{"id":54594,"date":"2026-09-20T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T01:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=54594"},"modified":"2026-09-20T21:54:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T01:54:59","slug":"match-preview-nashville-sc-vs-toronto-fc-09-26-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-nashville-sc-vs-toronto-fc-09-26-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville SC vs Toronto FC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nashville SC<\/a> host Toronto FC<\/a> at Nashville SC Stadium on Saturday, September 26 (8:30 PM ET \/ 7:30 PM CT \/ 5:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/a> 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, D\u00e1niel Sall\u00f3i and Josh Sargent will carry the attacking burden \u2014 both have scored 7 goals apiece, with Sall\u00f3i’s 30 chances created the standout creative number in a difficult campaign.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Nashville SC vs Toronto FC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n