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  "description": "How will Nashville SC fair against Son Heung-Min's LAFC?",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T21:13:33.000Z",
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    "Availability Report: Nashville SC vs LAFCThe ’Yotes could be without several key players for their primetime clash with the Black & GoldSixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff",
    "Data Power Rankings",
    "LAFC",
    "ConcaChampions",
    "pic.twitter.com/XGrSBt1BUO",
    "April 30, 2026",
    "pic.twitter.com/Tm9Gp04WPE",
    "April 6, 2026",
    "Shop now!",
    "NER 0-3 NSH (May 13, 2026 | MLS)",
    "2-2 draw to DC United",
    "3-0 win at the New England Revolution",
    "EveryoneN",
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    "May 14, 2026",
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    "Ronan Briscoe",
    "Valair Shabilla",
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  "textContent": "Nashville SC have just two matches remaining before the lengthy World Cup break. The first match left on the docket is a marquee East vs West clash against juggernauts Los Angeles FC.\n\nHere's everything you need to know before tonight's match.\n\n## Match info\n\n**Teams:** Nashville SC vs Los Angeles FC\n**Referees:** Rubiel Vazquez****(Ref), Corey Rockwell (AR1), Jeffrey Swartzel (AR2), Gerald Flores (4th), Daniel Radford (VAR), Jonathan Johnson (AVAR)\n**Odds:** NSH (+105), Draw (+290), LAFC (+220)\n**Date:** Sunday, May 17, 2026\n**Time:** 7:00 pm CT, Geodis Park, Nashville, Tennessee, United States\n**TV:** Apple TV\n**Apple TV Commentary:** Tony Husband & Ross Smith (English), Alejandro Figueredo & Tony Cherchi (Spanish)\n**Radio:** 104.5 The Zone\n**Radio Commentary (104.5):** Lucas Panzica\n**Forecast:** 88°/67°. 77° at kickoff. Clear. 11 mph winds. 0% chance of rain. 58% humidity.\n\n## Head-to-head\n\n🆚\n\n****Meetings:****__4__\n****Nashville wins:****__1__\n****Nashville goals:****__6__\n****Draws:****__1__\n****LAFC wins:****__2__\n****LAFC goals:****__12__\n****Last meeting:**** LAFC 5-0 NSH (March 23, 2024 | MLS)\n\n## Availability report\n\nAvailability Report: Nashville SC vs LAFCThe ’Yotes could be without several key players for their primetime clash with the Black & GoldSixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff\n\n## Los Angeles FC\n\n __Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images__\n\n### The numbers\n\n⚫\n\n****Standings:**** 5th (West) | 21 points | 6W-3D-4L | +7 GD\n****Goal leaders:**** Denis Bouanga (5), David Martínez (4)\n****Assist leaders:**** Son Heung Min (8), Denis Bouanga & Stephen Eustáquio (4)\n****Last match:**** STL 2-1 LAFC (May 13, 2026 |MLS)\nData Power Rankings****:**** 9th (22.05 score)\n\n### Los Angeles FC snapshot\n\nLos Angeles FC and Nashville SC were the only two MLS teams to reach the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals. This has led both teams to play more matches than any others in the league at this stage.\n\nLAFC are feeling the effects of the Concacaf run more severely, with a 6W-3D-4L league record good for fifth in the Western Conference. More worrying for the Black and Gold is that the team seems to be in freefall, losing their last three matches across all competitions by a combined score of 10-2.\n\nHead coach **Marc Dos Santos** is in his first year in the role, after serving as an assistant at the club for four years under **Steve Cherundolo**. He was recently vocal about his dissatisfaction with the schedule congestion, stating, \"The schedule is a scandal.\"\n\n> Marc Dos Santos’ rant on schedule congestion: “they don’t want us in the final? MLS has to help MLS teams”\n>\n> “who is the genius? … I want to meet that guy”\n>\n> “me when I play PlayStation, my players run a lot … they’re never tired, but life is not like that” #LAFC #ConcaChampions pic.twitter.com/XGrSBt1BUO\n>\n> — Andy Deossa 🇨🇴 (@Andy_Deossa) April 30, 2026\n\nLAFC started the season with an 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions. They did not concede a single MLS goal in over 570 minutes of play, breaking the league's longest shutout record. Since then, they have only managed two wins, three draws and five losses.\n\nThe Black and Gold attack is led by one of the biggest superstars in world soccer, **Heung-Min Son**.**** Alongside the South Korean is **Dénis Bouanga** , a two-time MLS MVP finalist and 2023 Golden Boot winner. The dynamic duos are among the most dangerous in league history, combining for 17 goal contributions already. Though Son has yet to score an MLS goal this season, he leads the team with eight assists.\n\nNashville fans will at least see two familiar faces dressed in black on Sunday as wingers **Tyler Boyd** and **Jacob Shaffelburg** joined LAFC in the winter. Neither is a full-time starter for the California club, but they have seen an increase in minutes recently. Shaffelburg has two assists, while Boyd has one goal thus far.\n\n> Tyler Boyd scores his first goal for LAFC (and his first goal in 630 days) and gets the assist from Jacob Shaffelburg, making his LAFC debut.\n>\n> The two wingers moved to Los Angeles from Nashville SC this winter. pic.twitter.com/Tm9Gp04WPE\n>\n> — Ben Wright (@benwright) April 6, 2026\n\nLAFC have been missing what made them great at the start of the season: defensive stability. As matches piled up and some rotation was done, mistakes became more common. World Cup-winning goalkeeper Hugo Lloris continues to be the starter for LAFC at the age of 39.\n\nRight-back **Sergi Palencia** is out with an injury, meaning that **Ryan Raposo** is the likely starter in the position. The Black and Gold right-back is often used as more of a wing-back, while the left-back, often **Eddie Segura** , plays a more defensive role. This allows Bounga to exploit the left side in transition.\n\nAside from the dynamic duo and the former Nashville players, LAFC have multiple young talents in attack. Leading that list is 20-year-old Venezuelan winger **David Martínez** , who's amongst the most exciting prospects in MLS. Martínez already has eight goals this season in all competitions.\n\n### Predicted XI\n\n\n                            Shop now!\n                        \n\n## Nashville SC\n\n __Mike Meredith-SixOneFive Soccer__\n\n### The numbers\n\n🟡\n\n****Standings:**** 1st (East) | 27 points | 8W-3D-1L | +18 GD\n****Goal leaders:**** Sam Surridge (9), Warren Madrigal (5)\n****Assist leaders:**** Cristian Espinoza (7), Hany Mukhtar & Andy Nájar (5)\n****Last match:**** NER 0-3 NSH (May 13, 2026 | MLS)\nData Power Rankings****:**** 3rd (31.84 score)\n\n### Nashville SC snapshot\n\nAfter a disappointing 2-2 draw to DC United, Nashville SC bounced back with an emphatic 3-0 win at the New England Revolution. With that result, the Boys in Gold maintained their spot at the top of the Eastern Conference and continued their push for the Supporters' Shield.\n\nIt wasn't all sunshine in New England as defender **Andy Nájar** went down with an injury in the second half. The details and severity of the injury are still unknown. Nájar joins stars **Eddi Tagseth** , **Patrick Yazbek** , and **Sam Surridge** in the injury column for Nashville SC.\n\nWith Nájar out, head coach **BJ Callaghan** has usually opted for **Reed Baker-Whiting** to switch to the right. This allows for MLS veteran **Dan Lovitz** to start on the left.\n\nThe question for Nashville remains: how far can their depth take them? **Bryan Acosta** had a redeeming performance in New England, scoring a brace and showcasing his quality on both sides of the ball. Next to him in midfield will likely be rising youngster **Matt Corcoran** , who has been in good form.\n\nTo back up the two midfielders, **Charles-Émile Brunet** has stepped up when needed and shown some positive signs. In defense, the ever-reliable **Josh Bauer** might be asked to play more minutes.\n\n> Instant reaction: New England Revolution 0-3 Nashville SC#EveryoneN pic.twitter.com/61dRBIjVvU\n>\n> — Valair (@valairshabilla) May 14, 2026\n\nThe key to Nashville's success remains with the two available DP players, Cristian Espinoza and Hany Mukhtar. The Argentine provided two assists against the Revolution and played one of his best games in a Nashville shirt. While the German didn't have his best game in New England, he remains in good form and leads the team on and off the ball.\n\nAlongside the DPs is **Warren Madrigal** , who has three goals in as many halves of soccer. If Nashville can put an already-exhausted LAFC defense under pressure to start the match, an early goal seems like a real possibility.\n\n### Predicted XI\n\n## Staff predictions\n\n### Ben Wright\n\n**Score:** NSH 3-1 LAFC\n**Scorers:** Hany Mukhtar (x2), Warren Madrigal\n**MOTM:** Hany Mukhtar\n**Bold prediction:** Nashville score within the first five minutes and never slow down\n\n### Ronan Briscoe\n\n**Score:** NSH 3-0 LAFC\n**Scorers:** Hany Mukhtar, Cristian Espinoza, Ahmed Qasem\n**MOTM:** Matt Corcoran\n**Bold prediction:** Nashville out-shoots LAFC by a factor of three to one\n\n### Valair Shabilla\n\n**Score:** NSH 1-1 LAFC\n**Scorers:** Ahmed Qasem\n**MOTM:** Ahmed Qasem\n**Bold prediction:** The two teams will have an xG of less than 2.0 combined\n\n## Pre-match Media",
  "title": "Preview: Nashville SC vs Los Angeles FC",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-17T18:34:14.804Z"
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