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 playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Nashville SC2-5-3
316.587'Najar
108.690'Mukhtar
97.8Surridge
77.587'Espinoza
206.587'Tagseth
277.5Baker-Whiting
37.2Woledzi
86.862'Yazbek
117.590'Saad
997.3Schwake
46.9Murillo
FC Cincinnati2-5-3
216.3Miazga
96.3Denkey
106.390'Evander
126.3Robinson
56.046'Nwobodo
185.7Celentano
206.3Bucha
226.373'Valenzuela
666.387'Echenique
116.366'Gidi
176.346'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 head3 previous meetings

Nashville SC 1W0D2W FC Cincinnati

Goals 64

  • 2026-08-30Nashville SC40FC Cincinnati
  • 2025-09-13FC Cincinnati21Nashville SC
  • 2025-03-30Nashville SC12FC Cincinnati

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 30-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Nashville SC191342+2443
FC Cincinnati19766+127
Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer | Factlen