Nashville SC (14-7-5, second in the Western Conference) vs. New York City FC (11-8-5, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
The Bronx, New York; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC +142, Nashville SC +181, Draw +236; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista leads New York City FC into a matchup with Nashville following a three-goal showing against Dallas.
NYCFC is 8-3-0 in home games. NYCFC is 4-0-2 when it scores two goals.
Nashville is 5-6-2 in road games. Nashville has a +13 goal differential, scoring 43 goals while allowing 30.
Sunday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The last meeting finished tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Martinez Batista has 12 goals and one assist for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has scored six goals over the last 10 games.
Sam Surridge has scored 17 goals with three assists for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 5-3-2, averaging 1.9 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
Nashville: 6-3-1, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.7 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Keaton Parks (injured).
Nashville: Maximus Ekk (injured), Julian Gaines (injured), Taylor Washington (injured), Daniel Lovitz (injured), Tyler Boyd (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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