Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
FC Cincinnati
3 – 1
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sat 15 Jul 2023 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium 25,513 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 31' Walker Zimmerman
Luciano Acosta pen 42' 1–1
Santiago Arias 74' 2–1
Aaron Boupendza 90+9' 3–1
Y 0' Taylor Washington
Y 0' Fafa Picault
Santiago Arias 26' Y
Luciano Acosta 45' Y
Matt Miazga 62' Y
YR 68' Taylor Washington
YR 70' Fafa Picault
Y 86' Luke Haakenson
Brandon Vazquez 87' Y
Aaron Boupendza 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Assistant 1 Jose Da Silva

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
3
3
FC Cincinnati 10 games · Avg 3.5 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC 2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2022-07-23 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Nashville SC 2021-10-27 FC Cincinnati 3–6 Nashville SC 2021-07-25 Nashville SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul Nashville SC H 3–1 W
12 Jul New York Red Bulls A 2–1 W
08 Jul Charlotte FC A 2–2 D
01 Jul New England Revolution H 2–2 D
24 Jun D.C. United SC A 0–3 L
21 Jun Toronto FC H 3–0 W
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul FC Cincinnati A 1–3 L
13 Jul Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L
09 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
02 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–0 W
24 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
21 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Nashville SC
#6 Position #1
26 Points 40
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 12 / 4 / 2
45 Scored 35
44 Conceded 14
+1 GD +21
1.44 PPG 2.22
39% Win % 67%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
5/3
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Nashville SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sean Davis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' Alex Muyl has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Taylor Washington, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Luke Haakenson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 70' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Junior Moreno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 80' USA international Dax McCarty has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 248 games and scored 361 goals.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Cincinnati players.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Nashville SC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brandon Vazquez 4
Randall Leal 4
Charles Sapong 4
Luciano Acosta 3
Sam Surridge 3
Evander 2
Brenner da Silva 2
Walker Zimmerman 2

Head to Head

2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC 2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2022-07-23 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Nashville SC 2021-10-27 FC Cincinnati 3–6 Nashville SC 2021-07-25 Nashville SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC W 2023-07-12 New York Red Bulls 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2023-07-08 Charlotte FC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2023-07-01 FC Cincinnati 2–2 New England Revolution D 2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2023-06-21 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Toronto FC W

Nashville SC Form

2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC L 2023-07-13 Nashville SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-07-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2023-07-02 Nashville SC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2023-06-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC L 2023-06-21 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Nashville SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.76 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.09 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Nashville SC 78% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati41% Draw22% Nashville SC37%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
63%
Draw or Nashville SC
59%
FC Cincinnati or Nashville SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati27% Draw39% Nashville SC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 3
5.5%
2 – 3
4.8%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
3.4%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 19% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.