Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Orlando City & Nashville SC face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the US Open Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Major League Soccer game only four days ago. That game, against DC United, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Nashville SC.
Orlando City form and stats
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Orlando City at their home stadium (Exploria Stadium) is 4 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
The supporters are hoping that Orlando will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Cincinnati. Orlando City's goalkeeper Gallese was extremely busy against Cincinnati, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.
Ahead of that match, Orlando won a home game hosting Houston Dynamo (2-1).The Orlando City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Nashville SC form and stats
It's the second away game in a row for Nashville, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus DC United last time out. Mukhtar, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.61. Mukhtar scored two goals.
The game before that, in the Major League Soccer, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Sporting KC.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Portland Timbers in just four days.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - four - two (Orlando City wins - draws - Nashville SC wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Mukhtar 8 goals |   E. Kara 6 goals |  C. Sapong 5 goals |
Orlando City missing players
Nashville SC missing players
| Orlando City | Nashville SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 22 | Scored | S | 18 | 38 | ||
| 31 | 21 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.9 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | ||
| 12.2 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 12.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| 2 | New York City | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | New York RB | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 25 |
| 6 | New England | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 8 | Inter Miami | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | Atlanta United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Toronto | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 14 |
| 14 | DC United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
