Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Nashville SC
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 26 Mar 2023 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 48' Brandon Vazquez
Y 21' Obinna Nwobodo
Y 45' Malik Pinto
Shaq Moore 56' Y
Teal Bunbury 72' Y
Y 72' Matt Miazga
Y 80' Alvaro Barreal

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Nissan 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

3
3
4
Nashville SC 10 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-07-25 Nashville SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2021-04-18 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Mar FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
18 Mar New England Revolution A 0–1 L
12 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W
05 Mar New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D
25 Feb New York City FC H 2–0 W
15 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–1 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Mar Nashville SC A 1–0 W
19 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 3–3 D
12 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
05 Mar Orlando City SC A 0–0 D
26 Feb Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
21 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–1 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' The game is set. Nashville SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dominique Badji made 284 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 21' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 26' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shaq Moore is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
  • 36' Brazil international Sergio Santos has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Obinna Nwobodo, as he is very good at scoring at Nissan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Malik Pinto on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • 48' The USA Brandon Vazquez breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 0-1!
  • 53' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Shaq Moore was booked on 56.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Dax McCarty as he leaves the pitch. Anibal Godoy steps in for Nashville SC.
  • 63' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 63 minute. Malik Pinto leaves to be changed by Santiago Arias.
  • 68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Fafa Picault by Teal Bunbury on 70 minute.
  • 72' Teal Bunbury has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 76' Nashville SC make a change. Sean Davis trudges off to be replaced by Jan Gregus on 76 minutes.
  • 78' Jacob Shaffelburg makes way for Luke Haakenson at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • 80' The referee has no hesitation. Alvaro Barreal is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 80.
  • 85' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 89' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Luciano Acosta is replaced by Dominique Badji on 89 minute.
  • FC Cincinnati celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

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

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 2021-07-25 Nashville SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2021-04-18 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Nashville SC Form

2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2023-03-18 New England Revolution 1–0 Nashville SC L 2023-03-12 Nashville SC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-03-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Nashville SC D 2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC W 2022-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Nashville SC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati D 2023-03-12 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-03-05 Orlando City SC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2023-02-26 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-10-21 Philadelphia Union 1–0 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.53 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC57% Draw22% FC Cincinnati21%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
43%
Nashville SC or FC Cincinnati
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC49% Draw37% FC Cincinnati14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.4%
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.5%
3 – 0
6.8%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5%
4 – 1
4.8%
4 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
0 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 19% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 21% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
9% ✗

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