Soccer Game Preview: Malvern vs. Nashville

The Malvern Leopards will head out on the road to challenge the Nashville Scrappers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Malvern's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Magnolia with a sharp 3-0 win. That three goal margin sets a new team best for Malvern this season.

Meanwhile, Nashville's contest on Tuesday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. They were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over Hope. Nashville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by three goals or more this season.

The victory was the third in a row for Nashville, bringing their record up to 7-1-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three matchups. As for Malvern, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-5.

Malvern came up short against Nashville when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 4-2. Can the Leopards avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.