Nashville, Tenn. – Nashville Soccer Club don extend im GEODIS Park regular season win streak to nine and win for di 13th time in 14 MLS matches for di Castle dis season when e defeat Toronto FC 2-0 Saturday night.
MVP candidate Hany Mukhtar, wey reach 100 career MLS goals (regular season plus playoffs) with im first-half brace, put di Boys in Gold on di board for 16th minute. Fellow MVP candidate Cristian Espinoza and Elias Saad assist am. Mukhtar score again for 43rd minute from MVP candidate Sam Surridge and Saad. Joe Willis make three saves and record im 79th career MLS shutout (regular season plus playoffs).
With di win over Toronto, Nashville SC become di second-fastest team in MLS history to reach di 60-point mark at 18W-3L-6D. Only LAFC during 2019 do am faster. With im two goals Saturday, MVP candidate Hany Mukhtar become just di 16th player in MLS history to score 100 career league goals. He be di first German-born player to accomplish di feat and di second active player to do so, alongside Josef Martinez.
Goalkeeper Joe Willis, wey start in net for di Boys in Gold 184 times during di regular season between 2020 and 2025, make im first start of 2026 Saturday. Di veteran keeper make three saves for im 110th career MLS win and 79th league shutout (regular season plus playoffs).
Nashville SC go dey idle until Saturday, Oct. 10 at Austin FC due to di FIFA International match window wey dey take place Sept. 21 to Oct. 6.
Notes: Nashville SC BJ Callaghan tie with Tata Martino for di most wins (37) through 70 matches coached in MLS history. Famara Camara dey away from di club with Senegal’s U23 National Team. Cristian Espinoza tie Carles Gil for di most career MLS regular season assists among active players at 96 with im league-leading 13th assist of di season. Warren Madrigal no dress due to lower body injury. Will Mackay dress for Nashville SC for di first time as short-term call up from di team MLS NEXT Pro affiliate Huntsville City Football Club. Ahmed Qasem dey away from di club with Iraq Men’s National Football Team. Elias Saad record im fourth and fifth MLS assists of di season. Brian Schwake dey away from di club with United States Men’s National Team. Sam Surridge record im second MLS assist of di season. Xavier Valdez dey away from di club with Federación Dominicana de Fútbol Team. Patrick Yazbek dey away from di club with Australian Men’s National Football Team.
Box score: Nashville SC (18W-3L-6D) vs Toronto FC (6W-10L-11D), Sept. 26, 2026 at GEODIS Park. Final score: NSH 2, TOR 0. Scoring summary: NSH Hany Mukhtar (A: Cristian Espinoza, Elias Saad) 16’; NSH Hany Mukhtar (A: Sam Surridge, Elias Saad) 43’. Discipline: NSH Sam Surridge (Caution) 81′.
Mukhtar now reach 13g/7a in 2026, reaching at least 20 goal contributions in five of di last six seasons. Seven of im goals come since di 2026 FIFA World Cup break. Across all competitions, di 31-year-old lead di Coyotes with 108 goals and 74 assists.
Now in im seventh season in di Music City, Mukhtar don lead Nashville to six playoff appearances and di 2025 US Open Cup title. But B. J. Callaghan side dey search for more dis year. Di Coyotes clinch di first 2026 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs spot last week with 3-0 win over Chicago Fire FC. On Saturday, dem become di second-fastest team in MLS history to reach 60 points in a season, doing so in dia first 27 games. And by ending Matchday 28 with eight-point lead in di Supporters’ Shield race, dem close to clinching dia first MLS trophy in club history.
