NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 2, 2024) – Nashville Soccer Club fell 4-3 to D.C. United at GEODIS Park Wednesday night despite a brace from midfielder Alex Muyl and a Hany Mukhtar goal. Despite the loss, Nashville SC remains just four points out of the ninth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot with two matches remaining.
Muyl time: Muyl, who entered the match with more career points versus D.C. (seven) than against any other Major League Soccer club, set a single season career high in MLS goals with four when he scored his second career brace against the Nation's Capital side.
Keep ‘em comin’: Mukhtar, who leads the team this season with 17 MLS goal contributions (seven goals, 10 assists), now has points in four of his last five matches with two goals and three assists.
Next up: Nashville SC will play its third match in eight days when it faces New York City FC at Red Bull Arena on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. CT in the club’s second-to-last match of the 2024 regular season.
Notes:
- Nashville SC:
o is 3W-2L-2D all-time vs. D.C. United
o is 40W-34L-37D all-time vs. Eastern Conference opponents
o is 9W-3L-10D all-time in the month of October
o is 21W-8L-11D all-time on weekdays
o is 14W-21L-25D when scoring first in MLS play
o is 18W-2L-0D when scoring three goals in MLS play
- Aníbal Godoy
o recorded his second assist of the season on Alex Muyl’s goal in the sixth minute, his 10th regular season assist as a Boy in Gold
o led the team with 93.8% passing accuracy (minimum 30 passes) on the night
- Hany Mukhtar
o scored his seventh MLS goal of the season in the 45th minute and leads the team with 17 goal contributions (seven goals, 10 assists)
o has five goal contributions in the team’s last five matches (three goals, two assists)
o recorded his fifth career direct free kick goal, his first since Aug. 21, 2022 (4-0 W vs. DAL)
o led the team with six shots and three on goal tonight
- Alex Muyl
o set a new single season career high in MLS goals (4)
o registered his second career brace against D.C. United and third two-goal game of his career
o leads the team with 32 MLS games played
o led the team with 1.2 expected goals (xG) tonight
o was voted Man of the Match for the first time this season
- Joe Willis made his 150th regular season appearance as a Boy in Gold
- Walker Zimmerman tied his MLS single-match high with three shots
