Nashville SC Begins Two Match Road Trip This Saturday; Visits Inter Miami CF on Tuesday

Fans Can Follow the Action on the MLS Season Pass on the AppleTV App and on Radio on 104.5 The Zone

 

Nashville Soccer Club (6W-3L-4D, 22 pts.) will travel to Charlotte FC (5W-5L-3D, 18pts) this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT at Bank of America Stadium. The match can be seen on the MLS Season Pass on the AppleTV App and on radio on 104.5 The Zone.

Coming off a 2-1 victory over Inter Miami CF on Wednesday night at GEODIS Park thanks to goals from Fafà Picault and Lukas MacNaughton, Nashville SC secured its third place in the Eastern Conference and extended its current unbeaten streak to seven matches in all competitions, dating back to April 22. Nashville SC has secured a 5W-0L-2D record, three shutouts and outscored its opponents 13-4 in that span.

Nashville SC enters Matchday 14 as the best defensive team in MLS, conceding the fewest goals with eight this season (LAFC has allowed the second fewest goals with nine in two fewer matches played). The Boys in Gold have not conceded a goal in the first half in 12 of 13 matches this season, the most in MLS.

Landon Donovan MLS MVP Hany Mukhtar has recorded six goals and four assists in his last eight MLS matches. In Wednesday’s win, Mukhtar served in his third consecutive match as captain. Nashville SC is unbeaten in four all-time matches with Mukhtar as Captain (3W-0L-1D) and owns a plus seven goal differential.

Dax McCarty is on history watch this weekend as the midfielder is one start away from tying Chad Marshall for second all-time in MLS history for games started by an outfield player at 404.

Defender Lukas MacNaughton scored his first MLS career goal on Wednesday night which proved to be the match-winner against Miami. MacNaughton has made three straight starts for Nashville SC since being acquired from Toronto FC and earned Team of the Matchday 13 honors today. After the match MacNaughton spoke to the media about the performance and previewed the match against Charlotte FC. His comments can be found here.

Following a 4-1 defeat on July 9, 2022, in the only fixture between these two sides, Charlotte FC is one of only two Eastern Conference teams Nashville SC has not defeated (also, New York Red Bulls) and is the only team in the Eastern Conference Nashville has not earned a result against. Mukhtar scored the lone goal by converting a penalty kick in the 67th minute.

At the conclusion of Saturday’s match, Nashville SC will head to South Florida to prepare for Tuesday’s Round of 16 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match against Inter Miami CF. The post-match press conference on Saturday will serve as matchday-2 media availability for the Open Cup match.

This week has been filled with special moments for Nashville SC’s MLS NEXT Pro affiliate Huntsville City FC, as the club prepares for the grand reopening of the Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium when HCFC will compete in its inaugural home match on Friday at 7 p.m. CT against Eastern Conference leaders Crown Legacy FC, the MLS NEXT Pro affiliate of Charlotte FC.

On Monday morning, HCFC in partnership with the Wicks Family and the City of Huntsville, introduced the Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium, the new home of Huntsville City FC.

The following day, HCFC along with officials from the City of Huntsville and the Wicks Family, held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially re-open the renovated Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium in front of fans and the community of Huntsville. HCFC then launched its inaugural home kit, dubbed the “Rocket City Kit” which is set to make its debut on Friday night against Crown Legacy FC. The kit is inspired by space exploration past and celebrates a launch upward for the future of Rocket City sports.

On Thursday night, the Huntsville Sports Commission hosted a VIP event at Fractal Brewing Project. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle marked the occasion by issuing a proclamation declaring May 19 as Professional Soccer Day in Huntsville. Mayor Battle presented the proclamation to Nashville SC and Huntsville City FC Owner John Ingram and MLS NEXT Pro President Charles Altchek.

Friday night will be the grand finale as Huntsville City FC hosts Crown Legacy. Fans unable to attend can catch all the action on the MLS Season Pass on the AppleTV App. Members of the media interested in the club’s post-match availability can tune in via Zoom. A full breakdown of assets from this week’s events in Huntsville can be found below. 

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Nashville SC joined Major League Soccer on Feb. 29, 2020 in front of the largest attendance ever recorded for a soccer match in the State of Tennessee. In its inaugural MLS season, Nashville SC defeated expectations by becoming the second MLS expansion side to win and advance to the Conference Semifinals in the 2020 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Nashville SC returned to the 2021 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in its sophomore season after becoming just the seventh team in MLS history to go unbeaten at home in a season. Nashville SC inaugurated GEODIS Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada, in front of a 30,109-sellout crowd on May 1, 2022. For more information, visit NashvilleSC.com and follow the club at @NashvilleSC on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify.