Nashville SC Update
October 16, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Nashville SC News Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville Soccer Club (13W-10L-10D, 49 pts.) wraps up its season with one final home regular season match on Decision Day as it takes on New York Red Bulls (10W-13L-10D, 40 pts.) on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. CT. The match will serve to celebrate Fan Appreciation night.
GEODIS Park will play host to another match this week, as well, as it hosts the United States Men's National Team for an international friendly between the United States Men's National Team and Ghana on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. CT. Tickets are available here.
The Boys in Gold enter Decision Day with momentum, having set a new record for most home wins in club history after their performance on the weekend. The win also saw Nashville SC tie its record of 13 wins from the MLS 2022 regular season.
Nashville SC's multi-goal win on Oct. 14 served to tighten Eastern Conference standings as the league approaches the end of the regular season. The Boys in Gold currently sit in seventh place with 49 points, just one point shy of Atlanta United FC and three points shy of fifth-place New England Revolution.
BROADCAST INFORMATION:
Nashville SC vs. New York Red Bulls (Oct. 21, 2023)
- MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app
- 104.5 The Zone
MEDIA NOTES:
Nashville SC:
- has allowed the fewest goals (31) in MLS play through 33 matches (0.94 goals per game)
- tied for ninth-best goal differential in the league at +8
- sits seventh in the Eastern Conference with 49 points
- owns a 9W-3L-4D record at GEODIS Park this season
- recorded its ninth home win on Oct. 14, 2023, setting a new club record for most home wins in a regular season
- recorded its 13th win of the 2023 MLS season on Oct. 14, 2023, tying its win count from 2022
- went unbeaten in its final four road matches of the MLS 2023 regular season
Josh Bauer recorded his 10th appearance of the season after subbing on at halftime
Teal Bunbury has appeared in 367 MLS regular season matches in his career, ranking fifth among active MLS players
Aníbal Godoy leads the team in pass percentage at 91% (minimum 950 passes)
Randall Leal recorded his 100th appearance with Nashville SC on Oct. 14, 2023
Dan Lovitz is two assists away from tying season-high in assists
Lukas MacNaughton is second on team in interceptions (30)
Jack Maher
- leads the team in total passes (1536)
- leads the team in duel percentage at 65.9% (minimum 175 duels)
Dax McCarty
recorded his first goal since Sept. 12, 2021 on Oct. 14, 2023
will miss Nashville SC's Decision Day match due to yellow card accumulation
Shaq Moore leads the team in tackles (46)
Hany Mukhtar
- is tied for third in the Golden Boot race with 15 goals and is third in league with 47 shots on target
- 's 14 of 15 goals have come from inside the 18-yard box
- leads the team in goals per 90 minutes (G/90min) at 0.49
- has 58 goals and 38 assists in 112 appearances
- leads the team with five penalty kicks and a conversion rate of 100%
- is only the eighth player in MLS history to score 15 goals in three consecutive MLS regular seasons
- is the second-ever MLS player to record 10+ goals and 10+ assists in three consecutive seasons (also, Preki 1996-98)
Jacob Shaffelburg recorded his first assist of the 2023 MLS season on Oct. 14, 2023
Sam Surridge
recorded his debut MLS goal and first league brace on Oct. 14, 2023
is second on the team in goals per 90 minutes (G/90min) at 0.42
Joe Willis is tied for the fifth-most saves in the league with 95 and is tied for fourth in shutouts with 10
Walker Zimmerman
leads the team in interceptions (31)
recorded his 100th appearance for Nashville SC on Oct. 14, 2023
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