GEODIS Preview: Nashville SC set to host Orlando City in Game Two at GEODIS Park 

Preview

Tuesdayā€™s meeting with Orlando City SC will mark the first-ever MLS Playoff match at GEODIS Park.

After a 1-0 loss to the Lions at Exploria Stadium last Monday, the Boys in Gold must defeat Orlando City at GEODIS Park to force a decisive Match Three in the first round of the 2023 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.

Date:ā€ÆNovember 7, 2023

Time:ā€Æ8 p.m. CT

Location:ā€ÆGEODIS Park (Nashville, TN)

Radio:ā€Æ104.5 The Zoneā€Æand theā€Æ104.5 The Zone App

Pressure is a privilege ā€“ Due to the result in Orlando, Nashville SC finds itself in a must win match at GEODIS Park.

ā€œPressure is a privilege, and I think that thatā€™s kind of the mantra that we have to take going into this game,ā€ said Dax McCarty. ā€œWhen our backs have been against the wall, specifically in Leagues Cup, I think weā€™ve shown up and weā€™ve performed. We know that weā€™re going to have a great atmosphere, we know that weā€™re going to have the crowd behind us, and we know that at home, we have no excuses. We have to go out and win the game. Itā€™s good to feel that pressure. It means that youā€™re alive, it means youā€™re excited about the game. Itā€™s just managing those emotions, making sure that we donā€™t let our emotions get the best of us in a big game. I think if we can do that, we have a very good chance of getting this to a third game.ā€

A familiar foe ā€“ With Match One completed and a regular season match played just over a month ago, The Boys in Gold and the Lions have played two matches against each other in a short time span.

ā€œHaving been around this group for a long time now, obviously, Iā€™m feeling a group of players that have no fear in the game theyā€™re going into,ā€ said head coach Gary Smith. ā€œI donā€™t think either of the two games that we played against Orlando in the last month ā€¦ has there been at any point in time a concern about what theyā€™re walking into. I think thereā€™s a respect for what and how the opposing group are going to play, but if you look at both of those games in recent times, theyā€™ve been such fine margins.

ā€œMy hope is that in this game alone, we can show the sort of passion ā€¦ thatā€™s needed for the game and the moment. The sort of performance that I know weā€™re very, very capable of at home and weā€™ve seen on multiple occasions that are not only worthy of winning a game, but the sort of picture that the fans want to see on this occasion.ā€