Venue, Date & Time
Location: GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee
Kickoff: 7:30 PM CT / 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT
Broadcast: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
Weather Forecast (Nashville, TN)
Conditions: Partly cloudy
Temperature: ~72°F (22°C) at kickoff, dipping to ~66°F (19°C) by full-time
Rain Chance: ~23%
Wind: NNW at 5–6 mph
Impact: Comfortable conditions; slight chance of light showers but no major disruptions expected
Injury Report
Nashville SC
Out: Julian Gaines (thigh), Wyatt Meyer (foot), Jonny Perez (thigh), Taylor Washington (knee)
Questionable: Ahmed Qasem (ankle), Walker Zimmerman (knee)
Houston Dynamo FC
Out: Ethan Bartlow (head), Antonio Carlos (lower body), Franco Escobar (illness), Andrew Tarbell (knee), Nelson Quiñónes (lower body)
Questionable: Sergio Santos (lower body), Erik Sviatchenko (lower body)
Key Player Matchups
Sam Surridge (Nashville, F, 20 goals) vs. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston, D, Q)
Surridge is Nashville’s leading scorer; if Sviatchenko is fit, he’ll be tasked with containing him.
Hany Mukhtar (Nashville, M, 15 goals, 7 assists) vs. Jack McGlynn (Houston, M, 6 goals, 8 assists)
Mukhtar remains Nashville’s creative engine; McGlynn has emerged as Houston’s most consistent playmaker.
Walker Zimmerman (Nashville, D, Q) vs. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston, F, 10 goals)
Zimmerman’s aerial dominance vs. Ponce’s poaching instincts.
Joe Willis (Nashville, GK) vs. Steve Clark (Houston, GK)
Veteran keepers on both sides; clean sheets could decide playoff implications.
Team Records & Recent Form
Nashville SC (7th East, 15-11-5, 50 pts)
Goals: 52 scored, 39 conceded (+13 GD)
Last 5: L–L–L–D–L (struggling, just 3 points from last 7)
Home Record: 10-2-3 at GEODIS Park (one of MLS’s best home marks)
Houston Dynamo FC (10th West, 9-13-9, 36 pts)
Goals: 40 scored, 49 conceded (-9 GD)
Last 5: W–L–D–W–L (2 wins in last 6, but improving)
Away Record: 4-5-6 (inconsistent on the road)
Series History
All-time H2H: 4 meetings → Nashville 1 win, Houston 2 wins, 1 draw
Recent Meetings:
Oct 2, 2022: Nashville 1–2 Houston (GEODIS Park)
May 14, 2022: Houston 2–0 Nashville
Oct 14, 2020: Houston 1–3 Nashville
Sept 26, 2020: Nashville 1–1 Houston
Trend: Houston has won the last 2 meetings; Nashville hasn’t beaten Houston since 2020.
Betting Trends
Nashville: Winless in last 7, but unbeaten in 12 straight at home earlier this year
Houston: 2 wins in last 10, but just earned a clean sheet vs. Portland
H2H: 3 of 4 meetings saw both teams score; 2 of 4 went Over 2.5 goals
MATCH ODDS
Nashville FC – 115 Draw + 295 Houston Dynamo FC + 350
Over 2.5 – 150 Under 2.5 + 115
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, September 26, 2025
