Nashville hosts Charlotte FC on 3-game home winning streak

Charlotte FC (4-3-2, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (6-1-1, third in the Western Conference)

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

LINE: Nashville SC -162, Charlotte FC +409, Draw +290; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Nashville hosts Charlotte FC aiming to extend a three-game home winning streak.

Nashville is 3-0-0 in home games. Nashville has a 15-0-0 record in games it records a pair of goals.

Charlotte is 1-2-1 on the road. Charlotte ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference giving up 14 goals.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. Nashville won the last game 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Warren Madrigal has scored two goals with one assist for Nashville. Shak Mohammed has one goal.

Pep Biel has scored four goals with four assists for Charlotte. Idan Gorno has three goals and one assist.

SEASON SO FAR: Nashville: Averaging 2.1 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 4.0 corner kicks through eight games while allowing 0.5 goals per game.

Charlotte: Averaging 1.8 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: None listed.

Charlotte: Henry Kessler (injured), Timothy Michael Ream (injured).

___

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