Major League Soccer · Matchday 22
- Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:30:00 UTCGEODIS ParkMatchday 22
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Nashville SC 39%Draw 34%FC Cincinnati 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Nashville SCFC Cincinnati
52Possession48
2.04Expected goals (xG)1.76
19Shots15
7Shots on target8
5Shots off target5
7Blocked shots2
12Shots inside box9
7Shots outside box6
6Corners4
4Offsides0
14Fouls9
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
6Saves4
408Passes380
359Accurate passes330
88Pass accuracy87
Match events
- 43'Sam Surridge (assist Cristian Espinoza)
- 44'Obinna Nwobodo
- 46'Kenji Mboma Dem ← Ayoub Jabbari
- 46'Obinna Nwobodo ← Bryan Ramírez
- 49'Andy Najar
- 53'Hany Mukhtar (assist Elias Saad)
- 62'Patrick Yazbek → Matthew Corcoran
- 66'Samuel Gidi ← Kyle Smith
- 70'Jeisson Palacios Murillo
- 73'Gerardo Valenzuela ← Tom Barlow
- 79'Edvard Tagseth
- 87'Andy Najar → Daniel Lovitz
- 87'Edvard Tagseth → Bryan Acosta
- 87'Cristian Espinoza → Shakur Mohammed
- 87'Ender Echenique ← Alvas Powell
- 89'Bryan Ramírez
- 89'Bryan Acosta (assist Hany Mukhtar)
- 90'Hany Mukhtar → Ahmed Qasem
- 90'Elias Saad → Alex Muyl
- 90'Evander ← Brian Anunga
- 90'Ahmed Qasem (assist Reed Baker-Whiting)
Nashville SC · FC Cincinnati
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
316.5↓87'Najar
108.6↓90'Mukhtar
97.8Surridge
77.5↓87'Espinoza
206.5↓87'Tagseth
277.5Baker-Whiting
37.2Woledzi
86.8↓62'Yazbek
117.5↓90'Saad
997.3Schwake
46.9Murillo
216.3Miazga
96.3Denkey
106.3↓90'Evander
126.3Robinson
56.0↓46'Nwobodo
185.7Celentano
206.3Bucha
226.3↓73'Valenzuela
666.3↓87'Echenique
116.3↓66'Gidi
176.3↓46'Dem
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Nashville SC
- 31Andy Najar6.5
- 10Hany Mukhtar8.6
- 9Sam Surridge7.8
- 7Cristian Espinoza7.5
- 20Edvard Tagseth6.5
- 27Reed Baker-Whiting7.5
- 3Maxwell Woledzi7.2
- 8Patrick Yazbek6.8
- 11Elias Saad7.5
- 99Brian Schwake7.3
- 4Jeisson Palacios Murillo6.9
FC Cincinnati
- 21Matt Miazga6.3
- 9Kévin Denkey6.3
- 10Evander6.3
- 12Miles Robinson6.3
- 5Obinna Nwobodo6.0
- 18Roman Celentano5.7
- 20Pavel Bucha6.3
- 22Gerardo Valenzuela6.3
- 66Ender Echenique6.3
- 11Samuel Gidi6.3
- 17Kenji Mboma Dem6.3
Nashville SCTale of the tapeFC Cincinnati
2-5-3Formation2-5-3
43 ptsTable27 pts
+24Goal difference+1
1Head-to-head wins2
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Nashville SC 1W0D2W FC Cincinnati
Goals 6–4
- 2026-08-30Nashville SC4–0FC Cincinnati
- 2025-09-13FC Cincinnati2–1Nashville SC
- 2025-03-30Nashville SC1–2FC Cincinnati
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville SC | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | +24 | 43 |
| FC Cincinnati | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | +1 | 27 |