Nashville can clinch playoff berth with win over Dynamo

Surging Nashville SC can punch their ticket to the postseason when they host Houston Dynamo FC on Sunday evening.

Nashville (12-9-11, 47 points) began the weekend in fourth place in the West. It can clinch a playoff berth with a win versus Houston or a draw against the Dynamo combined with a Portland draw against LAFC. A win would strengthen Nashville's chances for a home game in the first round.

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