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Nashville SC vs Orlando City SC – Lineups & Match Details

Nashville SC beat Orlando City SC 5-0. Goals: C. Espinoza (5'), S. Surridge (28' pen.), S. Surridge (55'), S. Surridge (67'), W. Madrigal (80'). Nashville SC had 57% possession against Orlando City SC's 43%. Shots on target: 8-1.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 5

Saturday, 21 March 2026

Nashville SCNashville SC

5 - 0

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

Orlando City SCOrlando City SC

Referee: V. Rivas

Lineups

Nashville SCNashville SC4-2-3-1
Brian Schwake99Brian SchwakeG
Andy Najar31Andy NajarD
Jeisson Palacios4Jeisson PalaciosD
Maxwell Woledzi3Maxwell WoledziD
Reed Baker-Whiting27Reed Baker-WhitingD
Patrick Yazbek8Patrick YazbekM
Edvard Sandvik Tagseth20Edvard Sandvik TagsethM
Cristian Espinoza7Cristian EspinozaM
Hany Mukhtar10Hany MukhtarM
Alex Muyl19Alex MuylM
Sam Surridge9Sam SurridgeF

Substitutes

37Ahmed QasemF
16Matthew CorcoranM
41Warren MadrigalF
2Daniel LovitzD
17Woobens PaciusF
1Joe WillisG
22Josh BauerD
5Jack MaherD
6Bryan AcostaM
Orlando City SCOrlando City SC4-2-3-1
Maxime Crépeau71Maxime CrépeauG
Griffin Dorsey24Griffin DorseyD
Nolan Miller21Nolan MillerD
Iago Silva57Iago SilvaD
Adrián Marín3Adrián MarínD
Luis Otávio5Luis OtávioM
Braian Ojeda8Braian OjedaM
Marco Pašalić87Marco PašalićM
Martín Ojeda10Martín OjedaM
Iván Angulo77Iván AnguloM
Duncan McGuire13Duncan McGuireF

Substitutes

25Colin GuskeM
19Zakaria TaifiM
11Tiago SouzaF
34Yutaro TsukadaF
12Javier OteroG
29Tahir Reid-BrownD
41Dylan JudelsonM
22Justin EllisF
23Harvey SarajianF

Match Events

5'G

C. Espinoza

26'Y

N. Miller

28'P

S. Surridge

46'S

Luis Otávio

Substitution 1

55'G

S. Surridge

59'S

A. Gomez

Substitution 2

59'S

D. McGuire

Substitution 3

61'S

A. Muyl

Substitution 1

67'G

S. Surridge

Assist: C. Espinoza

68'S

P. Yazbek

Substitution 2

68'S

C. Espinoza

Substitution 3

72'S

G. Dorsey

Substitution 4

73'Y

Iago

78'S

R. Baker-Whiting

Substitution 4

78'S

S. Surridge

Substitution 5

80'G

W. Madrigal

83'Y

A. Najar

Statistics

Nashville SC
57%43%
Orlando City SC
3.23Expected Goals (xG)0.56
20Total Shots9
8Shots on Target1
5Corners5
15Fouls5
3Offsides2
92Pass Accuracy (%)82
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Nashville SC host Orlando City SC on Saturday, 21 March 2026. The kick-off time is 22:15 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Nashville SC go into the match 1st in the table; Orlando City SC sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nashville SC have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Orlando City SC have collected 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 20 Sept 2025: Nashville SC 2-3 Orlando City SC; 24 Aug 2025: Nashville SC 5-1 Orlando City SC; 31 Aug 2024: Nashville SC 0-3 Orlando City SC. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Nashville SC beat Orlando City SC 5-0. Nashville SC scored through C. Espinoza 5', S. Surridge 28' (pen.), S. Surridge 55', S. Surridge 67', W. Madrigal 80'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 80 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nashville SC held 57% of the ball against 43% for Orlando City SC. Shots on target finished 8-1. Expected goals read 3.23 for Nashville SC, 0.56 for Orlando City SC.

Verdict

The win nudges Nashville SC forward and leaves Orlando City SC with work to do. Nashville SC sat 1st and Orlando City SC 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.