Nashville SC hosts the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Nashville is sixth in the conference table at 6-4-4 on 22 points with a goal difference of +2. Nashville took all three points on the road with a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids last time out prior to the break for international play.
Nashville is riding an unbeaten run of 23 consecutive matches at home, which is the longest active streak in the league. Only five unbeaten runs at home have been longer in MLS history. Hany Mukhtar is the leading goal scorer for Nashville with six, while C.J. Sapong has scored five. Mukhtar and Sapong are the leaders in assists with three apiece.
San Jose is next to last or 13th in the conference table at 3-5-6 on 14 points with a goal difference of -7. San Jose was defeated by LAFC in its most recent MLS fixture 3-2 prior to the break for international play. San Jose is winless in each of its last three matches across all competitions and the Earthquakes have given up the most goals in league play at 32.
San Jose has lost eight of its last 10 away from home with just one win and one draw. The Earthquakes have conceded three goals or more in seven of those 10 away matches, including in each of the last four. Jeremy Ebobisse is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with nine while Cristian Espinoza has scored four. Espinoza and Jan Gregus are the leaders in assists with five each.
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