Nashville SC 5–0 Orlando City SC — Match Stats & Analysis

Major League Soccer · 2026Sat, 21 Mar 2026, 22:15 UTCGeodis Park

Nashville SC

WDWW

5–0Full-time analysis

Orlando City SC

LLLW

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Nashville SC won 5–0.

Shots: 209
Shots on target: 81
Expected goals: 3.230.56
Possession: 57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nashville SC beat Orlando City SC 5–0. Recorded in this match (Nashville SC – Orlando City SC): shots 20–9, shots on target 8–1, expected goals 3.23–0.56, possession 57%–43%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Nashville SC have a visible home split

weak

Nashville SC's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

16.3 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	16.3 shots/match	12.8 shots/match	12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Orlando City SC show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Orlando City SC's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.8 shots/match ▲ShotsNashville SC · Orlando City SC11 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Nashville SC	Orlando City SC	Baseline
Shots	12.8 shots/match	11 shots/match	12.3 shots/match
Shots against	8.8 shots/match	16.8 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Nashville SC have recorded the higher season possession share.

53.2% ●PossessionNashville SC · Orlando City SC38.8%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.4 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Nashville SC	Orlando City SC	Baseline
Possession	53.2%	38.8%	50%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

Shots20 shots9 shotsNashville SC 20 shots, Orlando City SC 9 shots
Shots on target8 shots1 shotNashville SC 8 shots, Orlando City SC 1 shot
Expected goals3.23 xG0.56 xGNashville SC 3.23 xG, Orlando City SC 0.56 xG
Possession57%43%Nashville SC 57%, Orlando City SC 43%
Corners5 corners5 cornersNashville SC 5 corners, Orlando City SC 5 corners
Fouls15 fouls5 foulsNashville SC 15 fouls, Orlando City SC 5 fouls
Yellow cards1 card2 cardsNashville SC 1 card, Orlando City SC 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Nashville SC

0Draws

4Orlando City SC

20 Sept 2025Orlando City SC — Nashville SC · Major League Soccer3–2

24 Aug 2025Nashville SC — Orlando City SC · Major League Soccer5–1

31 Aug 2024Orlando City SC — Nashville SC · Major League Soccer3–0

18 Jul 2024Nashville SC — Orlando City SC · Major League Soccer0–3

8 Nov 2023Nashville SC — Orlando City SC · Major League Soccer0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nashville SC favored in 9 of 9 directional metrics · Orlando City SC in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nashville SC5 matchesOrlando City SC5 matches

2.6 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/51 goal/match

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals allowed5/53.4 goals/match

12.8 shots/match ▲Shots5/511 shots/match

5.4 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/53.8 shots/match

53.2% ●Possession5/538.8%

3.8 corners/match ●Corners5/53.4 corners/match

1.67 cards/matchCards3/33 cards/match

13.8 fouls/matchFouls5/59.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples5 / 5home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 22 Mar 2026, 02:15 UTC · analysis-v4