Cincinnati takes home losing streak into matchup with Nashville

Nashville SC (15-9-5, third in the Western Conference) vs. FC Cincinnati (16-9-4, second in the Eastern Conference)

Cincinnati; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nashville SC +148, FC Cincinnati +164, Draw +249; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati hosts Nashville looking to break a three-game home skid.

Cincinnati is 7-5-2 at home. Cincinnati has a 6-2-1 record when it scores just one goal.

Nashville is 5-7-2 in road games. Sam Surridge leads the sixth-ranked scoring team in the league with 19 goals. Nashville has scored 49.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. Cincinnati won the last meeting 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Evander has 16 goals and six assists for Cincinnati. Pavel Bucha has scored two goals over the past 10 games.

Surridge has 19 goals and three assists for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has scored six goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 5-4-1, averaging 1.3 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 3.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

Nashville: 5-5-0, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.1 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: None listed.

Nashville: None listed.

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