Nashville SC v Cincinnati

Nashville SC v Cincinnati in Major League Soccer ended 4:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Nashville SC v Cincinnati

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Nashville SC at 61.7% - the match finished 4:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Nashville SC X 2 · Cincinnati Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 60.7% 20.9% 18.4% Home win · Nashville SC ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 61.7% 15.9% 22.4% Home win · Nashville SC ✔ Correct
Data Providers 35.0% 35.0% 30.0% Home win · Nashville SC ✔ Correct
Final score 4:0 Home win · Nashville SC
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.79 on a Nashville SC win, 4.03 on the draw and 3.89 on a Cincinnati win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Nashville SC win 1.79 1.85 Dafabet 55.9% 61.7%
Draw 4.03 4.28 Pinnacle 24.8% 15.9%
Cincinnati win 3.89 4.20 Bet365 25.7% 22.4%
Over 2.5 goals 1.48 1.53 Superbet 67.6% 66.2%
Under 2.5 goals 2.58 2.75 Unibet 38.8% 33.8%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.47 1.50 10Bet 68% 54.2%
Both teams to score - No 2.51 2.65 Unibet 39.8% 45.8%
Updated: 29.08.2026 22:06 · Average odds across 12 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Nashville SC v Cincinnati

  1. 43′S. Surridge · Goal (assist: C. Espinoza)
  2. 44′O. Nwobodo · Yellow card
  3. 46′K. Mboma · Substitution (off: A. Jabbari)
  4. 46′O. Nwobodo · Substitution (off: B. J. Ramirez Leon)
  5. 49′A. Najar · Yellow card
  6. 53′H. Mukhtar · Goal (assist: E. Saad)
  7. 62′P. Yazbek · Substitution (off: M. Corcoran)
  8. 66′S. Gidi · Substitution (off: K. Smith)
  9. 70′J. Palacios · Yellow card
  10. 73′G. Valenzuela · Substitution (off: T. Barlow)
  11. 79′E. Tagseth · Yellow card
  12. 87′C. Espinoza · Substitution (off: S. Mohammed)
  13. 87′E. Tagseth · Substitution (off: B. Acosta)
  14. 87′A. Najar · Substitution (off: D. Lovitz)
  15. 87′E. Echenique · Substitution (off: A. Powell)
  16. 89′B. J. Ramirez Leon · Yellow card
  17. 89′B. Acosta · Goal (assist: H. Mukhtar)
  18. 90+1′Evander · Substitution (off: T. Anunga)
  19. 90+4′E. Saad · Substitution (off: A. Muyl)
  20. 90+5′H. Mukhtar · Substitution (off: A. Qasem)
  21. 90+6′A. Qasem · Goal (assist: R. Baker-Whiting)

Match statistics: Nashville SC v Cincinnati

Statistic Nashville SC Cincinnati
Possession 52% 48%
Shots on target 7 8
Total shots 18 13
Shots off target 4 5
Blocked shots 7 1
Corners 5 4
Fouls 14 9
Offsides 4 0
Yellow cards 3 2
Saves 6 4
Passes 390 362
Pass accuracy 88% 87%

Line-ups: Nashville SC v Cincinnati

Nashville SC 4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 3 Maxwell Woledzi 8.2
  2. 4 Jeisson Palacios 7.3
  3. 7 Cristian Espinoza 7.9
  4. 8 Patrick Yazbek 6.6
  5. 9 Sam Surridge 7.3
  6. 10 Hany Mukhtar 8.7
  7. 11 Elias Saad 7.5
  8. 20 Edvard Tagseth 6.9
  9. 27 Reed Baker-Whiting 7.2
  10. 31 Andy Najar 7.7
  11. 99 Brian Schwake 8.5
Substitutes (9)
  1. 1 Joe Willis
  2. 2 Daniel Lovitz 6.6
  3. 5 Jack Maher
  4. 6 Bryan Acosta 7.3
  5. 14 Shakur Mohammed 6.7
  6. 16 Matthew Corcoran 6.5
  7. 19 Alex Muyl
  8. 22 Josh Bauer
  9. 37 Ahmed Qasem 7.6

Cincinnati 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  1. 5 Obinna Nwobodo 6.2
  2. 9 Kévin Denkey 6.3
  3. 10 Evander 7.3
  4. 11 Samuel Gidi 6.3
  5. 12 Miles Robinson 6.2
  6. 17 Kenji Mboma Dem 6.5
  7. 18 Roman Celentano 6.2
  8. 20 Pavel Bucha 5.9
  9. 21 Matt Miazga 6.3
  10. 22 Gerardo Valenzuela 6.9
  11. 66 Ender Echenique 6.9
Substitutes (9)
  1. 2 Alvas Powell 5.9
  2. 4 Nick Hagglund
  3. 13 Evan Louro
  4. 15 Teenage Hadebe
  5. 16 Tom Barlow 6.3
  6. 24 Kyle Smith 7.5
  7. 27 Tah Anunga
  8. 29 Bryan Ramirez 5.9
  9. 99 Ayoub Jabbari 6.5

Form and head-to-head: Nashville SC v Cincinnati

Nashville SC

DLDWW

Cincinnati

DLDWD

Major League Soccer standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Nashville SC 13 9 3 1 +19 30 WDWWWWDWWL
2 Inter Miami 14 8 4 2 +9 28 WDDWWLWLWD
3 New England 13 8 1 4 +5 25 LWWWWLWWLW
4 Chicago Fire 13 7 2 4 +10 23 WWLWWWDLLW
5 New York City 14 5 4 5 +5 19 DWWLWWDLLD
6 New York RB 14 5 4 5 -8 19 LLDLDLDLWW
7 Charlotte 14 5 3 6 0 18 WDWLLLDLDW
8 DC United 14 4 5 5 -4 17 WDLLDDLDDW
9 Cincinnati 14 4 5 5 -5 17 LLDWDLDWWL
10 Toronto 13 3 5 5 -6 14 LLWDWWDDDL
11 Orlando City 14 4 2 8 -17 14 LLLWWLDLDL
12 Columbus Crew 14 3 4 7 -4 13 LDDLWWLDLW
13 CF Montréal 13 4 1 8 -9 13 WLLWLLLWLL
14 Atlanta United 13 3 2 8 -7 11 LLLLWLDWWL
15 Philadelphia Union 14 1 4 9 -10 7 LLLLLLLDDL

Managers: Nashville SC v Cincinnati

Brian Callaghan
Nashville SCManagerBrian Callaghan
P. Noonan
CincinnatiManagerP. Noonan

Match information: Nashville SC v Cincinnati

Kick-off
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Competition
Major League Soccer
Venue
GEODIS Park
City
Nashville, Tennessee
Surface
grass
Capacity
30,000