Austin vs Nashville SC — match summary
United States · Major League Soccer · kick-off 11 Oct 2026 07:30
Full time · score 1-4
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Austin 41 · Nashville SC 36
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Austin 41 · Nashville SC 56
Shots on target 5-11 · corners 4-6 · possession 42-58
NextGOAL tip: Nashville SC -0.5 · 1 stars
Austin and Nashville SC meet in Major League Soccer at Q2 Stadium, with the hosts sitting 13th in the table while the visitors lead at the top. The expected picture of the game is that Nashville SC should have more of the ball and gradually squeeze Austin back to defend in their own half, then wait for counter-attacking chances from the flanks. Austin have gone their last five matches unbeaten, but drew as many as four of them, and just finished with a 3-3 share of the points in their latest match. The defence is still clearly a problem, having already conceded 47 goals from 27 matches this season. Nashville SC, meanwhile, have taken control of games again after winning their last two matches without conceding, and this season they have conceded only 21 goals from 27 matches, more than twice as few as their opponents. According to the expected line-ups, Nashville SC should field Hany Mukhtar and Cristian Omar Espinoza dictating the tempo in the middle, with Sam Surridge standing as the lone target striker in a 4-2-3-1, waiting for the final ball. For Austin, Brandon Vazquez Toledo and Christian Ramirez are the finishers who must rely mainly on counter-attacks. The hosts' first half often produces goals, but in the second half both teams tend to let the game open up and finish with more goals than in the first period.