MLS Nashville SC

Nashville SC Update

Published on October 24, 2023 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Nashville SC News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville Soccer Club (13W-11L-10D, 49 pts.) begins preparations this week for the team's fourth-straight appearance in the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs. After earning the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a 49-point regular season campaign, the Boys in Gold will square off against second-seeded Orlando City SC in a Best-of-3 Series beginning Monday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. CT at Orlando's Exploria Stadium.

GEODIS Park will play host to its first-ever MLS Playoff match for game two of the Best-of-3 Series on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. CT. Fans can secure their seats for game two by purchasing tickets here. If the series is tied after two matches and requires a decisive game three, the teams will meet for the chance to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. CT in Orlando.

Nashville SC holds a 3W-2L-4D record against Orlando City SC. After not facing each other in 2022, as Nashville SC was a member of the Western Conference, the teams split this year's regular season series, with the Boys in Gold shutting out Orlando 2-0 for the Club's first road win of 2023 on April 1 and Orlando SC claiming a 1-0 victory at GEODIS Park on Oct. 4. Nashville SC is currently on a four-road-match unbeaten streak.

The clubs have met once before in the playoffs, resulting in a 3-1 Nashville SC victory on Nov. 23, 2021 at Nissan Stadium (Nashville SC's last home MLS Playoff match).

BROADCAST INFORMATION:

Nashville SC vs. Orlando City SC (Oct. 30, 2023 at 6 p.m. CT)

- MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app

- FS1/FOX Deportes

- 104.5 The Zone

- Sirius XM

MEDIA NOTES:

Nashville SC:

- ended the 2023 MLS regular season at seventh in the Eastern Conference with 49 points

- is one of only three clubs in MLS history to participate in the MLS playoffs during each of its first four years of existence (also, Chicago Fire FC, Seattle Sounders FC)

- will compete in first-ever MLS Playoff match at GEODIS Park for game two of the Best-of-3 Series on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. CT

- defeated Orlando City SC 3-1 in last home playoff game (at Nissan Stadium) on Nov. 23, 2021, the only ever playoff meeting between the teams

- went unbeaten in team's final four road matches of the MLS 2023 regular season

- has allowed the fewest goals (32) in MLS play through 34 matches (0.94 goals per game) tied with Seattle Sounders FC, and owns a goal differential of +7

- owns a 9W-4L-4D record at GEODIS Park and a 4W-7L-6D record on the road this season

- set a new club record of nine home wins in a regular season with its win against New England Revolution on Oct. 14, 2023

- tied its win count from the 2022 season (13) with its Oct. 14, 2023 home win over New England Revolution

Teal Bunbury has appeared in 368 MLS regular season matches in his career, ranking fifth among active MLS players; he has appeared in 18 postseason matches, ranking 12th among active MLS players

Aníbal Godoy leads the team in pass percentage at 90.3% (minimum 1,000 passes)

Dan Lovitz is one assist away from tying season-high in assists sitting at five this season

Jack Maher

- leads the team in total passes (1629)

- leads the team in duel percentage at 66.7% (minimum 185 duels)

Dax McCarty recorded his first goal since Sept. 12, 2021 on Oct. 14, 2023

Shaq Moore leads the team in tackles (50)

Hany Mukhtar

- recorded 15 goals and 11 assists on the season

- 's 14 of 15 goals have come from inside the 18-yard box

- leads the team in goals per 90 minutes (G/90min) at 0.48

- has 58 goals and 38 assists in 113 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 0.36

Joe Willis is tied for the fourth-most saves in the league with 99 and is tied for fourth in shutouts with 10

Walker Zimmerman leads the team in interceptions (32)

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