Welcome to your match thread for a Wednesday night match-up between Orlando City (8-4-6, 30 points) and Nashville SC (7-2-10, 31 points) at Nissan Stadium. It’s the first of three scheduled meetings between the two southeastern sides this season and the first of two in Nashville. The Lions will return to Nissan Stadium on Sept. 29 and Nashville SC will make the return trip to Exploria Stadium on Halloween.
The Lions are looking up at third-place Nashville in the standings in a proverbial six-point game. Orlando City was idle in league play last week — falling 1-0 in the Leagues Cup to Santos Laguna — while Nashville was hanging a 5-2 defeat on D.