After last weekend's dominant 3-0 win over Chicago Fire, Nashville SC have another match at Geodis Park, taking on Toronto FC. No, it's not déjà vu; these two teams played each other just 17 days ago, with the Reds taking a 2-1 win in Canada.
Nashville will be looking to get revenge in the home leg, as well as getting their 13th home win of the MLS season, which would be one away from tying the single-season MLS record. Toronto, currently four points out of the playoff spots with eight games to go, simply need points to stay alive.
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Match info
Teams: Nashville SC vs Toronto FC
Referees: Ramy Touchan (Ref), Brooke Mayo (AR1), Walt Heatherly (R2), Amin Hadzic (4th), Daniel Radford (VAR), Brian Dunn (AVAR)
Soccer Datavizer odds: NSH (63%, 2.00 xG), Draw (22%), TOR (15%, 0.85 xG)
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Time: 7:30 pm CT, Geodis Park, Nashville, TN, United States
TV: Apple TV
Apple TV Commentary: Tony Husband & Ross Smith (English), Moises Linares (Spanish)
Radio: 104.5 The Zone
Radio Commentary: Lucas Panzica
Forecast: 76º/57º. 68º at kickoff. Partly cloudy. 3-6 mph winds. 0% chance of rain. 53% humidity.
Head-to-head
Nashville wins: 6
Nashville goals: 18
Draws: 3
Toronto wins: 3
Toronto goals: 13
Last meeting: TOR 2–1 NSH (September 9, 2026 | MLS)
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Toronto FC
The numbers
Goal leaders: Josh Sargent & Daniel Sallói (7), Emilio Aristizabal & Derrick Etienne Jr (4)
Assist leaders: Daniel Sallói (9), Alonso Coello (8)
Last match: STL 3–1 TOR (September 19, 2026)
Data Power Rankings: 8th (25.52 score)
Toronto snapshot
In the two matches they've played since their shock 2-1 win over Nashville SC, Toronto have struggled. They dropped a 3-0 loss in Orlando, a match in which they won the xG battle by nearly a full goal but still somehow were beaten handily. They then went on the road to St. Louis City SC and lost 3-1, a match that was fully as one-sided as the scoreline indicated.
The Reds will be without former Nashville captain Walker Zimmerman, who picked up a yellow card in St. Louis and will serve a single-game yellow card accumulation suspension on Saturday.
Two other starting defenders – Richie Laryea (Canada) and Benjamin Kuscevic (Chile) – will miss the match on international duty. Toronto have conceded 21 goals on the road this season, the 12th-best away defensive record in the league. Against a Nashville side who have been absolutely dominant at Geodis Park, though, they'll need a Herculean effort from a short-handed backline.
Predicted XI
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Nashville SC
The numbers
Goal leaders: Sam Surridge (16), Hany Mukhtar (11)
Assist leaders: Cristian Espinoza (12), Andy Nájar (8)
Last match: NSH 3–0 CHI (September 19, 2026 | MLS)
Data Power Rankings: 2nd (39.96 score)
Nashville SC snapshot
At this point, everyone knows what to expect from Nashville SC at Geodis Park. They've won a staggering 12 of 13 matches at home, two wins away from tying New York Red Bulls' 2018 MLS record of 14 home wins. They'll feel confident about pulling one win closer against a Toronto side who, yes, beat them 17 days ago, but are towards the bottom of the table and have won just twice on the road.
The biggest questions for Nashville come via the international break. With Brian Schwake (United States) and Xavier Valdez (Dominican Republic) on international duty, Joe Wills is the only goalkeeper on the first-team roster, and head coach BJ Callaghan confirmed on Friday that he'll start. With 205 appearances for Nashville and six seasons as the locked-in starter, he'll be able to come in and do a job without issue.
Ben Wright
Without a backup 'keeper available, though, Nashville are likely to call up 18-year-old Will Mackay on a short-term loan from Huntsville City FC in MLS NEXT Pro to act as their backup for the night.
Patrick Yazbek (Australia) and Ahmed Qasem (Iraq) are the other two absentees. While Yazbek has returned to his early-season form and has been a standout in midfield over the last two matches, Nashville have had to play significant minutes without him this season. Eddi Tagseth, Matt Corcoran, and Bryan Acosta are all capable of covering for him. On the wings, Nashville have more than enough depth to cover for Qasem.
Nashville are a historically dominant side at home. They can't take anything for granted on Saturday, but if they play anything close to how they've done this season, they'll be in good shape.
Predicted XI
Staff predictions
Ben Wright
Score: NSH 2–0 TOR
Scorers: Sam Surridge, Shak Mohammed
MOTM: Hany Mukhtar
Bold prediction: Hany Mukhtar sets up both goals in a fairly one-sided win.
Colby Hitchcock
Score: NSH 4–0 TOR
Scorers: Hany Mukhtar, Elias Saad, Sam Surridge (x2)
MOTM: Sam Surridge
Bold prediction: Nashville get their revenge over Toronto and dominate from minute one.
Harold Espinoza Lopez
Score: NSH 3–1 TOR
Scorers: Hany Mukhtar (x2), Sam Surridge
MOTM: Hany Mukhtar
Bold prediction: Nashville will score all three goals in less than 30 minutes.
Jeff Remlinger
Score: NSH 4–1 TOR
Scorers: Sam Surridge, Elias Saad, Cristian Espinoza (x2)
MOTM: Cristian Espinoza
Bold prediction: The backline breaks their record for “Joe Says No” chants after routine saves and high claims.
Ronan Briscoe
Score: NSH 3–1 TOR
Scorers: Hany Mukhtar (x3)
MOTM: Hany Mukhtar.
Bold prediction: Joe Willis has a good sendoff overall, but not playing a game since last fall catches up to him eventually, and he concedes one late that he probably wants back.
Valair Shabilla
Score: NSH 5–0 TOR
Scorers: Hany Mukhtar (x2), Cristian Espinoza (x2), Elias Saad
MOTM: Hany Mukhtar
Bold prediction: I am predicting 5-0; that's probably my boldest prediction in at least five years.
