Nashville (8-13-9, 33 points) enters the game with the goal of achieving the longest undefeated season in the MLS with four games. Still, the club sits three points outside of the Eastern Conference playoffs with four games remaining in the regular season.

The top seven teams in each conference receive a first-round bye, while the eighth- and ninth-place teams compete in a one-game wild card round. Toronto FC and Philadelphia Union currently occupy the wildcard spots with 36 points each. Nashville is tied for 11th place with Atlanta United and DC United, one point behind 10th-place CF Montréal.

Nashville has never missed the playoffs in its four seasons as an MLS franchise. It is one of four clubs to reach the playoffs every year from 2020 to 2023 and one of four expansion teams to qualify for the playoffs in each of their first four seasons.