Saturday , 17 October 2026

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Nashville SC
4 – 0
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC Geodis Park 26,730 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sam Surridge 43' 1–0
Hany Mukhtar 53' 2–0
Bryan Acosta 89' 3–0
Ahmed Qasem 90+6' 4–0
Y 44' Obinna Nwobodo
Andy Najar 49' Y
Jeisson Palacios 70' Y
Edvard Tagseth 79' Y
Y 89' Bryan Ramirez

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Geodis Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
18 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 29 66
2 Internacional CF Miami 29 52
3 New England Revolution 29 49
4 Chicago Fire FC 29 48
5 Charlotte FC 29 46
6 Philadelphia Union 29 45
7 Orlando City SC 29 38
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 New York Red Bulls 29 36
10 New York City FC 29 33
11 Toronto FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 28 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 29 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 29 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 52
17 St. Louis City 29 51
18 FC Dallas 29 50
19 San Jose Earthquakes 29 47
20 Houston Dynamo 29 46
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 29 41
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 39
24 Colorado Rapids SC 29 38
25 San Diego FC 29 33
26 Portland Timbers 29 33
27 Real Salt Lake 29 33
28 Minnesota United FC 29 31
29 Austin FC 29 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 29 22

Head-to-Head

4
3
4
Nashville SC 11 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-29 Nashville SC 4–0 FC Cincinnati 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug FC Cincinnati H 4–0 W
22 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
19 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
16 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 4–1 W
01 Aug D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
25 Jul Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Nashville SC A 0–4 L
22 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D
19 Aug New York City FC H 2–1 W
15 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
01 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 4–2 W
25 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Nashville SC FC Cincinnati
#1 Position #8
66 Points 36
29 Played 28
20 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 9 / 9 / 10
63 Scored 60
22 Conceded 68
+41 GD -8
2.28 PPG 1.29
69% Win % 32%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Nashville SC are 1st (66 pts). FC Cincinnati are 8th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
4/1
16-30
10/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
6/6
76+
14/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
5/3
16-30
5/10
31-45
9/10
46-60
6/12
61-75
5/5
76+
15/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 17 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 15 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 9 G 3 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nashville SC to score. At the same time, FC Cincinnati does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Miles Robinson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 296 appearances.
  • 35' Nashville SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
  • 40' 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 Alvas Powell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' GOAL! Sam Surridge scores on 43. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza
  • 44' FC Cincinnati player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Ayoub Jabbari is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kenji Mboma at the 46 minute mark.
  • 49' It’s a booking for Nashville SC player. Andy Najar gets a card.
  • 53' What a moment for Hany Mukhtar! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 58' Maxwell Woledzi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Patrick Yazbek as he leaves the pitch. Matthew Corcoran steps in for Nashville SC.
  • 66' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Samuel Gidi departs to be replaced by Kyle Smith.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Jeisson Palacios argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 73' Tom Barlow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gerardo Valenzuela on 73 minute.
  • 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Edvard Tagseth. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 84' Nashville SC currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 87' The whistle greets Andy Najar as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Lovitz.
  • 89' Brilliant from the ! Bryan Acosta makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 89.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Bryan Ramirez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Elias Saad exits the field as Alex Muyl enters on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-08-29 Nashville SC 4–0 FC Cincinnati 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

Nashville SC Form

2026-08-29 Nashville SC 4–0 FC Cincinnati W 2026-08-22 Nashville SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-08-19 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Nashville SC W 2026-08-16 Nashville SC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2026-08-01 D.C. United SC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2026-07-25 Orlando City SC 1–0 Nashville SC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-08-29 Nashville SC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L 2026-08-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-08-19 FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FC W 2026-08-15 Orlando City SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-07-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.27 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Nashville SC to win 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC73% Draw16% FC Cincinnati11%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 4.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
88%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
27%
Nashville SC or FC Cincinnati
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC62% Draw30% FC Cincinnati8%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
6.5%
1 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
4.9%
5 – 0
4.5%
5 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 43% — 57%
-2 43% 20% 37%
-1.5 63% — 37%
-1 63% 17% 20%
-0.5 80% — 20%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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