Nashville SC (22-3-8, first in the Western Conference) vs. FC Cincinnati (12-11-10, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

Cincinnati; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

LINE: Nashville SC +144, FC Cincinnati +151, Draw +278; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Philadelphia Union 1-0, Cincinnati plays Nashville.

Cincinnati is 9-4-3 at home. Cincinnati is 38-8-17 when it scores two goals.

Nashville is 7-3-6 in road games. Nashville has a 57-0-0 record in games it records more than two goals.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. Nashville won the last meeting 4-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Denkey has 17 goals and two assists for Cincinnati. Tom Barlow has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

Sam Surridge has scored 19 goals with one assist for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has seven goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 18-6-6, averaging 5.4 goals, 18.3 shots on goal and 17.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

Nashville: 22-2-6, averaging 6.6 goals, 19.2 shots on goal and 17.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: Julian Malatini (injured), Teenage Hadebe (injured), Tyrell Malacia (injured), Nick Hagglund (injured).

Nashville: Famara Camara (injured), Owen Presthus (injured).

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