Nashville SC seeks historic points record in final regular season game

Nashville SC enters its final regular season match with a chance to set new league records. The team will play FC Cincinnati at 3 p.m. Saturday at TQL Stadium in Ohio. The result will determine if the club breaks specific marks for points and wins accumulated over a single campaign.

The squad holds the record for most points in a season with 74. This total ties the mark set by Inter Miami in 2024. A point in Saturday's game would give Nashville the most points in Major League Soccer history. A victory would also break the record for the most wins in the post-shootout era.

The team has dominated at home in 2026. Nashville finished the regular season with a 15-0-2 record at Geodis Park. This performance set a league record for 15 home wins in a single season. The club also recorded a league-leading 47 points from home matches.

Goalkeeper Brian Schwake has a chance to tie two records with a clean sheet. A shutout would match the team record of 17 clean sheets in a season. It would also tie the individual record of 16 clean sheets by a single goalkeeper. Schwake was selected for the United States Men's National Team this week for matches against Haiti.

The team celebrated a historic season during a 3-2 win over Red Bull New York on Nov. 1. The match concluded a run that secured the Supporters' Shield. Forward Sam Surridge scored the winning goal in the 91st minute to end the game. That goal was assisted by Cristian Espinoza, marking the player's 100th career assist in MLS.

Surridge finished the season with 19 goals, a total tied for fourth in the league. Espinoza provided 15 assists, placing him in a tie for fifth. Majority owner John Ingram spoke during the trophy presentation after the rain-soaked celebration. "Ten years ago, this was a dream, and look at this tonight," Ingram said.

Midfielder Hany Mukhtar thanked the crowd during the same event. "Eight years ago when I came to Nashville, not a lot of people knew about soccer," Mukhtar said. "And now we are the best team in the MLS." Left back Reed Baker-Whiting also received a call-up to the national team this week.