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  "description": "Nashville SC open their 2026 MLS campaign at Geodis Park on Saturday night",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T20:00:43.000Z",
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    "NE 2-3 NSH (June 25, 2025 | MLS)",
    "Availability Report: Nashville SC vs New England RevolutionWho’s available for the ’Yotes in their home opener?SixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff",
    "Zoomed N: New England Revolution with The Blazing MusketSeth Macomber joins us to preview Nashville SC’s season-opening opponentSixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff",
    "NSH 2-1 MIA (MLS Cup Playoffs)",
    "SixOneFive Soccer Predicts: Nashville SC’s 2026 seasonOur staff predicts the 2026 campaign for the Boys In Gold. Can they add another trophy to the cabinet?SixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff",
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    "Chris Ivey",
    "Jeff Remlinger",
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  "textContent": "On Saturday, Nashville SC will kick off their 2026 MLS season. After a midweek win in Concacaf Champions Cup, they're back home to take on the New England Revolution in their home opener for the second-consecutive season.\n\nHere at _SixOneFive Soccer_ , you'll find all the information you need ahead of tomorrow's match.\n\n## Match info\n\n**Teams:** Nashville SC vs New England Revolution\n**Referees:** Tori Penso (Ref), Kathryn Nesbitt (AR1), Meghan Mullen (AR2), Jon Freemon (4th), Ramy Touchan (VAR), Cameron Blanchard (AVAR)\n**Odds:** NSH (-160), Draw (+310), NE (+350)\n**Date:** Saturday, February 21, 2026\n**Time:** 7:30 pm CT, Geodis Park, Nashville, TN, United States\n**TV:** MLS Season Pass – Apple TV (Free)\n**Apple TV Commentary:** Tony Husband & Ross Smith (English), Francisco X. Rivera (Spanish)\n**Radio:** 104.5 The Zone\n**Radio Commentary (104.5):** Will Boling\n**Forecast:** 55º/37º. 44º at kickoff. Partly cloudy. 4-10 mph winds. 40% chance of rain. 56% humidity.\n\n\n\nSign up for a new annual membership during our preseason sale and save 25%!\n\n Join today! \n\n## Head-to-head\n\n🥊\n\n****Meetings:****__11__\n****Nashville wins:****__3__\n****Nashville goals:****__11__\n****Draws:****__5__\n****New England wins:****__3__\n****New England goals:****__10__\n****Last meeting:****NE 2-3 NSH (June 25, 2025 | MLS)\n\n## Availability report\n\nAvailability Report: Nashville SC vs New England RevolutionWho’s available for the ’Yotes in their home opener?SixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff\n\n## New England Revolution\n\n __Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images__\n\n### The numbers\n\n🔴\n\n****2025 standings:**** 11th (East) | 36 points | 9W-9D-16L | -7 GD\n****2025 goal leaders:**** Carles Gil (10), Leo Campana (7)\n****2025 assist leaders:**** Carles Gil (9), Ilay Feingold (3)\n****Last match:**** N/A\n\n### New England snapshot\n\nThe Revs are heading into 2026 with a new man in charge. After **Caleb Porter** was fired towards the end of last season, **Marko Mitrović** has been tasked with getting this side back into the playoffs. The Serbian midfielder transitioned to coaching after ending his playing career, and has spent time with the Serbian youth national teams and the Chicago Fire. Since 2022, he's worked as a head coach in the United States, heading up the U19, U20, and U23 teams.\n\nIt makes sense, then, that the Revs have targeted US youth internationals this winter. Midfielder **Brooklyn Raines** was brought in for a cash transfer worth up to $2 million from the Houston Dynamo, while DC United academy product **Griffin Yow** returns to MLS after four seasons in Belgium.\n\nZoomed N: New England Revolution with The Blazing MusketSeth Macomber joins us to preview Nashville SC’s season-opening opponentSixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff\n\n\"I will use one word: it’s attack,\" Mitrović said in his introductory press conference. \"We will attack with the ball, and we will attack the ball when we don’t have the ball, and we will be very aggressive with that.\"\n\nYes, every new head coaching hire makes prognostications about the attractive, bold style of soccer their team will play. But the promises have held up for virtually every other head coach in MLS who has come out of the **Gregg Berhalter** USMNT coaching tree.\n\nNew England have the players to be proactive, too. **Carles Gil** is one of the most gifted playmakers MLS has ever seen, and the captain signed a new long-term contract this winter. With a midfield of Raines and either **Matt Polster** or **Alhassan Yussuf** behind him, he'll have freedom and structure to carry the attacking load. Their backline should be one of the better defenses in MLS, too. Their center back pairing is strong, and USMNT goalkeeper **Matt Turner** is back after his spell in England. He looked like like an elite 'keeper again last season.\n\nThe real question comes up front. Striker **Leo Campana** was acquired for a club-record $3.25 million in GAM last season, but struggled with injuries and only scored seven goals. He's been on fire in preseason, scoring five times in five goals. But if he struggles again this season, do the Revs have the firepower to contend in a stacked Eastern Conference?\n\n### Predicted XI\n\n## Nashville SC\n\n __Christina Moore-SixOneFive Soccer__\n\n### The numbers\n\n🟡\n\n****Standings:**** 6th (East) | 54 points (34 played) | 16W-6D-12L | +13 GD\n****Goal leaders:**** Sam Surridge (25), Hany Mukhtar (17)\n****Assist leaders:**** Hany Mukhtar (12), Andy Nájar (10)\n****Last match:****NSH 2-1 MIA (MLS Cup Playoffs)\n\n### Nashville SC snapshot\n\nNashville rotated fairly heavily for their Concacaf Champions Cup opener, with only one or two likely first-choice starters making the XI. That doesn't include goalkeeper **Brian Schwake** , who was given the start on Tuesday and looks set to keep that in MLS. Here's what head coach **BJ Callaghan** said about the goalkeeper battle earlier this week, ahead of the Ottawa match:\n\n\"We have made our decision on on who we'll play tomorrow night. I think that we'll be able to kind of go into the season with a with a number one, consistent goalkeeper, and then it's obviously up for competition at the time. But I don't view it as something that we're going to flip flop every single game.\"\n\nReading between the lines, this looks like Schwake's job to lose.\n\nSixOneFive Soccer Predicts: Nashville SC’s 2026 seasonOur staff predicts the 2026 campaign for the Boys In Gold. Can they add another trophy to the cabinet?SixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff\n\nWith **Cristian Espinoza** signed as Nashville's third Designated Player, this should be one of the better attacking sides in MLS. Their backline looks solid on paper as well, with **Maxwell Woledzi** highly rated as the heir apparent for departed captain **Walker Zimmerman** , and **Reed Baker-Whiting** added as quality defensive depth.\n\nMidfield is where the real questions lie. **Eddi Tagseth** and **Patrick Yazbek** provide a safe floor, and the duo lend themselves well to games in which Nashville want to lean into the press. But against teams who prefer to sit deep and absorb pressure, there are questions about their ability to progress the ball effectively and unlock a settled defense. If Nashville add a player here – or if **Matt Corcoran** is able to take over as a deep-lying playmaker – it should elevate them into a truly great side.\n\n### Predicted XI\n\n## Staff predictions\n\n### Ben Wright\n\n**Score:** NSH 2–0 NE\n**Scorers:** Sam Surridge, Hany Mukhtar\n**MOTM:** Hany Mukhtar\n**Bold prediction:** Nashville control less than 45% possession, but more than double New England's shot total.\n\n### Chris Ivey\n\n**Score:** NSH 3–0 NE\n**Scorers:** Sam Surridge, Hany Mukhtar, Cristian Espinoza\n**MOTM:** Cristian Espinoza\n**Bold prediction:** This will be the first time in Nashville SC history that all three DPs score in the same match.\n\n### Jeff Remlinger\n\n**Score:** NSH 3–1 NE\n**Scorers:** Sam Surridge (x2), Ahmed Qasem\n**MOTM:** Cristian Espinoza\n**Bold prediction:** Cristian Espinoza and Andy Nájar combine for all three assists\n\n### Valair Shabilla\n\n**Score:** NSH 2–1 NE\n**Scorers:** Sam Surridge, Cristian Espinoza\n**MOTM:** Cristian Espinoza\n**Bold prediction:** Nashville concede due to a defensive or goalkeeper mistake\n\n## Fan forecast\n\n>  View on Threads\n\n## Pre-match media",
  "title": "Preview: Nashville SC vs New England Revolution",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-20T22:39:33.666Z"
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