Match Report
Toronto, 12th on 29 points, faced a 28-point deficit to Nashville SC (1st, 57). The last five rounds placed Nashville SC no better than 9th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Toronto ran at 1.5 scored and 1.88 conceded, Nashville SC at 2.04 and 0.81.
Defeat had not touched Toronto in 6 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Nashville SC carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Toronto wins, 4 for Nashville SC, 0 draws, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
Toronto Stadium, capacity 45,700, hosted the game. With 77 matches recorded and 2.0 yellow cards per game, F. Dujic was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nashville SC led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Toronto: Dániel Sallói (72'), Emilio Aristizábal (90') · Nashville SC: Niklas Dorsch (3' og)
Key stats
Possession: Toronto 42% · Nashville SC 58% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 3-8