Mukhtar leads Nashville against the Columbus Crew

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Columbus Crew (5-5-3, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (7-3-4, first in the Western Conference)

Nashville, Tennessee; Sunday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Nashville SC -109, Columbus +290, Draw +253; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Hany Mukhtar leads Nashville into a matchup with the Columbus Crew after scoring two goals against Charlotte FC.

Nashville is 5-1-2 in home games. Nashville is fourth in the Western Conference drawing 79 corner kicks, averaging 5.6 per game.

The Crew are 1-4-1 in road games. The Crew have a 0-3-2 record in games they score a single goal.

Sunday’s game is the first meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mukhtar has eight goals and five assists for Nashville. Fafa Picault has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

Lucas Zelarrayan has six goals and three assists for the Crew. Christian Ramirez has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nashville: 5-2-3, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.8 goals per game.

Crew: 4-4-2, averaging 2.1 goals, 5.5 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: Nick Depuy (injured), Walker Zimmerman (injured).

Crew: Will Sands (injured), Luis Diaz (injured), Kevin Molino (injured), Josh Williams (injured), Milos Degenek (injured), Eloy Room (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.