Charlotte FC (6-4-1, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (5-4-2, fourth in the Western Conference)
Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nashville SC -119, Charlotte FC +286, Draw +275; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Nashville hosts Charlotte FC in non-conference play.
Nashville is 4-1-1 in home games. Nashville is sixth in the MLS with 20 goals led by Sam Surridge with six.
Charlotte is 1-3-1 in road games. Charlotte is fifth in the Eastern Conference giving up 12 goals.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. Charlotte won the last game 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Surridge has six goals and one assist for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has scored four goals over the last 10 games.
Liel Abada has scored four goals with one assist for Charlotte. Wilfried Zaha has three goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nashville: 5-4-1, averaging 2.0 goals, 6.2 shots on goal and 5.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
Charlotte: 6-4-0, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 3.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: Maximus Ekk (injured), Julian Gaines (injured), Walker Zimmerman (injured), Tyler Boyd (injured).
Charlotte: Jahlane Forbes (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Brandon Cambridge (injured), Pep Biel (injured), Souleyman Doumbia (injured), Nathan Byrne (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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