Match Summary · Football · USA · MLS · Nashville SC · Atlanta United FC · Shak Mohammed · Alex Muyl · Patrick Yazbek
| Metric | Nashville SC | Atlanta United FC |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 48% | 52% |
| Shots | 8 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 2 |
| Corners | 4 | 2 |
| Fouls | 10 | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 4 | 2 |
Atlanta United FC had to reshuffle early when Reilly came on for Fortune after 10 minutes, but neither side found a breakthrough before the interval and the score stayed 0-0 at the break. The second half brought a string of changes: Ronald Hernandez replaced Matthew Edwards for Atlanta on 61'41'', while Nashville SC answered with Bryan Acosta for Edvard Tagseth and Andy Najar for Josh Bauer before later sending on Jeisson Palacios and Muyl.
The decisive moment came at 78'25'' when Muyl, introduced only minutes earlier, supplied Mohammed for the only goal of the night. Mohammed went into the book soon after, Jordan Knight replaced him at 90 minutes, and Mihaj also saw yellow as the visitors ran out of time. The result keeps Nashville SC top of the league standings on 40 points from 18 matches, while Atlanta United FC remain 30th on 12. In summary, the late goal provided the key highlights and the updated league stats sharpen the significance of the score.
Our pre-match analysis called this one correctly. These picks were backed before kick-off and landed after the final result.
1X2: Home @1.58
Pre-match pick: Nashville are the clear market favorite and the call is a home win.