Nashville SC vs Orlando City SC Prediction, 11/23/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 11/17/2021

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Game: Nashville SC vs Orlando City SC

Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Nashville (-120) Orlando (+275)

Junior Urso and Orlando City (13-12-9, 6th in Eastern Conference) go to Nissan Stadium on Tuesday where they'll take on Nashville SC (12-18-4, 3rd in Eastern Conference). The men protecting the net will be Joe Willis for Nashville SC and Pedro Gallese for Orlando City. Nashville is priced at -120 while the Lions are at +275. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Nashville faced New York in their last matchup and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 1-1. Nashville SC tried 18 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 10 of the tries for a rate of 55.6%. In sharing the ball, they ended the game with a 84.1% rate by completing 371 out of their 441 targeted passes in their last match.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Nashville wrapped this game up at a 36.4% rate by landing 4 shots on target out of 11 total shots. Nashville is averaging 1.59 g/90 (54 goals in total) and have accounted for 42 assists in all competitions this season.

Hany Mukhtar is a guy who should impact this matchup for Nashville SC. Mukhtar has been given a starting assignment in 146 matches in his career and he tallies 0.31 G/90. The forward born in Germany has totaled 45 goals scored in 13,139 mins. He has 38 assists while earning 24 yellow cards during his soccer career.

One more player who should impact this match is C.J. Sapong, the forward born in the United States. Sapong has totaled 21,847 minutes in 241 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 19 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 25 times during his career while scoring 84 goals. He is currently averaging 0.35 G/90 so far in his career.

The man who will protect the net for Nashville SC is Joe Willis. Willis has defended the goal for a total of 16,839 mins and is sitting with 568 stops in his career. His GA/90 is 1.36 (255 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 71.0. The goalie hailing from the United States has had 803 shots attempted against him in 185 career starts. Willis (64-59-64 mark in his career) has recorded 47 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 25.4% clean sheet percentage.

When they last played, Orlando took home the win by a final score of 2-0 against Montreal. They wrapped up this outing by converting 299 of the 367 passing attempts for a percentage of 81.5%. The Lions had a 58.3% successful dribble percentage by completing 7 out of the 12 dribbles they pursued. Orlando had 3 shots on target out of their 10 shots tried which had them sitting at a 30.0% rate in their last match. With a total of 49 goals and 38 assists in all matches, Orlando sports an average of 1.44 goals and 1.12 assists per 90.

Junior Urso will be someone to watch for Orlando City SC. The midfielder representing Brazil has earned 14,173 minutes and he has scored 29 goals. He has earned 27 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 5 times. He is averaging 0.18 goals per 90 mins and has started 165 contests in his pro soccer career. You should also watch out for Nani, the forward representing Cape Verde. He has scored 92 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 92 times. Nani has been handed 56 yellow card warnings in 27,446 professional minutes (309 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.30.

Pedro Gallese will look after the goal for Orlando City SC. Gallese has earned 35 shutouts while defending 320 shots against him in 14,151 minutes throughout his career. He has a save % of 68.8 and his shutout rate is 22.0%. He has given up 1.51 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 55-44-58. In his career, Gallese has conceded 171 goals and has accumulated 217 stops in 159 starts.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nashville (-120)

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