Nashville SC

Match report

Nashville beat Inter Miami 4:1 at Park GEODIS in the MLS regular season. The hosts took control early with a goal from A. Najar in the seventeenth minute. Inter Miami had a penalty chance in the twenty-third but Lionel Messi missed. The visitors led 1:0 at the break thanks to two goals from T. Segovia in the forty-fifth minute.

And here's the thing about that twenty-third minute penalty miss. Messi's attempt would have changed everything, but Nashville held firm. Segovia's brace before half-time gave the visitors a cushion. The hosts needed to respond, and they did.

H. Mukhtar struck twice in the second half, first in the forty-ninth and again in the sixty-third. Sam Surridge added a goal for Inter Miami in the fifty-sixth minute to keep things interesting. The visitors showed quality but couldn't match Nashville's efficiency.

Inter Miami dominated possession with 55 per cent but wasted their chances. They created five big opportunities yet converted only one goal. Nashville's expected goals figure of 2.41 reflected their clinical finishing. Eight shots on target against four for the visitors told the story.

The result keeps Nashville top of the table with 53 points from 23 games. Inter Miami remain second but now trail by eight points. Both sides had mixed form coming into this fixture. The hosts lost their last outing but bounced back strongly.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 45 – 55.00

Shots on target 8 – 4

Shots off target 4 – 6

Expected goals 2.41 – 1.83

⚽ 17' A. Najar — Goal ✗ 23' Lionel Messi — Penalty missed ⇄ 33' F. Mura — Substitution ⚽ 45' T. Segovia — Goal ⚽ 45+3' T. Segovia — Goal 🟨 45+6' Sam Surridge — Yellow card 🟨 47' Casemiro — Yellow card ⚽ 49' H. Mukhtar — Goal ⚽ 56' S. Surridge — Goal 🟨 59' Lionel Messi — Yellow card ⚽ 63' H. Mukhtar — Goal ⇄ 72' J. Palacios — Substitution ⇄ 72' C. Espinoza — Substitution ⇄ 72' E. Saad — Substitution ⇄ 75' S. Reguilon — Substitution ⇄ 75' I. Fray — Substitution 🟨 78' David Ruíz — Yellow card ⇄ 84' A. Najar — Substitution ⇄ 86' T. Segovia — Substitution ⇄ 87' R. Baker-Whiting — Substitution

Match events

17' Nashville SC Goal A. Najar assist: E. Saad
23' Inter Miami Penalty missed Lionel Messi
33' Inter Miami Substitution F. Mura off: M. Falcon
45' Inter Miami Goal T. Segovia assist: L. Messi
45+3' Inter Miami Goal T. Segovia assist: L. Messi
45+6' Nashville SC Yellow card Sam Surridge
47' Inter Miami Yellow card Casemiro
49' Nashville SC Goal H. Mukhtar assist: E. Saad
56' Nashville SC Goal S. Surridge assist: C. Espinoza
59' Inter Miami Yellow card Lionel Messi
63' Nashville SC Goal H. Mukhtar assist: B. Schwake
72' Nashville SC Substitution J. Palacios off: J. Maher
72' Nashville SC Substitution C. Espinoza off: S. Mohammed
72' Nashville SC Substitution E. Saad off: A. Muyl
75' Inter Miami Substitution S. Reguilon off: N. Allen
75' Inter Miami Substitution I. Fray off: D. Ruiz
78' Inter Miami Yellow card David Ruíz
84' Nashville SC Substitution A. Najar off: D. Lovitz
86' Inter Miami Substitution T. Segovia off: L. Delinois
87' Nashville SC Substitution R. Baker-Whiting off: J. Bauer

Statistics

45 Possession, % 55.00

8 Shots on target 4

4 Shots off target 6

2.41 Expected goals 1.83

3 Big chances 5

88 Attacks 90

10 Corners 4

15 Fouls 10

8 Free kicks 15

1 Offsides 3

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 7

15 Throw-ins 16

All statistics

4/1527% Aerial duels 11/1573%

69 Backward passes 74

6 Blocked shots 6

21 Clearances 22

4/1921% Crosses 2/1020%

4/850% Dribbles 7/1547%

1.73 Expected assists 0.95

72 Failed passes 69

3 Goalkeeper saves 4

8 Interceptions 7

13 Key passes 9

24/4356% Long passes 26/3868%

109 Passes into the final third 109

246 Passes in the opposition half 252

167 Passes in own half 257

0.44 Shot accuracy 0.25

5 Shots from outside the box 5

13 Shots inside the box 11

9/1947% Tackles 6/875%

394 Total passes 499

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