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  "description": "Can Nashville SC bounce back quickly from their Concacaf Champions Cup exit?",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T18:55:02.000Z",
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    "NSH 5-2 DC (July 9, 2025 | US Open Cup)",
    "Data Power Rankings",
    "Matt Hilliard told us",
    "Zoomed N: DC United with All-Points BulletinMatt Hilliard stops by to give us the latest on the Black & RedSixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff",
    "side-hustle as a novel writer",
    "Shop now!",
    "TIG 1-0 NSH (May 5, 2026 | CCC Semifinals)",
    "suffered against Charlotte",
    "Ben Wright",
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  "textContent": "After a disappointing exit in the Concacaf Champions Cup on Tuesday night, Nashville SC return home to Geodis Park, looking to quickly put the memory of their loss to Tigres behind them with a convincing performance against DC United.\n\n## Match info\n\n**Teams:** Nashville SC vs DC United\n**Referees:** Joshua Encarnacion (Ref), Jeremy Hanson (AR1), Ian McKay (AR2), Rosendo Mendoza (4th), Lukasz Szpala (VAR), Robert Schaap (AVAR)\n**Odds:** NSH (-195), Draw (+300), DC (+475)\n**Date:** Saturday, May 9, 2026\n**Time:** 8:15 pm CT, Geodis Park, Nashville, TN, United States\n**TV:** Apple TV, FS1\n**Apple TV Commentary:** Tony Husband & Ross Smith (English), Nacho Garcia (Spanish)\n**FS1 Commentary:** Josh Eastern & Lloyd Sam\n**Radio:** 104.5 The Zone\n**Radio Commentary (104.5):** Will Boling\n**Forecast:** 77º/54º. 70º at kickoff. Partly cloudy. 2-8 mph winds. 0% chance of rain. 61% humidity.\n\n## Head-to-head\n\n🆚\n\n****Meetings:****__11__\n****Nashville wins:****__6__\n****Nashville goals:****__22__\n****Draws:****__3__\n****DC United wins:****__2__\n****DC United goals:****__12__\n****Last meeting:**** NSH 5-2 DC (July 9, 2025 | US Open Cup)\n\n## Availability report\n\n _Published Friday at approximately 4pm CT_\n\n## DC United\n\n __Hannah Foslien-Imagn Images__\n\n### The numbers\n\n⚫\n\n****Standings:**** 5th (East) | 15 points | 4W-3D-4L | -2 GD\n****Goal leaders:**** Tai Baribo (6), Louis Munteanu (3)\n****Assist leaders:**** João Peglow (3), Silvan Hefti (2)\n****Last match:**** NYC 0-2 DC (May 2, 2026 | MLS)\nData Power Rankings****:**** 20th (12.40 score)\n\n### DC United snapshot\n\nDC United find them again in the midst of a rebuild. Former Nashville assistant general manager **Ally Mackay** was fired last September, and after a lengthy search conducted by **Dr. Erkut Sorgut**... Dr. Erkut Sorgut was hired as the new general manager.\n\n\"Everyone knew change was necessary after the team fell apart in the middle of last season,\" _All-Points Bulletin_ 's Matt Hilliard told us. \"But most DC fans were disappointed by the hire of **Dr. Erkut Sogut** to run the front office, given his lack of qualifications, LinkedIn slop hustleposting, and some really embarrassing comments by ownership about him being the smartest guy they'd ever met.\"\n\nZoomed N: DC United with All-Points BulletinMatt Hilliard stops by to give us the latest on the Black & RedSixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff\n\nDespite a bevy of cringe-inducing posts on LinkedIn to go along with his questionable side-hustle as a novel writer, Sogut _has_ managed to turn DC into a more functional roster, and the results on the field have been an improvement. Under Swiss manager **René Weiler** , they play a functional-not-flashy 4-4-2 system, and are heavily reminiscent of the Philadelphia Union in how they press.\n\nWith former DP **Christian Benteke** gone, DC spent big to bring in **Tai Baribo** from the Union, and he's been an ideal fit for the Black & Red, bagging six goals already. He's unfortunately injured, putting more pressure on 23-year-old **Louis Munteanu** to carry the attacking burden. The 23-year-old Romanian was met with skepticism as a new DP signing, but has scored three goals in his last two matches, rounding into form at a crucial time.\n\n### Predicted XI\n\n\n                            Shop now!\n                        \n\n## Nashville SC\n\n### The numbers\n\n🟡\n\n****Standings:**** 1st (East) | 23 points | 7W-2D-1L | +15 GD\n****Goal leaders:**** Sam Surridge (9), Cristian Espinoza & Hany Mukhtar (3)\n****Assist leaders:**** Cristian Espinoza & Mukhtar (5), Andy Nájar (4)\n****Last match:**** TIG 1-0 NSH (May 5, 2026 | CCC Semifinals)\nData Power Rankings****:**** 3rd (29.70 score)\n\n### Nashville SC snapshot\n\nNashville's Concacaf Champions Cup run is over, but they're still in first place in the East, a remarkable feat given the heavy fixture congestion early in the season. Now, their sole focus is on MLS, competing for both MLS Cup and the Supporters' Shield.\n\nThe main story this week has been injuries. **Sam Surridge** remains injured with a back issue suffered against Charlotte, but Callaghan says he's \"optimistic\" that the striker could return before the World Cup break begins after their May 23 match.\n\nMidfield is another issue. **Eddi Tagseth** went out injured just 18 minutes into the first leg against Tigres, and Callaghan confirmed it will be \"a long shot\" for Tagseth to return before the break. **Patrick Yazbek** hobbled out of warmups before the second leg with a quad injury, and that will keep him out until the break.\n\nMidfield was already one of the thinner areas of Nashville's squad, but it looks a little scary sans Yazbek and Tagseth. **Matt Corcoran** has proved to be a capable MLS starter with a high ceiling, but next to him, there are questions about **Bryan Acosta** 's ability to be a consistent starter over multiple games, even after his solid showing in Monterrey midweek. Behind them, there's only 22-year-old **Charles-Émile Brunet** , a SuperDraft pick who's played just 26 minutes all season, and hasn't seen the field yet in MLS.\n\nNashville have built up a solid cushion in first place, and can't drop to second on Saturday, even with a loss. It will take a major team effort to step up and help cover for all the absences and ensure they avoid a post-CCC slump over the next month.\n\n### Predicted XI\n\n## Staff predictions\n\n### Ben Wright\n\n**Score:** NSH 3-0 DC\n**Scorers:** Hany Mukhtar (x2), Ahmed Qasem\n**MOTM:** Hany Mukhtar\n**Bold prediction:** A bit of poetry after Nashville's CCC exit sees Hany Mukhtar score his 100th Nashville goal as Nashville earn their 100th win of the MLS era.\n\n### Jeff Remlinger\n\n**Score:** NSH 2-0 DC\n**Scorers:** Ahmed Qasem, Maxwell Woledzi\n**MOTM:** Maxwell Woledzi\n**Bold prediction:** A sluggish Nashville need two set-piece goals to overcome a DC United team that never really threatens to score.\n\n## Pre-match Media",
  "title": "Preview: Nashville SC vs DC United",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-08T18:55:02.487Z"
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