Welcome to your match thread for a Wednesday night U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match-up between Orlando City and Nashville SC at Exploria Stadium (7 p.m., ESPN+). It’s the first meeting of 2022 between the two sides, which will not meet again this year unless it’s in the MLS Cup. Nashville is not on Orlando’s MLS league schedule for 2022 after the teams met four times a year ago — thrice in the regular season and once in the playoffs.
Here’s what you need to know ahead of the match.
History
The Lions are 1-2-4 in the all-time series in all competitions and 1-1-1 at home.