Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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 #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 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.
  • 4' Sam Surridge makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Nashville SC are in front.
  • 9' Goal! Luciano Acosta scores his 81 goal in 281 matches.
  • 14' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nashville SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 19' It’s gonna be a card for Chidozie Awaziem.
  • 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nashville SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Against the run of play, Sam Surridge has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Walker Zimmerman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' Nashville SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 52' What composure from Luca Orellano! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 56' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! DeAndre Yedlin comes on to replace Yamil Asad.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 248 games and scored 361 goals.
  • 63' Nashville SC make a change. Jonathan Perez trudges off to be replaced by Teal Bunbury on 63 minutes.
  • 67' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Sergio Santos by Kevin Kelsy on 67 minute.
  • 72' Anibal Godoy is replacing Brian Anunga for the Nashville SC side.
  • 74' Ian Murphy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 74.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Anibal Godoy on 75 minutes.
  • 79' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 84' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 87' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Ian Murphy is replaced by Teenage Hadebe on 87 minute.
  • 90' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Randall Leal 4
Charles Sapong 4
Brandon Vazquez 4
Sam Surridge 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Evander 2
Brenner da Silva 2
Walker Zimmerman 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
2.43 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC55% Draw22% FC Cincinnati23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
45%
Nashville SC or FC Cincinnati
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC45% Draw37% FC Cincinnati18%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
3.6%
4 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 18% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 21% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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