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Nashville SC need 15 points to surpass MLS record

With seven regular-season matches left, Nashville lead the Supporters’ Shield race, have secured a playoff berth and are pursuing their first Shield.

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Nashville SC have 60 points from 27 matches and lead both the Eastern Conference and Supporters’ Shield standings. The club has clinched a playoff berth, with seven regular-season games remaining.

The team is also chasing Inter Miami CF’s MLS single-season points record of 74, set in 2024. Nashville need 15 points from their final seven matches to exceed that mark.

The remaining schedule begins away to Austin FC on 10 October. Nashville then host Sporting Kansas City on 14 October, a match the source identifies as a possible early opportunity to secure the Shield.

Nashville have won 18 matches, drawn six and lost three. Their current average of 2.22 points per match would put them on 75 if maintained across the final seven games, but the record remains within reach rather than secured.

The club won the US Open Cup last year and is seeking silverware in consecutive seasons. The source also describes Nashville as among the favourites for the MLS Cup, though its discussion of that campaign is incomplete.

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