MLS 2025 · 24 Aug 2025

Nashville SC 5–1 Orlando City SC

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Nashville SC favourites at 54%.

Nashville SC won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Hany Mukhtar, 68.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Sam Surridge +23.0, Hany Mukhtar +20.2, Jeisson Palacios +11.4.

Well below it: Pedro Gallese −26.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

17 Aug 2025	W 3–1	v Sporting Kansas City MLS
11 Aug 2025	W 4–1	v Inter Miami CF MLS
26 Jul 2025	W 3–1	at Columbus Crew MLS
19 Jul 2025	W 2–1	at New England Revolution MLS
17 Jul 2025	L 1–2	v New York City FC MLS

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Hany Mukhtar Forward	90	2	1	0.55	68.3	+20.2
Sam Surridge Forward	90	2	0	1.25	64.1	+23.0
Edvard Tagseth Midfielder	1	0	0	–	62.7	–
Bryan Acosta Midfielder	14	0	0	–	56.1	–
Jeisson Palacios Defender	90	1	0	0.05	53.7	+11.4
Jacob Shaffelburg Forward	63	0	2	0.57	53.2	–
Joe Willis Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	51.9	+3.9
Patrick Yazbek Midfielder	89	0	0	–	51.8	+9.0
Ahmed Qasem Midfielder	27	0	0	–	44.2	–
Andy Najar Defender	76	0	0	0.06	43.3	+8.8
Walker Zimmerman Defender	90	0	0	–	40.4	+1.0
Gastón Brugman Midfielder	76	0	0	–	36.0	–
Josh Bauer Defender	90	0	2	0.03	35.1	–
Alex Muyl Midfielder	88	0	0	0.03	34.9	+0.6
Tate Schmitt Defender	14	0	0	–	29.8	–
Jonathan Perez Midfielder	8	0	0	0.09	25.9	–

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Luis Muriel Forward	7	1	0.23	100.0	–
Dagur Dan Þórhallsson Midfielder	74	0	–	54.2	–
Nicolás Rodríguez Midfielder	58	0	–	50.1	–
Adrián Marín Defender	90	0	0.05	50.1	–
Rodrigo Schlegel Defender	90	0	–	48.7	+7.0
Eduard Atuesta Midfielder	32	0	0.02	47.5	–
Joran Gerbet Midfielder	89	0	–	47.1	–
Tyrese Spicer Forward	90	0	0.06	46.9	+6.9
Kyle Smith Defender	58	0	0.17	45.4	–
Robin Jansson Defender	90	0	–	44.5	+7.3
Ramiro Enrique Forward	90	0	0.23	44.4	–
Zakaria Taifi Defender	1	0	–	42.0	–
Marco Pašalić Midfielder	32	0	0.02	40.0	–
César Araújo Midfielder	58	0	0.01	37.1	−1.7
Alexander Freeman Defender	32	0	–	29.8	–
Pedro Gallese Goalkeeper	90	0	–	24.8	−26.9