Nashville hosts D.C. United on 4-game home winning streak
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11:08 PM on Thursday, May 15
By The Associated Press
DC United (3-6-4, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (7-4-2, second in the Western Conference)
Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nashville SC -172, DC United +422, Draw +300; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Nashville hosts D.C. United trying to prolong a four-game home winning streak.
Nashville is 6-1-1 in home games. Nashville is 3-0-0 when it scores at least three goals.
United is 1-4-1 in road games. United is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 56 shots on goal, averaging 4.3 per game.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hany Mukhtar has scored six goals and added two assists for Nashville. Andy Najar has four assists over the last 10 games.
Christian Benteke has six goals for United. Peglow has scored two goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nashville: 6-3-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 6.3 shots on goal and 5.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
United: 2-6-2, averaging 0.7 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: Taylor Washington (injured), Maximus Ekk (injured), Julian Gaines (injured), Walker Zimmerman (injured), Tyler Boyd (injured).
United: Lukas MacNaughton (injured), Gabriel Cordeiro Pirani (injured), Peglow (injured), Dominique Badji (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
