NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 14, 2026) – Nashville Soccer Club continued the best start in MLS history (20 wins and 66 points through 29 matches) and tied the league record for regular season home wins (14) and single-season home winning streak (10) by shutting out Sporting Kansas City 4-0 Wednesday night at GEODIS Park. More Sports News
Landon Donovan MLS MVP candidate Hany Mukhtar scored a highlight reel goal for his 15th of the season in the 10th minute, assisted by Defensive Player of the Year candidate Andy Najar. Fellow MVP candidate Sam Surridge doubled Nashville’s lead in the 17th minute with his club-leading 17th MLS goal of the season, assisted by Reed Baker-Whiting and Mukhtar. Najar added a third in the 29th minute via MVP candidate Cristian Espinoza’s league-leading 14th assist.
In the second half, Warren Madrigal scored his sixth goal of the season with a penalty kick in the 94th minute to cap off the Boys in Gold’s club record 24th win across all competitions in 2026.
GEODIS = fortress: By tying the MLS record for single-season home wins (14) and consecutive wins (10), Nashville SC remained the only unbeaten home team in the league this season at 14W-0L-1D while outscoring opponents 45-12.
And then there were two: MLS Goalkeeper and Newcomer of the Year candidate Brian Schwake recorded his 13th league clean sheet of the season, tying Joe Willis for the most regular season shutouts in club history.
200 club: Midfielder Alex Muyl made his 200th career Nashville SC regular season appearance Saturday night, joining Hany Mukhtar as the second Boy in Gold to reach that milestone this season. Muyl and Mukhtar are just the second pair of teammates in league history to make 200 regular season appearances for the same team during a club’s first seven seasons in existence.
Next up: Nashville SC will conclude a stretch of three matches in eight days when it visits the San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 9:30 p.m. CT.
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