Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Nashville SC
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Alex Muyl 18' Y
Y 37' Kamohelo Mokotjo
Alistair Johnston 66' Y
Y 77' Caleb Stanko

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
  • Referee

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

3
3
4
Nashville SC 10 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-18 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr FC Cincinnati H 2–2 D
30 Nov Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
24 Nov Toronto FC A 1–0 W
21 Nov Internacional CF Miami H 3–0 W
08 Nov Orlando City SC A 3–2 W
05 Nov FC Dallas H 0–1 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Nashville SC A 2–2 D
08 Nov Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L
02 Nov Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
28 Oct Sporting Kansas City H 0–1 L
24 Oct Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L
18 Oct D.C. United SC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati is underway.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 8' Luciano Acosta makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
  • 12' Brenner makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
  • 17' Nick Hagglund has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 18' Alex Muyl was booked on 18.
  • 20' A goal from the Venezuela international Jhonder Cadiz! He fires home on 20 to make it 1-2!
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Nissan Stadium. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' A moment of madness from Kamohelo Mokotjo on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • 42' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 47' Nashville SC have won 309 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' C.J. Sapong gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Jhonder Cadiz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' Caleb Stanko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuya Kubo at the 61 minute mark.
  • 64' Goal! Randall Leal scores his 18 goal in 7 matches.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Alistair Johnston argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 71' 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.
  • 76' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alistair Johnston is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
  • 77' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Caleb Stanko will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' 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 Tom Pettersson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 83' Allan Cruz gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Alvaro Barreal and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' Haris Medunjanin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kamohelo Mokotjo on 90 minute.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-04-18 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Nashville SC Form

2021-04-18 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2020-11-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC L 2020-11-24 Toronto FC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2020-11-21 Nashville SC 3–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC W 2020-11-05 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Dallas L

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-04-18 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2020-11-08 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2020-11-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2020-10-28 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-10-24 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2020-10-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.72 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC62% Draw20% FC Cincinnati18%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 4.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
38%
Nashville SC or FC Cincinnati
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC49% Draw35% FC Cincinnati16%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.5%
3 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
5.1%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.8%
4 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 18% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 20% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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