Nashville vs Toronto Match Analysis & Prediction
16/05/2024 3:30 am
The first midweek fixture of the 2024 Major League Soccer campaign will feature Toronto FC visiting GEODIS Park on Thursday to face Nashville SC.
The Boys in Gold suffered a 1-0 defeat at Charlotte FC last weekend, while Toronto halted a five-game winning run across all competitions, losing 3-2 at home to New York City FC.
It has been a miserable season for Nashville away from home in 2024, securing just one away point in four attempts while losing three successive domestic matches as the visitors and currently sitting 13th in the Eastern Conference table.
However, their next two matches in this competition are at GEODIS Park, where Gary Smith’s side have points in six of seven games this year, claiming a 4-1 victory over CF Montreal in the Music City at the beginning of May.
Since playing out a goalless draw in their opening match of the 2024 regular season, Nashville have conceded in every one of their league matches.
Entering match 12 of their season, Nashville have picked up just 11 points, the fewest-ever for this club at this stage of a domestic campaign.
Meanwhile, from one of the most disappointing stories in the league this season to the most pleasantly surprising, Toronto are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference.
John Herdman has to be one of the early frontrunners for Coach od the Year in MLS, guiding the Reds to 19 points after 12 league matches, just three fewer than they had by the end of 2023.
Toronto already have two more wins in 2024 (six) than a year ago, two of which were away from home, equalling their total from the previous two regular-season campaigns combined.
Throughout much of the domestic campaign to date, Toronto have taken a lot of time to find that decisive breakthrough, scoring just one goal in their last seven MLS games in the opening half.
Nashville vs. Toronto Head to head
In the previous seven meetings between these two teams, they have each claimed two victories while drawing in three. They have scored 10 goals apiece in the process.
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02/08/2021Toronto1Nashville SC1MLS
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19/09/2021Toronto2Nashville SC1MLS
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07/08/2022Nashville SC3Toronto4MLS
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09/04/2023Nashville SC0Toronto0MLS
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11/06/2023Toronto1Nashville SC1MLS
Nashville Team News
Randall Leal missed the previous Nashville match due to a hip issue, while Lukas MacNaughton remains sidelined with a sore ankle.
Walker Zimmerman came on as a substitute despite starting their previous encounter against CF Montreal, while Shaq Moore returned to the field from a previous injury for his first appearance since March 23.
Nashville's Last 5 Matches
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07/04/2024Nashville SC1Philadelphia Union2MLS
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21/04/2024Inter Miami3Nashville SC1MLS
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28/04/2024Nashville SC1SJ Earthquakes1MLS
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05/05/2024Nashville SC4Montreal1MLS
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12/05/2024Charlotte1Nashville SC0MLS
Toronto Team News
Federico Bernardeschi will be forced to miss this match for Toronto after receiving a pair of cautions against New York City FC.
Brandon Servania is on a long road to recovery after rupturing his ACL, while Lorenzo Insigne was back in the fold, coming on as a substitute for his first appearance since sustaining a hamstring strain in March.
Toronto's Last 5 Matches
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25/04/2024Toronto5Simcoe County Rovers0Canadian Championship
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28/04/2024Orlando City1Toronto2MLS
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05/05/2024Toronto3Dallas1MLS
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09/05/2024Saint-Laurent0Toronto3Canadian Championship
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12/05/2024Toronto2New York City3MLS
Nashville vs. Toronto: Odds and Predictions
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