Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati match stats & report

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Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 22 · Geodis Park, Nashville · Ref A. Villarreal

Nashville SC stats & fixtures · FC Cincinnati stats & fixtures

Nashville SC beat FC Cincinnati 4–0 in Major League Soccer on 30 August 2026. Expected goals finished 1.80–1.93. Nashville SC had 52% of the ball.

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati match statistics

Nashville SCFC Cincinnati

52% Ball possession 48%
1.80 Expected goals (xG) 1.93
19 Total shots 15
7 Shots on target 8
5 Shots off target 5
7 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 9
6 Corners 4
14 Fouls 9
4 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 2
408 Passes 383
88% Pass accuracy 87%
6 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

43' Goal S. Surridge (assist C. Espinoza) Nashville SC
44' Yellow card O. Nwobodo FC Cincinnati
49' Yellow card A. Najar Nashville SC
53' Goal H. Mukhtar (assist E. Saad) Nashville SC
70' Yellow card J. Palacios Nashville SC
79' Yellow card E. Tagseth Nashville SC
89' Yellow card B. J. Ramirez Leon FC Cincinnati
89' Goal B. Acosta (assist H. Mukhtar) Nashville SC
90' Goal A. Qasem (assist R. Baker-Whiting) Nashville SC

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Nashville SC

Confirmed 4-4-2 Brian Callaghan

99 B. Schwake

27 R. Baker-Whiting 3 M. Woledzi 4 J. Palacios 31 A. Najar

11 E. Saad 20 E. Tagseth 8 P. Yazbek 7 C. Espinoza

9 S. Surridge 10 H. Mukhtar

Bench J. Willis , J. Maher , J. Bauer , D. Lovitz , B. Acosta , M. Corcoran , A. Qasem , S. Mohammed , A. Muyl

FC Cincinnati

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Pat Noonan

18 R. Celentano

12 M. Robinson 21 M. Miazga 11 S. Gidi

66 E. Echenique 22 G. Valenzuela 5 O. Nwobodo 20 P. Bucha

17 K. Mboma Dem

10 Evander 9 K. Denkey

Bench E. Louro , N. Hagglund , T. Hadebe , A. Powell , K. Smith , T. Anunga , A. Jabbari , B. J. Ramirez Leon , T. Barlow

Out and doubtful

C. Applewhite Nashville SC Out — Lower-Body Injury
W. Madrigal Nashville SC Out — Lower-Body Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Nashville SC at home

10–0–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 6.1 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

30% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

FC Cincinnati away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 2.5 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
13 Sep 25	FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC	2–1
30 Mar 25	Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati	1–2
22 Sep 24	Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati	2–2
29 May 24	FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC	0–2
15 Jul 23	FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC	3–1
26 Mar 23	Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati	0–1

The full Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati head-to-head record