Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
FC Cincinnati
0 – 2
Full Time
Nashville SC
Wed 29 May 2024 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

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
2024-05-29 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Nashville SC 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May Nashville SC H 0–2 L
25 May Toronto FC A 4–3 W
18 May St. Louis City H 3–1 W
15 May Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W
11 May Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W
04 May Orlando City SC A 1–0 W
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May FC Cincinnati A 2–0 W
25 May Montreal Impact FC A 0–0 D
18 May Atlanta United FC H 1–1 D
16 May Toronto FC H 2–0 W
11 May Charlotte FC A 0–1 L
05 May Montreal Impact FC H 4–1 W

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Cincinnati is hosting Nashville SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Nashville SC have won 309 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The 32-year-old Luciano Acosta has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' GOAL! Jack Maher fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 29' Jacob Shaffelburg is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 39' Nashville SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' Brent Kallman, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' The Nashville SC bench stirs into life. Shaq Moore is withdrawn and Josh Bauer gets his opportunity.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shaq Moore made 278 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Gerardo Valenzuela departs to be replaced by Sergio Santos.
  • 56' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Nick Hagglund is withdrawn and Yamil Asad gets his opportunity.
  • 61' 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.
  • 65' Nashville SC ring the changes. Jacob Shaffelburg has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Boyd to step up.
  • 66' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Walker Zimmerman by Brent Kallman on 66 minute.
  • 71' Matt Miazga has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 76' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' Nashville SC ring the changes. Dru Yearwood has done his job and it is now time for Anibal Godoy to step up.
  • 81' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Luca Orellano has done his job and it is now time for Bret Halsey to step up.
  • 86' Nashville SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 87' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 87 minute. Obinna Nwobodo leaves to be changed by Malik Pinto.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rumba Munthali

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-05-29 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Nashville SC 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

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-05-29 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Nashville SC L 2024-05-25 Toronto FC 3–4 FC Cincinnati W 2024-05-18 FC Cincinnati 3–1 St. Louis City W 2024-05-15 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-05-04 Orlando City SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W

Nashville SC Form

2024-05-29 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Nashville SC W 2024-05-25 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2024-05-18 Nashville SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2024-05-16 Nashville SC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2024-05-11 Charlotte FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2024-05-05 Nashville SC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.24 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.13 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati27% Draw24% Nashville SC49%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
51%
Draw or Nashville SC
73%
FC Cincinnati or Nashville SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati18% Draw40% Nashville SC42%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 3
6.6%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
5.4%
0 – 0
4.9%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 0
3.6%
1 – 4
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 12% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 21% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 17% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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