Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
FC Cincinnati
2 – 1
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sat 13 Sep 2025 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Pavel Bucha 48' Y
Brenner 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

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3
5
FC Cincinnati 12 games · Avg 3.4 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-13 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Nashville SC 2025-03-30 Nashville SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-09-22 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-05-29 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Nashville SC 2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep Nashville SC H 2–1 W
30 Aug Philadelphia Union H 0–1 L
23 Aug New York City FC H 0–1 L
17 Aug Portland Timbers A 3–2 W
10 Aug Charlotte FC H 0–1 L
26 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 0–0 D
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
31 Aug Atlanta United FC H 0–1 L
24 Aug Orlando City SC H 5–1 W
17 Aug New York City FC A 1–2 L
10 Aug St. Louis City A 1–3 L
26 Jul San Diego FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Nashville SC
#8 Position #1
46 Points 77
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 23 / 8 / 3
67 Scored 71
75 Conceded 25
-8 GD +46
1.35 PPG 2.26
35% Win % 68%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
4/1
16-30
10/3
31-45
6/4
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/7
76+
16/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 2 A
Evander 14 G 13 A
Tom Barlow 10 G 4 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 21 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 16 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Nashville SC gets underway.
  • 5' Tyler Boyd has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Evan Louro has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 17' Ahmed Qasem has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan Perez on 17 minute.
  • 22' Nashville SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Kevin Denkey is replacing Ayoub Jabbari for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 48' Pavel Bucha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 48.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 58' 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 Evander suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' Jack Maher is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 69' The Nashville SC bench stirs into life. Josh Bauer is withdrawn and Andy Najar gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Brilliant from the ! Brenner makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 73.
  • 75' FC Cincinnati player sees a card in front of him.
  • 79' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Dominik Marczuk has done his job and it is now time for Alvas Powell to step up.
  • 80' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Matt Miazga has done his job and it is now time for Teenage Hadebe to step up.
  • 83' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Brian Anunga is withdrawn and Samuel Gidi gets his opportunity.
  • 84' The England Sam Surridge breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 1-1!
  • 89' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' Ahmed Qasem makes way for Teal Bunbury at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • It finishes all square. FC Cincinnati and Nashville SC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Surridge 6
Randall Leal 4
Charles Sapong 4
Brandon Vazquez 4
Luciano Acosta 3
Walker Zimmerman 2
Brenner 2
Brenner da Silva 2

Head to Head

2025-09-13 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Nashville SC 2025-03-30 Nashville SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-09-22 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-05-29 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Nashville SC 2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-09-13 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Nashville SC W 2025-08-30 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union L 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC L 2025-08-17 Portland Timbers 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2025-08-10 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Charlotte FC L 2025-07-26 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 FC Cincinnati D

Nashville SC Form

2025-09-13 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Nashville SC L 2025-08-31 Nashville SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L 2025-08-24 Nashville SC 5–1 Orlando City SC W 2025-08-17 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC L 2025-08-10 St. Louis City 3–1 Nashville SC L 2025-07-26 San Diego FC 1–0 Nashville SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Nashville SC 77% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati35% Draw23% Nashville SC42%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
58%
Draw or Nashville SC
65%
FC Cincinnati or Nashville SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati21% Draw42% Nashville SC37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.3%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6%
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 3
4.6%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 14% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 21% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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