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Nashville SC Update

June 18, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Nashville SC News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville Soccer Club (10W-3L-5D, 35 pts.) will hit the road for a pair of away matches this week, first traveling north of the border to take on CF Montréal on Wednesday June 21 and then visiting Columbus Crew on Saturday, June 24. Both matches are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT and can be seen on MLS Season Pass in the Apple TV app and heard on 104.5 The Zone.

Nashville SC will host its weekly matchday-2 media availability on Monday, June 19 at 12 p.m. CT featuring Head Coach Gary Smith and former CF Montréal defender Dan Lovitz.

Nashville SC enters Matchday 20 in second place in the Eastern Conference while owning the best goal differential (+15) in Major League Soccer.

The Boys in Gold are coming off a sensational performance on Saturday night against St. Louis CITY SC at GEODIS Park where they earned a 3-1 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 30,109 after Hany Mukhtar recorded his second hat trick of the season.

With the victory, Nashville SC set a new club record with its 10th consecutive match unbeaten in Major League Soccer competition, a streak that dates back to April 22. The Boys in Gold have outscored its opponents 21-9 and have not allowed more than a goal per match in the run of form.

Mukhtar, the MLS leader in goals scored (13) and goal contributions (20), became the third player in MLS history to record at least 50 goals and 30 assists in the regular season over a three-year span.

The reigning 2022 Landon Donovan MLS MVP has scored multiple goals 14 times in which Nashville has never lost (12W-0L-2D).

Nashville SC's MLS NEXT Pro affiliate Huntsville City FC (2W-6L-3D-3SOW, 12 pts.) will host Inter Miami CF II tonight at 6 p.m. CT at the Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Fans can purchase their tickets here or follow the action live on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app. Next week, HCFC will take on Columbus Crew 2 on Sunday, June 25 at 4 p.m. CT at Historic Crew Stadium on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app, just a day after Nashville SC visits Columbus' first team.

BROADCAST INFORMATION:

Nashville SC vs. CF Montréal (June 21, 2023)

MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app

104.5 The Zone

Nashville SC vs. Columbus Crew (June 24, 2023)

MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app

104.5 The Zone

Huntsville City FC vs. Inter Miami CF (June 18, 2023)

MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app

Huntsville City FC vs. Columbus Crew 2 (June 25, 2023)

MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app

MEDIA NOTES:

Nashville SC:

has the best goal-differential in MLS (+15)

has gone a club record 10 consecutive MLS matches without a loss

has not allowed more than one goal in a match during its unbeaten run

has allowed the fewest goals in MLS (13)

ranks fifth in MLS in goals scored (28)

owns the best save percentage in MLS (80.6%)

leads the Eastern Conference in corner kicks taken with 98

has completed more accurate long balls than any other team in the Eastern Conference (575)

has not lost when scoring first since Aug. 8, 2021; owns a 8W-0L-2D record this season and a 38W-4L-16D all-time

is 26W-1L-10D all-time when leading at the half and is unbeaten in its last 35 matches when leading at the half (25W-0L-10D)

is 34W-1L-8D when scoring two or more goals all-time and 10W-0L-0D this season

is 16W-1L-0D all-time when scoring three or more goals in an MLS match and 4W-0L-0D this season

Against CF Montréal, Nashville SC

has never lost (4W-0L-2D)

has outscored them 9-4 with three clean sheets all-time

defeated them 2-0 at GEODIS Park on March 11 with goals from Jacob Shaffelburg and Taylor Washington

has played one match in Montréal on Sept. 11, 2021 in a 1-0 win; Walker Zimmerman scored the game-winning goal

Against Columbus Crew, Nashville SC

is 2W-2L-2D all-time against them

has won its last two matches, and has not lost to them in its last four, dating back to 2020

met them earlier this season at GEODIS Park on May 28, a 3-1 victory with goals from Fafà Picault, Teal Bunbury and Hany Mukhtar

Head Coach Gary Smith earned his 50th career win as the Head Coach of Nashville SC at the MLS level across MLS regular season, post-season and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup competition this past weekend

Josh Bauer made his first career MLS start on Saturday night against St. Louis CITY SC

Teal Bunbury ranks tied for sixth along with Sporting Kansas City's Graham Zusi among active players in regular season appearances (355)

Ján Greguš made his 100 career MLS regular season appearance on Saturday night

Dan Lovitz

has never lost against CF Montréal in his career in eight MLS regular season matches (6W-0L-2D); six matches with Nashville SC and two matches Toronto FC in 2014-15

played three seasons for CF Montréal from 2017-19

Jack Maher

leads the team in accurate passes (836); has 180 more passes than the second highest on the team (Lovitz 654)

leads outfield players in duel percentage (67.9%)

Dax McCarty

- recorded his third assist of the season, 71st of his career on Saturday night

- has appeared in 454 MLS regular season matches

Hany Mukhtar

has recorded 36 goals and 18 assists since 2022, the most of any MLS players

has contributed to 90 of Nashville SC's 159 goals in MLS history (56 goals + 34 assists)

is the only player in MLS to have an active streak of 10 plus goals and five plus assists in three consecutive seasons

Joe Willis

ranks second in the league with a save percentage of 80.6% (minimum seven matches played)

ranks fifth in the league with 54 saves

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