 changes: J. Shaffelburg for A. Muyl (70′), C. Sapong for T. Bunbury (79′), R. Leal for B. Anunga (86′) and D. McCarty for E. Miller (86′).
Best player: Daniel Lovitz
The most impressive player for Nashville SC was Daniel Lovitz.
His rating is
with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- DC United – Inter Miami – 2-3
- Columbus Crew – Portland Timbers – 1-1
- LA Galaxy – Colorado Rapids – 4-1
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Seattle Sounders – 2-1
- Real Salt Lake – Cincinnati – 1-2
- Austin – Nashville SC – 1-1
- Sporting KC – Minnesota United – 4-1
- Chicago Fire – Charlotte – 2-3
- SJ Earthquakes – Dallas – 1-1