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Jul 18, 2024 at 1.30am UK
First Tennessee Park
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Nashville
0 - 3
Orlando City


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Preview: Nashville SC vs. Orlando City - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: Nashville SC vs. Orlando City - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Nashville SC and Orlando City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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After suffering four consecutive defeats, Nashville SC will attempt to return to winning ways when they welcome Orlando City to GEODIS Park for Wednesday's MLS encounter.

In contrast to their hosts, the Lions will carry significant momentum into the midweek contest after recording three successive victories.


Match preview

Having won six, drawn eight and lost nine of their 23 matches, Nashville are currently sitting in ninth position in the Eastern Conference, with only goal difference keeping them above Montreal.

Nashville are enduring a poor run of results, having lost each of their last four matches to Inter Miami, Columbus Crew, Portland Timbers and DC United.

They would have been particularly disappointed to lose 2-1 in Saturday's away game against DC United after they took the lead through Tyler Boyd's 19th-minute opener.

Nashville may have conceded 10 goals across their last four matches, but is at the opposite end of the pitch where they have struggled throughout the campaign, having netted just 26 goals in 23 games – only the New England Revolution have scored fewer in MLS this season.

After playing three consecutive away games, they will hope that a return to GEODIS Park can spark an upturn in fortunes, even though they have won just one of their previous four home matches.

Orlando are sitting in seventh position and four points above Wednesday's opponents after putting together a fine run of form.

The Lions have won four of their last five matches, including victories in their last three outings against Toronto, DC United and New England.

They showed great fight to come from a goal down in Saturday's away game against the Revolution, with Facundo Torres scoring either side of a Ramiro Enrique effort to guide Orlando to a 3-1 victory.

Having won back-to-back away games, Orlando have now taken 18 points from their 12 MLS road trips this season, giving them the fourth-best away record in the Eastern Conference.

They may fancy their chances of claiming three more points on Wednesday after winning each of their previous three games against Nashville via a 1-0 scoreline, including their last two trips to GEODIS Park.

Nashville SC Major League Soccer form:

Orlando City Major League Soccer form:


Team News

Nashville are unable to call upon Julian Gaines and Lukas MacNaughton due to ankle injuries, while Anibal Godoy and Randall Leal are ruled out with thigh and hip issues respectively.

The hosts are also having to cope without the services of their captain Walker Zimmerman, who has been named in the USA squad for the upcoming Olympics in France.

In Zimmerman's absence, Bauer started in central defence at the weekend, and he is set to retain his spot alongside Jack Maher in the centre of the Nashville backline.

Meanwhile, the visitors remain without goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar and defender Michael Halliday due to leg and knee injuries respectively.

Enrique is set to start a second successive game in the absence of Duncan McGuire, who has been selected to represent USA at the Olympic Games.

Uruguayan winger Facundo Torres will be looking to continue his fine form after scoring seven goals in his last nine MLS appearances.


Nashville SC possible starting lineup:
Willis; Moore, Bauer, Maher, Lovitz; Davis, Yearwood; Boyd, Mukhtar, Surridge; Bunbury

Orlando City possible starting lineup:
Gallese; Thorhallsson, Schlegel, Jansson, Santos; Araujo, Cartagena; Torres, Ojeda, Angulo; Enrique


We say: Nashville SC 1-3 Orlando City

Nashville will be low on confidence after four straight defeats, while their opponents will be full of belief following three consecutive victories, and we think that Orlando will continue to build momentum by claiming another victory in Wednesday's away fixture.


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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721
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