Friday , 28 August 2026

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Nashville SC
0 – 0
Upcoming
FC Cincinnati
Sun 30 Aug 2026 · 00:30 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Fairgrounds Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
4 Los Angeles FC 19 34
5 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
6 Houston Dynamo 18 32
7 New England Revolution 18 30
8 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
9 FC Dallas 18 27
10 Real Salt Lake 17 27
11 New York City FC 18 26
12 FC Cincinnati 18 26
13 St. Louis City 18 26
14 Charlotte FC 18 25
15 New York Red Bulls 18 25
16 Portland Timbers 18 24
17 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
18 Minnesota United FC 18 24
19 D.C. United SC 18 23
20 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
21 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
22 San Diego FC 18 21
23 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
24 Orlando City SC 18 20
25 Toronto FC 18 17
26 Austin FC 18 17
27 Philadelphia Union 18 16
28 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
29 Sporting Kansas City 18 14
30 Atlanta United FC 18 12

Head-to-Head

3
3
4
Nashville SC 10 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-13 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Nashville SC 2025-03-30 Nashville SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
19 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
16 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 4–1 W
01 Aug D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
25 Jul Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
23 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D
19 Aug New York City FC H 2–1 W
15 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
01 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 4–2 W
25 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
22 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–3 W

Season Stats

Nashville SC FC Cincinnati
#1 Position #12
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
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
19% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts). FC Cincinnati are 12th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 12 G
Hany Mukhtar 9 G 5 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
FC Cincinnati
Evander 12 G 7 A
Kevin Denkey 11 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 6 G 1 A

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-09-13 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Nashville SC 2025-03-30 Nashville SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 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

Nashville SC Form

2026-08-22 Nashville SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-08-19 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Nashville SC W 2026-08-16 Nashville SC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2026-08-01 D.C. United SC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2026-07-25 Orlando City SC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2026-07-23 Nashville SC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-08-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-08-19 FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FC W 2026-08-15 Orlando City SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-07-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2026-07-22 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Predictions

2.67 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 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

Nashville SC59% Draw21% FC Cincinnati20%

Both Teams to Score

Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.97

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
41%
Nashville SC or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

Nashville SC49% Draw35% FC Cincinnati16%

Correct Score

2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
4 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.9%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 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% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
28%
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
8%

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