Nashville brings home winning streak into matchup with Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati (8-6-7, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (15-2-4, first in the Western Conference)

Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Nashville SC -128, FC Cincinnati +290, Draw +298; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Nashville hosts Cincinnati trying to extend a six-game home winning streak.

Nashville is 10-0-1 in home games. Nashville ranks 10th in the league drawing 109 corner kicks, averaging 5.2 per game.

Cincinnati is 1-4-5 on the road. Cincinnati leads the league with 49 goals. Evander leads the team with 13.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Surridge has 12 goals for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has six goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

Evander has 13 goals and 11 assists for Cincinnati. Kevin Denkey has five goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nashville: 25-2-3, averaging 6.0 goals, 11.7 shots on goal and 18.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game.

Cincinnati: 19-4-7, averaging 8.1 goals, 18.0 shots on goal and 13.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: Warren Madrigal (injured).

Cincinnati: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.