Charlotte FC hosts Nashville on 3-game home winning streak

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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Nashville SC (3-2-1, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (3-2-1, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Charlotte FC -103, Nashville SC +266, Draw +245; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC hosts Nashville aiming to extend a three-game home winning streak.

Charlotte is 3-0-0 in home games. Charlotte is seventh in the league giving up just six goals.

Nashville is 1-1-0 on the road. Nashville is fourth in the league giving up just five goals.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Liel Abada has scored two goals with one assist for Charlotte. Brandt Bronico has one goal.

Josh Bauer has two goals for Nashville. Ahmed Qasem has two goals.

SEASON SO FAR: Charlotte: Averaging 1.7 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks through six games while allowing 1.0 goal per game.

Nashville: Averaging 1.5 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks through six games while allowing 0.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Jahlane Forbes (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Brandon Cambridge (injured).

Nashville: Maximus Ekk (injured), Xavier Valdez (injured), Bryan Acosta (injured), Tyler Boyd (injured).

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