Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Nashville SC
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 22 Sep 2024 · 00:30 UTC Geodis Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Chidozie Awaziem
Sam Surridge 41' Y
Y 74' Ian Murphy
Anibal Godoy 75' Y
Y 79' DeAndre Yedlin
Daniel Lovitz 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Geodis Park.

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
2024-09-22 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-05-29 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Nashville SC 2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC 2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2022-07-23 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep FC Cincinnati H 2–2 D
19 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
14 Sep Atlanta United FC A 2–0 W
31 Aug Orlando City SC A 0–3 L
25 Aug Austin FC H 0–2 L
20 Jul Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Nashville SC A 2–2 D
19 Sep Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
14 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
31 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 4–1 W
24 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 0–2 L
20 Jul New York Red Bulls A 1–3 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 game is set. FC Cincinnati kicks off things out of here…
  • 4' Brilliant from the ! Sam Surridge makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 4.
  • 9' Magnificent from Luciano Acosta! That is 81 goals in 278 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 14' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' Chidozie Awaziem has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 19.
  • 24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Sensational shot from Sam Surridge. Nashville SC is back in the lead.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' Sam Surridge is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
  • 46' Nashville SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 52' A goal from the Argentina international Luca Orellano! He fires home on 52 to make it 2-2!
  • 56' DeAndre Yedlin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yamil Asad at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Jonathan Perez as he leaves the pitch. Teal Bunbury steps in for Nashville SC.
  • 67' Kevin Kelsy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergio Santos on 67 minute.
  • 72' Brian Anunga makes way for Anibal Godoy at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • 74' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a card on 74.
  • 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Anibal Godoy.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a card for DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 84' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 87' Teenage Hadebe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ian Murphy at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Daniel Lovitz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-09-22 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-05-29 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Nashville SC 2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC 2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2022-07-23 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Nashville SC

Nashville SC Form

2024-09-22 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2024-09-19 Nashville SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-09-14 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC W 2024-08-31 Orlando City SC 3–0 Nashville SC L 2024-08-25 Nashville SC 0–2 Austin FC L 2024-07-20 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Nashville SC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-09-22 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2024-09-19 Minnesota United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-08-31 FC Cincinnati 4–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2024-08-24 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2024-07-20 New York Red Bulls 3–1 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.63 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC58% Draw21% FC Cincinnati21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
42%
Nashville SC or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC49% Draw36% FC Cincinnati15%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
4%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 19% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 20% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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