This will be the second all-time meeting between Real Salt Lake and Nashville SC. The first ended in a scoreless draw in Utah in May 2021.
Real Salt Lake came from 2-0 down to beat the Revolution, 3-2, on Saturday, the first time RSL has won a match in which it trailed by two goals since May 2014 against the Fire. Real Salt Lake’s seven points through three matches is its second-best start to a season in the club’s MLS history (9 points in 2011).
Nashville’s 2-0 defeat at Dallas on Saturday was its second loss in 15 games (W4 D9, including playoffs) dating back to late September. It marked the first loss by more than one goal for Nashville since mid-June at the Red Bulls (also 2-0).
Real Salt Lake’s three goals against New England came from unlikely sources as Sergio Córdova, who scored his first MLS goal, had just nine goals in 98 appearances in the Bundesliga while Tate Schmitt scored his first MLS goal in his 13th appearance and Justen Glad netted just his sixth in 160 starts.
Nashville SC is one of three teams (Chicago, Columbus) to name the same starting XI for all three matches so far this season. Fourteen Nashville players have appeared in all three matches, tied with Austin for the most in MLS in 2022.
