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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Atlanta UnitedOpen full analysisNashville SCOpen full analysis

MLS 13.34X3.4422.10
SEO Match Summary
Nashville SC secured a convincing 2-0 victory over Atlanta United in an MLS encounter that reflected a clear gulf in attacking efficiency. The visitors dominated the underlying metrics, accumulating 2.17 expected goals from 17 shots compared to Atlanta's 0.62 xG from 13 attempts, with Nashville's eight shots on target substantially outweighing the hosts' four. Atlanta's 4-1-4-1 setup proved unable to contain Nashville's 4-4-2 structure, which generated consistent attacking opportunities throughout. Cristian Espinoza opened the scoring for the visitors, who controlled the match's tempo and clinical finishing. Nashville's goalkeeper recorded a 75.0 per cent save rate whilst posting 0.66 goals saved above expected, indicating solid defensive organisation behind a well-coordinated attacking unit. Atlanta's inability to convert limited chances from open play exposed vulnerabilities in their attacking transition. The result extends Nashville's unbeaten run against struggling sides.
Atlanta United A Atlanta United
0 2
Full Time
Nashville SC N Nashville SC
C. Espinoza61'S. Mohammed90+1' H. Mukhtar61', 90+1'
Starting Line-ups
Atlanta United · 4-1-4-1 Nashville SC · 4-4-2
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Expected Goals (xG) 0.62 2.17
Shots 13 17
Shots on Target 4 8
Possession 55% 45%
Post-Shot xG Faced 2.66 0.32
Goals Saved Above xG +0.66 +0.32
Yellow Cards 2 0
Corners 5 7
Total Goals2
Formation4-1-4-1vs4-4-2
Goalkeeper Performance

Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.

Atlanta United GK
PSxG conceded2.66
Goals conceded2
Goals saved0.66
Save %75.0%
Nashville SC GK
PSxG conceded0.32
Goals conceded0
Goals saved0.32
Save %100.0%
Atlanta United's keeper stopped about 0.7 goal more than an average keeper would, while Nashville SC's keeper performed right in line with expectations.

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Inside the dashboards
Attack vs DefensexG, shots & goals — Home/Away per competition
Form Index & ReboundL5 momentum bar with rebound state per team
Goal Geolocation MapWhere the team scores & concedes — pitch heat
Cards IntelligenceYellow/Red filtered by referee & formation
Corner MasteryDistribution per opponent & tactical context
Top Scorers Cross-RefSquad ranked vs opponent & double-scorer combos
Referee TendencyTeam output under each referee they played for
Goalkeeper WeaknessWhere the keeper concedes — by zone & foot