Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Nissan Stadium. Nashville SC are looking to make home advantage count against FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' Fafa Picault, a Haiti , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Nashville SC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's 3-4-1-2 shape.
  • 15' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Roman Celentano has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jacob Shaffelburg made 280 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 21' Poor challenge from Obinna Nwobodo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 26' Brandon Vazquez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' FC Cincinnati player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 48' GOAL! Brandon Vazquez scores on 48.
  • 53' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' A moment of madness from Shaq Moore on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Nashville SC will be frustrated.
  • 60' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anibal Godoy is hanging Dax McCarty on the field on 60 minute.
  • 63' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Santiago Arias is hanging Malik Pinto on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sean Davis, as he is very good at scoring at Nissan Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 70' Nashville SC make a change. Fafa Picault trudges off to be replaced by Teal Bunbury on 70 minutes.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Teal Bunbury on 72 minutes.
  • 76' Jan Gregus is replacing Sean Davis for the Nashville SC side.
  • 78' Jacob Shaffelburg makes way for Luke Haakenson at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • 80' Alvaro Barreal was booked on 80.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 89' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Dominique Badji comes on to replace Luciano Acosta.
  • Nashville SC will have plenty to reflect on. FC Cincinnati were simply the better side today.

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 da Silva 2
Walker Zimmerman 2
Brenner 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
2.73 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC60% Draw21% FC Cincinnati19%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
40%
Nashville SC or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC53% Draw35% FC Cincinnati12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
7.3%
1 – 1
7.3%
1 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
5.3%
4 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
3.5%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 20% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 20% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
7% ✗

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