Saturday , 14 November 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 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

5
3
4
Nashville SC 12 games · Avg 3.4 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 #8
77 Points 46
34 Played 34
23 / 8 / 3 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 12
71 Scored 67
25 Conceded 75
+46 GD -8
2.26 PPG 1.35
68% Win % 35%

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 21 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 16 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nashville SC is hosting FC Cincinnati for another epic battle.
  • 5' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Sam Surridge scoring 3 goals.
  • 10' Nashville SC have won 341 goals from 231 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 21' The referee calls foul for Obinna Nwobodo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 26' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 31' A quiet spell here at Nissan Stadium. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Malik Pinto, as he is very good at scoring at Nissan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Malik Pinto gets a Yellow card.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brandon Vazquez makes it 0-1.
  • 53' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' Nashville SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Dax McCarty is replaced by Anibal Godoy on 60 minute.
  • 63' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Malik Pinto is replaced by Santiago Arias on 63 minute.
  • 68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' The Nashville SC manager makes a substitution. Fafa Picault departs to be replaced by Teal Bunbury.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Teal Bunbury.
  • 76' Another change for Nashville SC made on 76 minute. Sean Davis leaves to be changed by Jan Gregus.
  • 78' Jacob Shaffelburg makes way for Luke Haakenson at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • 80' Alvaro Barreal is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 85' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 89' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 89 minute. Luciano Acosta leaves to be changed by Dominique Badji.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Cincinnati to claim maximum points.

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
Sam Surridge 6
Brandon Vazquez 4
Randall Leal 4
Charles Sapong 4
Luciano Acosta 3
Brenner da Silva 2
Evander 2
Walker Zimmerman 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
2.46 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Nashville SC to win 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC59% Draw22% FC Cincinnati19%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
41%
Nashville SC or FC Cincinnati
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC50% Draw37% FC Cincinnati13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
4.8%
4 – 1
4.6%
0 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.7%
1 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 20% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 21% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
9% ✗

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