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  "description": "The 'Yotes look to continue their unbeaten start to the 2026 season while staying ready for Wednesday's knockout match against Inter Miami",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-13T15:15:54.000Z",
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    "NSH 3-0 CLB (July 16, 2025 | MLS)",
    "Availability Report: Columbus Crew vs Nashville SCWho’s available when the ’Yotes take on the Crew?SixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff",
    "Zoomed N: Columbus Crew with Massive ReportThe Ohio side is in a period of transition after the departure of Wilfried NancySixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff",
    "more complete No. 9s in MLS",
    "NSH 0-0 MIA (Concacaf Champions Cup R16)",
    "Recap: Nashville SC held to scoreless draw in first leg against Inter MiamiThe two sides battle to a 0-0 draw in the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16SixOneFive SoccerBen Wright",
    "Ben Wright",
    "Chris Ivey",
    "Jeff Remlinger",
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  "textContent": "No rest for the weary! After a 0-0 draw with Inter Miami midweek in Concacaf Champions Cup, Nashville SC turn right back around for a trip to Ohio, looking to keep their unbeaten start to the MLS season alive with a result against the Columbus Crew.\n\nThey also have another match against Inter Miami looming, set to travel to Ft. Lauderdale next week for the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 matchup, needing a result to advance.\n\nGet ready for the match with us!\n\n## Match info\n\n**Teams:** Columbus Crew vs Nashville SC\n**Referees:** Fotis Bazakos (Ref), Brian Dunn (AR1), Justin Howard (AR2), Elvis Osmanović (4th), Edvin Jurisević (VAR), Jonathan Johnson (AVAR)\n**Odds:** CLB (-105), Draw (+280), NSH (+220)\n**Date:** Saturday, March 14, 2026\n**Time:** 5:15 pm CT, ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus, OH, United States\n**TV:** MLS Season Pass – Apple TV (Free), Fox Sports 1\n**Apple TV Commentary:** Neil Sika & Kyndra de St. Aubin (English), Francisco X. Rivera (Spanish)\n**FS1 Commentary:** Alex Heinert & Lloyd Sam\n**Radio:** 104.5 The Zone\n**Radio Commentary (104.5):** Lucas Panzica\n**Forecast:** 46º/32º. 46º at kickoff. Cloudy. 3-13 mph winds. 0% chance of rain. 54% humidity.\n\n## Head-to-head\n\n🆚\n\n****Meetings:****__11__\n****Nashville wins:****__3__\n****Nashville goals:****__11__\n****Draws:****__4__\n****Columbus wins:****__4__\n****Columbus goals:****__14__\n****Last meeting:****NSH 3-0 CLB (July 16, 2025 | MLS)\n\n## Availability report\n\nAvailability Report: Columbus Crew vs Nashville SCWho’s available when the ’Yotes take on the Crew?SixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff\n\n## Columbus Crew\n\n __Adam Cairns-Imagn Images__\n\n### The numbers\n\n🟡\n\n****Standings:**** 11th (East) | 2 points | 0W-2D-1L | -1 GD\n****Goal leaders:**** Diego Rossi & Wessam Abou Ali (2)\n****Assist leaders:**** Taha Habroune, Wessam Abou Ali (1)\n****Last match:**** CLB 0-0 CHI (MLS regular season)\n****Data Power Rankings:**** 23rd (7.71 score)\n\n### Columbus snapshot\n\nColumbus are in the midst of a major transition. **Wilfried Nancy** , one of the best head coaches in MLS history, is gone. He left after the 2025 season to take charge of Celtic, where he lasted all of 33 days. In his place, the Crew brought in Swedish manager **Henrik Rydström**. The former Malmö coach has a lot of stylistic similarities to Nancy, but the transition hasn't been straightforward.\n\nThrough three matches, the Crew have two draws and one loss and haven't convinced. A loss on the road to a poor Portland Timbers side opened their season, and they followed it up with a draw on the road against a Sporting Kansas City side widely viewed as one of the worst teams in MLS.\n\nZoomed N: Columbus Crew with Massive ReportThe Ohio side is in a period of transition after the departure of Wilfried NancySixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff\n\nThe retirement of midfielder and captain **Darlington Nagbe** is another hurdle for the Crew to manage. Nagbe was a fixture in the lineup, and one of the best midfielders in MLS history. Without him, there's been a lot of chopping and changing in midfield. **Taha Habroune** , **Dylan Chambost** , **Sean Zawadzki,** and **Amar Sejdić** have each gotten starts in Columbus's midfield pair, as Rydström seeks for his best combination.\n\nAhead of them, though, this Crew side is still incredibly dangerous. **Diego Rossi** is a top tier attacker in MLS, and striker **Wessam Abou Ali** looks like one of the more complete No. 9s in MLS. They've created the sixth-most expected goals in MLS, more than Nashville, and defensively they're right in the middle of the pack.\n\nThe underlying numbers like a lot about this team. The results likely aren't far behind.\n\n### Predicted XI\n\n* * *\n\nIf you're still reading this, you love Nashville soccer. So do we!\nSign up today for the best Nashville soccer coverage on the market.\n\nSign up!\n\n* * *\n\n## Nashville SC\n\n __Christina Moore-SixOneFive Soccer__\n\n### The numbers\n\n🟡\n\n****Standings:**** 2nd (East) | 7 points | 2W-1D-0L | +5 GD\n****Goal leaders:**** Sam Surridge (4), Hany Mukhtar, Cristian Espinoza & Warren Madrigal (1)\n****Assist leaders:**** Patrick Yazbek (2), Warren Madrigal (1)\n****Last match:****NSH 0-0 MIA (Concacaf Champions Cup R16)\n****Data Power Rankings:**** 5th (22.94 score)\n\n### Nashville SC snapshot\n\nThe big question for Nashville SC this week comes down to rotation. Needing a result next Wednesday in Ft. Lauderdale to advance past Inter Miami into the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals, will **BJ Callaghan** rest key players to keep the squad fresh?\n\nRecap: Nashville SC held to scoreless draw in first leg against Inter MiamiThe two sides battle to a 0-0 draw in the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16SixOneFive SoccerBen Wright\n\nNashville have been adamant that they want to compete to win both competitions, with Callaghan often repeating that they'll put out the best possible lineup for every match. Players like **Hany Mukhtar** , **Sam Surridge** , and **Cristian Espinoza** want to play every match every week, even in heavily congested stretches of the season. They also have long track records of being able to perform in multi-game weeks.\n\nCallaghan may opt to rotate from the start, but it's more likely that he'll field a mostly first-choice attack and make substitutions earlier in the second half than he typically does, saving their legs a bit for Wednesday.\n\nNashville are in strong form to start the season, and have shown that they can create chances consistently. Against a Crew defense still figuring things out, they'll be able to create chances.\n\n### Predicted XI\n\n## Staff predictions\n\n### Ben Wright\n\n**Score:** CLB 1–2 NSH\n**Scorers:** Sam Surridge, Woobens Pacius\n**MOTM:** Maxwell Woledzi\n**Bold prediction:** A moderately-rotated lineup keeps it 1-1 before Woobens Pacius grabs his first MLS goal to win the match off the bench.\n\n### Chris Ivey\n\n**Score:** CLB 2–0 NSH\n**Scorers:** N/A\n**MOTM:\nBold prediction: **A rotated lineup and distracted minds lead to lapses at the back.\n\n### Jeff Remlinger\n\n**Score:** CLB 1–1 NSH\n**Scorers:** Woobens Pacius\n**MOTM:** Brian Schwake\n**Bold prediction:** You can skip the game and know exactly how it plays out. All focus on Wednesday.\n\n### Ronan Briscoe\n\n**Score:** CLB 0–0 NSH\n**Scorers:** N/A\n**MOTM:** The viewer at home who sits through this\n**Bold prediction:** Nashville's focus is on Wednesday, and the lineup will be rotated. Nashville will try to suffocate the game on the road.\n\n### Valair Shabilla\n\n**Score:** CLB 1–2 NSH\n**Scorers:** Sam Surridge, Warren Madrigal\n**MOTM:** Hany Mukhtar\n**Bold prediction:** BJ Callaghan will only rotate one or two players.\n\n## Pre-match media",
  "title": "Preview: Columbus Crew vs Nashville SC",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-13T21:26:27.030Z"
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