Nashville SC vs Atlanta United

29 April 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Fafà Picault 36’
Teal Bunbury 56’
Jacob Shaffelburg 90+1’

Thiago Almada 72’ (pen)

Match summary

Nashville SC saw off Atlanta United 3-1. Nashville SC led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Fafà Picault put Nashville SC ahead from a corner in the 36th minute. In the second half, Teal Bunbury made it 2-0 in the 56th minute, Thiago Almada pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute, and Jacob Shaffelburg made it 3-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Nashville SC created 2.47 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Atlanta United's 1.44 from 17.

Key events

Nashville SC Atlanta United

Kick-off

26’

Matheus RossettoShot on target

35’

Brooks LennonFoul

Fafà PicaultRight foot shot

1-0

36’

Half-time1-0

Second half underway

Alex MuylTime wasting

48’

Teal BunburyLeft foot shot

2-0

56’

Hany MukhtarShot on target

56’

59’

Miguel BerryMachop Chol

59’

Derrick EtienneLuiz Araújo

Jacob ShaffelburgTeal Bunbury

63’

70’

Matheus RossettoVAR: No penalty

72’

Thiago AlmadaPenalty

2-1

Taylor WashingtonAlex Muyl

77’

Tah AnungaAníbal Godoy

78’

Luke HaakensonFafà Picault

82’

Ján GregušDax McCarty

83’

87’

Juan José PurataFoul

88’

Amar SejdicCaleb Wiley

88’

Luis AbramMatheus Rossetto

Jacob ShaffelburgRight foot shot

3-1

90+1’

90+4’

Santiago SosaFoul

Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Nashville SC 2.47 xGAtlanta United 1.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Atlanta United attacking Nashville SC attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Nashville SC 4-3-1-2 Starting XI

Atlanta United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Joe Willis	90′	1	1	19	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Shaq Moore	90′	4	2	–	5	1	18	1	–	–	–
Walker Zimmerman	90′	3	1	3	3	–	28	1	–	1	–
Jack Maher	90′	3	–	–	6	1	25	–	–	–	–
Daniel Lovitz	90′	3	2	1	4	–	21	2	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Aníbal Godoy Taken off	78′	–	–	28	1	0.02	2	1	2	–	–	–
Dax McCarty Taken off	83′	–	–	21	–	0.01	1	–	1	3	–	–
Alex Muyl Taken off	77′	–	–	22	2	0.09	2	2	4	–	1
Hany Mukhtar	90′	–	1	24	3	0.21	2	–	13	–	3	–
Fafà Picault Taken off	82′	1	–	14	–	0.00	1	1	5	1	2	–
Taylor Washington Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tah Anunga Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	3	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Haakenson Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	4	–	0.00	2	–	3	–	1	–
Ján Greguš Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	4	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Teal Bunbury Taken off	63′	1	–	2	1	0.76	0.04	1	4	1	14	–
Jacob Shaffelburg Came on as a substitute	27′	1	–	1	1	0.52	0.00	–	–	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Clement Diop	90′	1	3	26	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Brooks Lennon	90′	–	–	–	1	–	44	1	–	–
Miles Robinson	90′	1	–	–	5	3	48	1	–	–	–
Juan José Purata	90′	3	–	–	6	3	47	3	–	–
Andrew Gutman	90′	–	–	1	1	–	64	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Matheus Rossetto Taken off	88′	–	–	48	–	0.04	1	–	3	2	1	–
Santiago Sosa	90′	–	–	63	1	0.02	3	1	11	3	–
Luiz Araújo Taken off	59′	–	–	31	2	0.05	–	–	4	1	3	–
Thiago Almada	90′	1	–	63	4	0.13	–	–	6	1	1	–
Caleb Wiley Taken off	88′	–	–	30	1	0.04	–	–	1	–	1	–
Luis Abram Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	5	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Amar Sejdic Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	3	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Machop Chol Taken off	59′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	1	–	11	–
Derrick Etienne Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	–	–	–	0.02	–	1	1	14	–
Miguel Berry Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	–	–	–	0.02	–	3	–	7	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Nashville SC L W D L D

Atlanta United L W D D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Nashville SC 2-2 Atlanta United, 21 May 22 Next meeting: Atlanta United 4-0 Nashville SC, 26 Aug 23 All Nashville SC vs Atlanta United meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.