Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati

Nashville SC

4 - 0

FC Cincinnati

🕒 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 GEODIS Park 🧑‍⚖️ Armando Villarrea 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Nashville SC 1 · FC Cincinnati 17

Referee Stats

Armando Villarrea

11 matches · 4.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.36
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	45%
Home wins	27%
Draws	36%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (19-15).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Nashville SC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-1-0

Goals For / Against

36 / 12

Avg: 3.00 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-5-6

Goals For / Against

18 / 35

Avg: 1.50 / 2.92

Points

Avg: 0.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.83

PPG

0.67

3.00

1.50

1.00

2.92

83%

O2.5

75%

67%

BTTS

75%

92%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Nashville SC rank1st

FC Cincinnati rank17th

Nashville SC points54

FC Cincinnati points32

Nashville SC: #1 · 54 pts · GD +29

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.

FC Cincinnati: #17 · 32 pts · GD -7

14 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nashville SC last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals13-3

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Cincinnati last 5 away

L L D L D

Points2/15

Weighted index9

Goals5-15

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Nashville SC trend breakdown

Over 2.583%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 42%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Nashville SC score at home100%

Nashville SC clean sheet at home33%

FC Cincinnati score away75%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Nashville SC score first92%

Nashville SC win after scoring first100%

FC Cincinnati score first50%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nashville SC 100% · FC Cincinnati 33%

Avg first goal minute: Nashville SC 28.9' · FC Cincinnati 30.2'

Vs league average

Nashville SC score at home3.00 vs 1.83

Nashville SC concede at home1.00 vs 1.37

FC Cincinnati score away1.50 vs 1.37

FC Cincinnati concede away2.92 vs 1.83

Nashville SC score 64% above league average, while FC Cincinnati score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Nashville SC are 27% below league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 60% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Nashville SC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

46-60 9

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 0

76-90+ 0

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

408

380

Passes Accurate

359

330

Passes %

88%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Surridge

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Espinoza

44'

44' O. Nwobodo

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Mboma Dem

1st substitution · For: A. Jabbari

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ O. Nwobodo

2nd substitution · For: Bryan Josías Ramírez León

49'

49' A. Najar

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

H. Mukhtar

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Saad

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ P. Yazbek

1st substitution · For: M. Corcoran

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ S. Gidi

3rd substitution · For: K. Smith

70'

70' J. Palacios

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ G. Valenzuela

4th substitution · For: T. Barlow

79'

79' E. Tagseth

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ A. Najar

2nd substitution · For: D. Lovitz

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ E. Tagseth

3rd substitution · For: B. Acosta

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ C. Espinoza

4th substitution · For: S. Mohammed

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ E. Echenique

5th substitution · For: A. Powell

89'

89' Bryan Josías Ramírez León

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

B. Acosta

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Mukhtar

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

A. Qasem

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Baker-Whiting

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Evander

6th substitution · For: B. Anunga

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ E. Saad

5th substitution · For: A. Muyl

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ H. Mukhtar

6th substitution · For: A. Qasem

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nashville SC beat FC Cincinnati 4-0 on Sunday, 30 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Armando Villarrea. It was played at GEODIS Park.

First half: Nashville SC took the lead at 43' when S. Surridge scored, with the assist credited to C. Espinoza, making the score 1-0. O. Nwobodo received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 44'.

Second half: FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Mboma Dem replacing A. Jabbari. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 46', with O. Nwobodo replacing Bryan Josías Ramírez León. A. Najar received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 49'. Nashville SC extended the lead at 53' when H. Mukhtar scored, with the assist credited to E. Saad, making the score 2-0. Nashville SC made their 1st substitution at 62', with P. Yazbek replacing M. Corcoran. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 66', with S. Gidi replacing K. Smith. J. Palacios received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 70'. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 73', with G. Valenzuela replacing T. Barlow. E. Tagseth received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 79'. Nashville SC made their 2nd substitution at 87', with A. Najar replacing D. Lovitz. Nashville SC made their 3rd substitution at 87', with E. Tagseth replacing B. Acosta. Nashville SC made their 4th substitution at 87', with C. Espinoza replacing S. Mohammed. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 87', with E. Echenique replacing A. Powell. Bryan Josías Ramírez León received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 89'. Nashville SC extended the lead at 89' when B. Acosta scored, with the assist credited to H. Mukhtar, making the score 3-0. Nashville SC added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when A. Qasem scored, with the assist credited to R. Baker-Whiting, making the score 4-0. FC Cincinnati made their 6th substitution at 90+1', with Evander replacing B. Anunga. Nashville SC made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with E. Saad replacing A. Muyl. Nashville SC made their 6th substitution at 90+5', with H. Mukhtar replacing A. Qasem.

Nashville SC used 6 substitutions while FC Cincinnati used 6 substitutions. Nashville SC got 3 yellow cards, while FC Cincinnati got 2 yellow cards.