Thursday , 2 July 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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

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
#7 Position #1
20 Points 33
15 Played 14
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 1
36 Scored 31
37 Conceded 11
-1 GD +20
1.33 PPG 2.36
33% Win % 71%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Cincinnati to score. At the same time, Nashville SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Teal Bunbury, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pat Noonan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Magnificent from Jack Maher! That is 7 goals in 211 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 29' GOAL! Jacob Shaffelburg scores on 29. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar
  • 34' DeAndre Yedlin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' Nashville SC have won 305 goals from 211 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' Luciano Acosta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nashville SC tonight.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Josh Bauer. He replaces Shaq Moore on 46 minute.
  • 51' Nashville SC is showing some good football. However, Nashville SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Sergio Santos is replacing Gerardo Valenzuela for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 56' FC Cincinnati make a change. Nick Hagglund trudges off to be replaced by Yamil Asad on 56 minutes.
  • 61' It’s high time Rumba Munthali made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Tyler Boyd comes on to replace Jacob Shaffelburg.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Brent Kallman comes on to replace Walker Zimmerman.
  • 71' Josh Bauer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Dru Yearwood by Anibal Godoy on 80 minute.
  • 81' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 81 minute. Luca Orellano leaves to be changed by Bret Halsey.
  • 86' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 87' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Malik Pinto is hanging Obinna Nwobodo on the field on 87 minute.
  • The points are shared — FC Cincinnati 0-2 Nashville SC. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rumba Munthali

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

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
1.21 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.3 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati25% Draw23% Nashville SC52%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
48%
Draw or Nashville SC
75%
FC Cincinnati or Nashville SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati17% Draw39% Nashville SC44%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 1
9.1%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
7%
0 – 1
6.4%
0 – 3
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 4
4.1%
0 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 21% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 18% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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