Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
3
4
Nashville SC 11 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 #9
60 Points 33
27 Played 26
18 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
55 Scored 55
21 Conceded 64
+34 GD -9
2.22 PPG 1.27
67% Win % 31%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
5/6
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 16 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 13 G 6 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati has kicked off!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Nashville SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 21' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Raymon Gaddis made 252 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' Roman Celentano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Malik Pinto was booked on 45.
  • 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Brandon Vazquez makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 53' Sergio Santos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' Nashville SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 60' Nashville SC ring the changes. Dax McCarty has done his job and it is now time for Anibal Godoy to step up.
  • 63' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Malik Pinto departs to be replaced by Santiago Arias.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Another change for Nashville SC made on 70 minute. Fafa Picault leaves to be changed by Teal Bunbury.
  • 72' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Sean Davis as he leaves the pitch. Jan Gregus steps in for Nashville SC.
  • 78' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke Haakenson is hanging Jacob Shaffelburg on the field on 78 minute.
  • 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alvaro Barreal on 80.
  • 85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 89' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Dominique Badji on, Luciano Acosta off on 89 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati share the spoils 0-1.

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
Brandon Vazquez 4
Sam Surridge 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
2.62 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Nashville SC to win 60%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
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
81%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
40%
Nashville SC or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC52% Draw36% FC Cincinnati12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
6.6%
4 – 1
5.1%
4 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 20% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 21% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+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
36% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
8% ✗

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