By Canadian Press on April 11, 2025.
Real Salt Lake (3-4-0, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Nashville SC (3-3-1, eighth in the Western Conference) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nashville SC -122, Real Salt Lake +303, Draw +269; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Diego Luna leads Real Salt Lake into a matchup with Nashville after scoring two goals against the LA Galaxy. Nashville is 1-0-0 in Western Conference play. Nashville is fifth in the MLS with 37 shots on goal, averaging 5.3 per game. RSL is 3-4-0 against Western Conference opponents. RSL has a 3-0-0 record in games it records a pair of goals. Saturday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Ahmed Qasem has scored two goals for Nashville. Josh Bauer has two goals. Luna has scored three goals for RSL. Diogo Goncalves has one goal. SEASON SO FAR: Nashville: Averaging 1.4 goals, 5.3 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks through seven games while allowing 1.0 goal per game. RSL: Averaging 1.0 goal, 3.7 shots on goal and 4.0 corner kicks through seven games while allowing 1.6 goals per game. NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: Maximus Ekk (injured), Julian Gaines (injured), Bryan Acosta (injured), Tyler Boyd (injured). RSL: Matthew Bell (injured), Zac MacMath (injured). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 18