Toronto FC vs Nashville SC

9 September 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Filip Dujic

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Dániel Sallói 72’
  • Emilio Aristizábal 90+3’
  • Niklas Dorsch 3’ (og)

Match summary

Toronto FC came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Nashville SC, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Nashville SC led 1-0 at half-time.

Dorsch's own goal put Nashville SC ahead in the 3rd minute, Dániel Sallói equalised with a header in the 72nd minute, and Emilio Aristizábal won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Toronto FC created 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Nashville SC's 0.89 from 11.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
16 Shots 11
7 Shots on target 5
3 Corners 8
79 Attacks 88
40 Dangerous attacks 47
363 Passes 507
82.6% Pass accuracy 86.2%
10 Tackles 13
9 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 0
1 Offsides 6

Key events

Toronto FC Nashville SC
Kick-off
3’
Niklas DorschOwn goal0-1 (Nashville SC)
Lewis MorganShot on target
3’
7’
Elias SaadShot on target
11’
Corner
Corner
21’
Josh SargentShot on target
22’
Corner
25’
Benjamin KuscevicShot on target
26’
Corner
26’
32’
Elias SaadShot on target
Lewis MorganShot on target
40’
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
47’
Corner
48’
Corner
53’
Corner
55’
Hany MukhtarShot on target
Matheus PereiraJackson Gilman
59’
Theo CorbeanuLewis Morgan
59’
Nickseon GomisBenjamin Kuscevic
59’
Alonso CoelloShot on target
64’
66’
Ahmed QasemElias Saad
66’
Sam SurridgeShot on target
Markus CimermancicNiklas Dorsch
70’
Dániel SallóiHeader1-1 (Toronto FC)
72’
74’
Andy NajarDaniel Lovitz
74’
Patrick YazbekEdvard Tagseth
Emilio AristizábalJosh Sargent
75’
85’
Maxwell WoledziShot on target
85’
Corner
87’
Shakur MohammedCristian Espinoza
87’
Corner
90+1’
Corner
Emilio AristizábalRight foot shot2-1 (Toronto FC)
90+3’
90+6’
Corner
Luka GavranTime wasting
90+7’
Full-time2-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 0.89 3’ Niklas Dorsch (Nashville SC) own goal, 0-1 3’ 72’ Dániel Sallói (Toronto FC), 1-1 72’ 90+3’ Emilio Aristizábal (Toronto FC), 2-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 0.89 3’ Niklas Dorsch (Nashville SC) own goal, 0-1 Dorsch 3’ 72’ Dániel Sallói (Toronto FC), 1-1 Sallói 72’ 90+3’ Emilio Aristizábal (Toronto FC), 2-1 Aristizábal 90+3’
Toronto FC 1.76 xGNashville SC 0.89 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nashville SC attacking Toronto FC attacking 
38’ Josh Sargent (Toronto FC), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 90+3’ Emilio Aristizábal (Toronto FC), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 7’ Elias Saad (Nashville SC), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 3’ Lewis Morgan (Toronto FC), set piece, 0.20 xG, saved 90+6’ Maxwell Woledzi (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 22’ Josh Sargent (Toronto FC), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 90+5’ Emilio Aristizábal (Toronto FC), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 21’ Josh Sargent (Toronto FC), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ Dániel Sallói (Toronto FC), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 86’ Markus Cimermancic (Toronto FC), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+6’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 30’ Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Elias Saad (Nashville SC), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Josh Sargent (Toronto FC), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Lewis Morgan (Toronto FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Benjamin Kuscevic (Toronto FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Derrick Etienne (Toronto FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Alonso Coello (Toronto FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 8’ Richie Laryea (Toronto FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Dániel Sallói (Toronto FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Dániel Sallói (Toronto FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Maxwell Woledzi (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 3’ Niklas Dorsch (Toronto FC), own goal 38’ Josh Sargent (Toronto FC), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 90+3’ Emilio Aristizábal (Toronto FC), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 7’ Elias Saad (Nashville SC), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 3’ Lewis Morgan (Toronto FC), set piece, 0.20 xG, saved 90+6’ Maxwell Woledzi (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 22’ Josh Sargent (Toronto FC), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 90+5’ Emilio Aristizábal (Toronto FC), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 21’ Josh Sargent (Toronto FC), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ Dániel Sallói (Toronto FC), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 86’ Markus Cimermancic (Toronto FC), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+6’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 30’ Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Elias Saad (Nashville SC), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Josh Sargent (Toronto FC), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Lewis Morgan (Toronto FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Benjamin Kuscevic (Toronto FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Derrick Etienne (Toronto FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Alonso Coello (Toronto FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 8’ Richie Laryea (Toronto FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Dániel Sallói (Toronto FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Dániel Sallói (Toronto FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Maxwell Woledzi (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 3’ Niklas Dorsch (Toronto FC), own goal
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Lineups

Toronto FC 4-4-2 Starting XI
Gavran
Laryea
Gilman 59’
Zimmerman
Kuscevic 59’
Etienne
Sallói
Coello
Dorsch 70’
Morgan 59’
Sargent 75’
Nashville SC 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Schwake
Baker-Whiting
Lovitz 74’
Maher
Woledzi
Corcoran
Tagseth 74’
Saad 66’
Mukhtar
Espinoza 87’
Surridge

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Luka Gavran
90′ 5 1 27 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Jackson Gilman Taken off
59′ 1 1 – 1 – 17 – – – –
Walker Zimmerman
90′ 1 1 1 3 2 31 – – – –
Benjamin Kuscevic Taken off
59′ 2 – – 3 1 26 1 – – –
Richie Laryea
90′ 2 1 2 6 – 33 2 – – –
Nickseon Gomis Came on as a substitute
31′ – 2 – – – 15 – – – –
Matheus Pereira Came on as a substitute
31′ 1 – – 1 – 13 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Derrick Etienne
90′ – – 25 2 0.05 1 – 4 – 2 –
Alonso Coello
90′ – – 56 3 0.23 3 3 5 1 1 –
Niklas Dorsch Taken off
70′ – – 38 – 0.01 – 1 2 2 2 –
Dániel Sallói
90′ 1 1 28 2 0.41 – – 1 – – –
Markus Cimermancic Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 10 – 0.01 – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
Lewis Morgan Taken off
59′ – – 2 2 0.23 0.13 2 2 – 15 –
Josh Sargent Taken off
75′ – – 4 1 0.78 0.01 1 5 1 12 –
Theo Corbeanu Came on as a substitute
31′ – 1 – – – 0.53 3 – – 11 –
Emilio Aristizábal Came on as a substitute
15′ 1 – 2 1 0.40 0.01 – – – 5 –
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

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Nashville SC WWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nashville SC 1-0 Toronto FC, 20 Jul 25 Next meeting: Nashville SC 2-0 Toronto FC, 27 Sep 26  All Toronto FC vs Nashville SC 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.