National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nashville SC or San Antonio that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nashville and San Antonio.
Nashville SC form and stats
Nashville SC participated in US Open Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Nashville SC have to build on here in the Major League Soccer.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Nashville SC, who played 1-1 against Los Angeles FC. That match was also played at this venue Maher was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.4 out of 10. The defender Maher won 4 of 5 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting New York City (1-2).The match schedule is unforgiving for Nashville SC as they have a new game in only three days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Atlanta United are visiting.
Defensively Nashville have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
San Antonio form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Club De Lyon in order to reach 3rd round of US Open Cup. San Antonio was sent out of US Open Cup in the round of 32 last season.There were no winners in Antonio's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Phoenix Rising.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Louisville City's place.A new game in only three days for San Antonio, the USL Championship home match versus Las Vegas Lights. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  H. Mukhtar 3 goals |  J. Shaffelburg 2 goals |   N. Hansen 2 goals |
Nashville SC missing players
San Antonio missing players
| Nashville SC | San Antonio | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 8 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 37 | 28 | Scored | S | 8 | 36 | ||
| 23 | 16 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.7 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 33% | ||
| 12 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.5 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | Atlanta United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | New York City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Nashville SC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | DC United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Toronto | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | New York RB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | -12 | 6 |
