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March 20, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Nashville SC News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville Soccer Club returns to GEODIS Park this Saturday, March 25 to host Eastern Conference foe FC Cincinnati at 7:30 p.m. CT. Limited tickets remain available at www.NashvilleSC.com/Tickets.

Nashville SC (2W-1L-1D, 7 pts.), currently in fourth place, is off to its best start in club history through four matches, having won both matches at GEODIS Park in 2023, and outscored its opponents 4-0 in Music City.

The match versus Cincinnati awakes a rivalry that for some fans dates back to the USL Championship days. Head Coach Gary Smith has managed every match for Nashville SC against FC Cincinnati, while former players on the club's USL Championship side Kosuke Kimura and Matt Pickens now serve on the club's MLS coaching staff.

The last remaining player from Nashville's USL Championship era on the club's MLS roster to have played against Cincinnati in both leagues is Taylor Washington. Since arriving in MLS, Nashville SC has not lost to Cincinnati, owning a 2W-0L-2D record with a plus six goal differential.

Another player to follow this week is Jacob Shaffelburg who has four goals in seven career matches at GEODIS Park, including a goal in each of the first two home matches this season.

Nashville SC and 104.5 The Zone will debut the NSC Backstage show at 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday. Featuring the voices of Will Boling, Lucas Panzica and Jalil Anibaba, fans will be able to listen to interviews with Head Coach Gary Smith and Taylor Washington, as well as Huntsville City FC's Head Coach Jack Collison, whose journey in MLS NEXT Pro will start on Sunday, March 26 at Crown Legacy FC.

BROADCAST INFORMATION:

MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app

104.5 The Zone for English radio

Nashville Total Sports on Radio ACTIVA (105.1FM / 1240AM) for Spanish radio

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Nashville SC:

is in fourth place in the Eastern Conference

has allowed the fewest goals in the Eastern Conference (1)

had its shutout streak of 322 minutes snapped, the longest of any team to start the 2023 season

owns a 5W-1L-1D home record since Aug. 21, 2021

has not lost in its last 30 matches when scoring the first goal of a match, a streak that dates back to Aug. 2021

has allowed just 10 shots on target this season, second least in the Eastern Conference

ranks first in the Eastern Conference in corner kicks (30)

has not lost in its last 30 matches when scoring the first goal of a match, a streak that dates back to Aug. 2021

is unbeaten in its last 31 matches when leading at the half (22W-9D-0L)

is 26W-1L-8D when scoring two goals or more in an MLS match

has never lost to FC Cincinnati (2W-0L-2D) in MLS play

scored its highest goal total in a match in club history against CIN on Oct. 27, 2021 (6 goals)

recorded its highest shot total in club history against CIN on April 17, 2021 (31 shots)

has out-scored CIN 12-6 in four all-time meetings

Saturday will be the first meeting in Nashville between the two sides since July 24, 2021

Head Coach Gary Smith

is three wins shy of tying his personal record for most wins at an MLS club (Colorado Rapids, 43 wins)

spent three and a half seasons with Colorado (2008-11) managing 111 matches, while managing a total of 103 matches with NSC in MLS since 2020

Teal Bunbury made his 341st career regular season appearance over the weekend, ranking eighth all-time among active players

Ján Greguš made his Nashville SC debut registering 11 minutes as a second half sub against New England after signing with Nashville SC on Friday, March 17

Dax McCarty

ranks second all-time in MLS history among outfield players in games played (442), first among active players

is two regular season starts from reaching 400 in his career and is now second all-time in regular season starts

Hany Mukhtar

has assisted on half of Nashville's goals this season, both at GEODIS Park

has been involved in over half of Nashville SC's regular season goals in club history (72 of 134)

is getting married at GEODIS Park on his birthday, March 21

Joe Willis

earned shutouts in three of his first four matches this season

has allowed just one goal in four matches in 2023

appeared in his 93rd match for NSC, the most of any player in club history

Walker Zimmerman has 24 career goals, including the playoffs, 23 of which have been scored on set pieces (15 corners, eight free kicks)

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