- Nashville SC have won 4 and drawn 1 of their last 5 MLS matches.
- Orlando City SC have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 MLS games.
- Orlando City SC have won two of the last three MLS head-to-head games in Orlando (no draws).
Nashville’s confidence is sky-high
Nashville SC will travel down I-75 to Orlando as the clear form favourites on Saturday, although Orlando City SC's home advantage and recent good results on their own pitch have our eye for what looks to be a close encounter.
Top of the table Nashville SC have taken 36 points from their 15 matches in MLS 2026 while Orlando City SC sit 26th with just 14 from the same amount of games. Nashville beat Orlando 5-0 at home in the last meeting between these two sides in MLS 2026, which will no doubt be on the home side's minds ahead of Saturday's fixture.
However, Nashville have been unbeaten in their last five while Orlando have been mixed since then. Orlando have lost twice in their last five, with those results sandwiching a 4-0 home win over Atlanta United in the US Open Cup 2026 and a 6-2 away defeat to FC Cincinnati in MLS 2026. Their form at home has been more solid, with two wins and a draw from the last three.
Nashville’s away record is pristine
Nashville have won four of their seven away matches in MLS 2026, with two draws and one defeat, and have conceded just twice on their travels. Orlando have won three, drawn one and lost three of their seven home matches and have let in 13 goals at Inter&Co Stadium, so Nashville will be confident in their ability to cause problems here.
However, Orlando have won two of the three MLS 2026 meetings in Orlando and the market is in Nashville's corner with the visitors priced at 2.05 and the hosts 3.0 and the draw 3.8. As Nashville have been in such fine form lately, we would want more value on the away side to take them on and as such, a Nashville win with both teams to score looks the best option here.
Ojeda vs Surridge - an interesting duel
Nashville have enough quality to win this game outright, but Orlando are dangerous on the counter and will be full of confidence on their own patch after beating Nashville in two of the previous three meetings in Orlando. So, an away win looks about right in the correct score market.
Martin Perelman's team is a more attacking and free-flowing unit this year with the ability to play high or low, which has made them more dangerous on the break. Martin Ojeda is their spark plug and has netted 11 goals in 15 MLS 2026 appearances, the most in the team. He has also been in fine form recently with four of his 11 goals having come in Orlando's last five matches.
BJ Callaghan's Nashville are more of a controlled team, with the Irishman getting the most out of his team by getting them to press together and create chances as a unit. Sam Surridge is their danger man and top scorer with nine goals in nine games, all in MLS 2026.
