Cincinnati (7th, 46 pts) must win to avoid the wild-card round; Columbus (8th, 44 pts) and Orlando (9th, 43 pts) loom. Hosts are on a 4-game unbeaten run with 2 clean sheets in 4, Evander has 5 goal contributions in 4 games, and they've won 2 of the last 3 home H2H. Nashville (1st, 74 pts) have already clinched the Shield and 1st seed; a draw secures the all-time points record, so rotation/resting key attackers (Surridge, Mukhtar, Espinoza) for the playoffs is likely. Motivation gap heavily favors the home side.