Surridge leads Nashville against D.C. United
Washington; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nashville SC +105, DC United +243, Draw +250; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Sam Surridge leads Nashville into a matchup with D.C. United after a two-goal showing against the New England Revolution.
United is 2-4-4 at home. United has a 4-2 record in one-goal matches.
Nashville is 4-3-2 in road games. Nashville is fifth in the league with 35 goals led by Surridge with 14.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The last meeting ended tied 0-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Benteke has six goals for United. Gabriel Cordeiro Pirani has two goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
Surridge has 14 goals and two assists for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: United: 2-5-3, averaging 0.6 goals, 3.0 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.
Nashville: 6-0-4, averaging 2.3 goals, 5.3 shots on goal and 5.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: United: Jackson Hopkins (injured), Lukas MacNaughton (injured), Kim Joon hong (injured), Peglow (injured), Matti Peltola (injured), Aaron Herrera (injured), Christian Benteke (injured).
Nashville: Maximus Ekk (injured), Xavier Valdez (injured), Jacob Shaffelburg (injured), Taylor Washington (injured), Walker Zimmerman (injured), Tyler Boyd (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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