Nashville plays the Columbus Crew after shutout victory

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Columbus Crew (5-10-5, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (14-2-4, first in the Western Conference)

Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Nashville SC -142, Columbus +338, Draw +282; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the New York Red Bulls 1-0, Nashville faces the Columbus Crew.

Nashville is 9-0-1 at home. Nashville is the league leader giving up only 15 goals.

The Crew are 1-6-3 in road games. The Crew have a 27-5-7 record in games they record a pair of goals.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. Nashville won the last game 1-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Surridge has scored 12 goals for Nashville. Cristian Espinoza has five assists over the last 10 games.

Wessam Abou Ali has scored five goals and added one assist for the Crew. Brooks Lennon has one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nashville: 23-2-5, averaging 5.7 goals, 10.8 shots on goal and 18.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game.

Crew: 10-10-10, averaging 4.2 goals, 9.9 shots on goal and 13.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.0 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: Warren Madrigal (injured).

Crew: Sekou Tidiany Bangoura (injured), Wessam Abou Ali (injured), Jamal Thiare (injured).

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