Nashville SC vs Toronto FC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Nashville SC host Toronto FC at Nashville SC Stadium on Saturday, September 26 (8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 5:30 PM PT).

There’s no fresh injury or suspension news to report for either side this week, so this preview leans on the players who’ve carried each team through the season. Samuel Surridge looks certain to lead the Nashville SC line after a 16-goal season, with Hany Mukhtar pulling the strings behind him having created 35 chances from midfield. For Toronto FC, Dániel Sallói and Josh Sargent will carry the attacking burden — both have scored 7 goals apiece, with Sallói’s 30 chances created the standout creative number in a difficult campaign.

There’s a neat symmetry to this fixture: the two sides met on September 10, when Toronto FC edged a 2-1 win at home. Form has since diverged sharply. Nashville SC responded with a 3-0 win over Chicago Fire and a 4-0 rout of FC Cincinnati, form that has them sitting top of the Eastern Conference with 57 points and a +32 goal difference. Toronto FC followed that win over Nashville with back-to-back defeats at Orlando City and St. Louis City SC, leaving them 12th on 29 points and a -10 goal difference. Expect Nashville SC’s front line, led by Surridge and Mukhtar, to control this one, with a Toronto FC defense built on that -10 goal difference offering little resistance.

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Season Form & Standings

Nashville SC sit top of the Eastern Conference with 57 points from 26 games, a +32 goal difference underlining the class of MLS’s best side this season, while Toronto FC are 12th on 29 points, well off the pace but still with games to shape their playoff picture.

Eastern Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Samuel Surridge (Nashville SC): Surridge has scored 16 goals from 49 shots this season, with 27 of them on target — the focal point of Nashville SC’s attack at Geodis Park.
• Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC): Mukhtar has created 35 chances to go with 11 goals, the creative engine behind Nashville SC’s league-leading season.
• Dániel Sallói (Toronto FC): Sallói leads Toronto FC’s attack with 7 goals and 30 chances created, the visitors’ biggest individual threat even in a difficult campaign.

Recent Form

Nashville SC: W D L D W

• 2026-09-20: Nashville SC 3-0 Chicago Fire (W, home)
• 2026-09-13: Inter Miami 2-2 Nashville SC (D, away)
• 2026-09-10: Toronto FC 2-1 Nashville SC (L, away)
• 2026-09-05: NYCFC 0-0 Nashville SC (D, away)
• 2026-08-30: Nashville SC 4-0 FC Cincinnati (W, home)

Nashville SC’s recent form reads W D L D W: a 3-0 win over Chicago Fire, a 2-2 draw at Inter Miami, a 2-1 loss at Toronto FC, a 0-0 draw at NYCFC and a 4-0 win over FC Cincinnati.

Toronto FC: D D W L L

• 2026-09-20: St. Louis City SC 3-1 Toronto FC (L, away)
• 2026-09-13: Orlando City 3-0 Toronto FC (L, away)
• 2026-09-10: Toronto FC 2-1 Nashville SC (W, home)
• 2026-09-06: Toronto FC 4-4 Chicago Fire (D, home)
• 2026-08-30: Toronto FC 1-1 NYCFC (D, home)

Toronto FC’s recent form reads D D W L L: a 1-1 draw with NYCFC, a 4-4 draw with Chicago Fire, a 2-1 win over Nashville SC, a 3-0 loss at Orlando City and a 3-1 loss at St. Louis City SC.

Nashville SC vs Toronto FC Prediction

Nashville SC’s status as East leaders — top on 57 points — should tell against a Toronto FC side stuck in 12th on 29 points, and this one looks set to stay tight rather than open up. Signal has this finishing 2-0 to Nashville SC, with Surridge doing the damage and Toronto FC’s defense unable to find an answer at Geodis Park.