Nashville SC vs. St. Louis CITY SC
MLS Regular Season
Saturday, Aug. 9 | 7:30 p.m. CT
Energizer Park | St. Louis, Mo.
Broadcast Details
Watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
Listen on 104.5 The Zone
Nashville SC travels to Missouri for the first time in club history to face St. Louis CITY SC. The Boys in Gold (47 points) sit just three points off the Eastern Conference lead heading into the final stretch of the regular season.
Key Storylines
Shinin' around the pitch - Golden Boot co-leader Sam Surridge (18 goals) is coming off an 85th-minute equalizer against Aston Villa in the team's most recent match. Joe Willis, who hails from St. Louis, is tied for second in MLS with nine clean sheets and boasts a 1.04 goals against average.
Not-so-familiar foes - This will be just the second all-time meeting between the clubs. Nashville won the first 3-1 in 2023 behind a Hany Mukhtar hat trick. With nine matches remaining, the Boys in Gold are firmly in the Supporters’ Shield race, currently just three points behind Philadelphia.
Clashin' with Aston - Both teams stayed active during the MLS pause by facing Premier League side Aston Villa. Nashville drew 2-2 at GEODIS Park, while St. Louis fell 2-1 at home on July 30.
Scouting the Opponent
St. Louis CITY SC (4W-15L-5D) enters the weekend near the bottom of the Western Conference. After parting ways with head coach Olof Mellberg in May, interim coach David Critchley has gone 2W-7L-1D. St. Louis ranks among the league’s lowest in goals scored (24), goals allowed (40), and goal differential (-16).
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NSH vs ORL
Saturday, Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m. CT | GEODIS Park
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