On Sun May 1st, Nashville SC will host Philadelphia Union in a meeting of these two mismatched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. Nashville SC sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljić scored the first goal for LA Galaxy in the 86th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Nashville SC was frustrated by LA Galaxy’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. LA Galaxy ended the match with the shutout victory. Nashville SC is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Philadelphia Union, recorded a 1-1 draw against Montreal Impact. Julián Carranza struck first for Philadelphia Union in the 21st minute on a penalty shot, then Kei Kamara tied it up for Montreal Impact in the 59th minute on a penalty shot squeezing out at least the one point for Montreal Impact. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Philadelphia Union should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Philadelphia Union won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 losss.
Julián Carranza has been the most prolific scorer on Philadelphia Union in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Nashville SC’s most prolific scorer has been Hany Mukhtar. The German midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.