Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS
MLSMLS 2026
Sat 29 Aug··Geodis Park, Nashville·Nashville SC won
- 6Corners4
- 3Cards2
- 19Shots15
- 7Shots on target8
- 14Fouls9
- 13Throw-ins15
- 4Offsides0
- 6Goal kicks7
- 6Saves4
- 13Tackles17
- 8Interceptions5
- 15Dribbles4
Period
Match statistics
| Nashville SC | Statistic | FC Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 52 | Ball possession | 48 |
| 1.80 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.93 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 19 | Total shots | 15 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 13 | Throw-ins | 15 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 15 | Dribbles | 4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 6 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 5 | Big chances | 5 |
| 408 | Passes | 383 |
| 9 | Free kicks | 14 |
| 358 | Accurate passes | 333 |
| Shots | ||
| 7 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 1 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 7 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| 2 | Big chances missed | 5 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 30 | Touches in penalty area | 22 |
| Passing | ||
| 13 | Throw-ins | 15 |
| 3 | Accurate crosses | 5 |
| 30 | Accurate long balls | 39 |
| 42 | Final third entries | 58 |
| Duels | ||
| 53% | Duels won (%) | 47% |
| 37% | Ground duels (%) | 34% |
| 15 | Dribbles | 4 |
| 8% | Aerial duels (%) | 6% |
| 8 | Dispossessed | 4 |
| Defending | ||
| 10 | Clearances | 16 |
| 8% | Tackles won (%) | 9% |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 49 | Ball recoveries | 41 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 1 | High claims | 0 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 7 |
| 0.79 | Goals prevented | -1.17 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 2.0 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 1.9 |
| Nashville SC | Statistic | FC Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 54 | Ball possession | 46 |
| 0.64 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.04 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 10 | Fouls | 4 |
| 11 | Total shots | 1 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Throw-ins | 6 |
| 0 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 8 | Tackles | 14 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 1 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 2 | Big chances | 0 |
| 227 | Passes | 199 |
| 4 | Free kicks | 10 |
| 208 | Accurate passes | 171 |
| Shots | ||
| 4 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 0 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 0 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Fouled in final third | 0 |
| 1 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| 11 | Throw-ins | 6 |
| 3 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Accurate long balls | 16 |
| 26 | Final third entries | 23 |
| Duels | ||
| 50% | Duels won (%) | 50% |
| 21% | Ground duels (%) | 24% |
| 9 | Dribbles | 1 |
| 4% | Aerial duels (%) | 1% |
| 6 | Dispossessed | 3 |
| Defending | ||
| 2 | Clearances | 13 |
| 5% | Tackles won (%) | 7% |
| 4 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 25 | Ball recoveries | 24 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.6 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.0 |
| Nashville SC | Statistic | FC Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 1.15 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.89 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 4 | Fouls | 5 |
| 8 | Total shots | 14 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Tackles | 3 |
| 6 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 5 | Goalkeeper saves | 0 |
| 3 | Big chances | 5 |
| 181 | Passes | 184 |
| 5 | Free kicks | 4 |
| 150 | Accurate passes | 162 |
| Shots | ||
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 1 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| 1 | Big chances missed | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| 2 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 0 | Accurate crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Accurate long balls | 23 |
| 16 | Final third entries | 35 |
| Duels | ||
| 57% | Duels won (%) | 43% |
| 16% | Ground duels (%) | 10% |
| 6 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 4% | Aerial duels (%) | 5% |
| 2 | Dispossessed | 1 |
| Defending | ||
| 8 | Clearances | 3 |
| 3% | Tackles won (%) | 2% |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 24 | Ball recoveries | 17 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 6 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 1.4 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 1.9 |
Events
92 recorded · 21 key
First half
- 1'Kick-off
- 1'Shot off targetCristian Espinoza
- 3'Shot off targetAndy Najar
- 3'Shot on targetElias Saad
- 4'FoulObinna Nwobodo
- 4'OffsideHany Mukhtar
- 6'CornerRoman Celentano
- 6'FoulJeisson Palacios
- 6'Shot blockedJeisson Palacios
- 6'Shot on targetHany Mukhtar
- 9'FoulPatrick Yazbek
- 13'Shot on targetEvander
- 14'Shot blockedElias Saad
- 15'FoulAndy Najar
- 16'FoulPatrick Yazbek
- 17'CornerPatrick Yazbek
- 21'FoulCristian Espinoza
- 22'FoulCristian Espinoza
- 23'FoulKévin Denkey
- 25'FoulEdvard Tagseth
- 27'FoulObinna Nwobodo
- 28'Shot blockedSam Surridge
- 33'CornerMatt Miazga
- 36'FoulEdvard Tagseth
- 37'Shot off targetJeisson Palacios
- 37'CornerRoman Celentano
- 37'Shot on targetPatrick Yazbek
- 40'FoulHany Mukhtar
- 40'Shot blockedHany Mukhtar
- 43'GoalSam Surridge1–0
- 44'Yellow cardObinna Nwobodo
- 44'FoulObinna Nwobodo
- 45+1'Added time
- 45+3'FoulElias Saad
- 45+3'End of period
Second halfHT 1–0
- 46'Kick-off
- 46'SubstitutionBryan Ramirez
- 46'SubstitutionAyoub Jabbari
- 48'FoulAndy Najar
- 49'Shot off targetEvander
- 49'Yellow cardAndy Najar
- 50'FoulMiles Robinson
- 51'Shot off targetGerardo Valenzuela
- 51'OffsideSam Surridge
- 53'Shot blockedHany Mukhtar
- 54'GoalHany Mukhtar2–0
- 56'CornerSamuel Gidi
- 57'OffsideSam Surridge
- 58'Shot on targetKévin Denkey
- 59'Shot off targetEvander
- 59'Shot blockedAyoub Jabbari
- 61'CornerReed Baker-Whiting
- 62'SubstitutionMatthew Corcoran
- 62'CornerEnder Echenique
- 62'Shot blockedElias Saad
- 63'Shot blockedHany Mukhtar
- 66'SubstitutionKyle Smith
- 68'FoulCristian Espinoza
- 69'Shot off targetAndy Najar
- 69'FoulJeisson Palacios
- 70'Yellow cardJeisson Palacios
- 70'Shot off targetKévin Denkey
- 71'CornerMaxwell Woledzi
- 71'Shot blockedEvander
- 71'Shot on targetAyoub Jabbari
- 72'FoulBryan Ramirez
- 73'SubstitutionTom Barlow
- 74'OffsideCristian Espinoza
- 77'Shot off targetBryan Ramirez
- 79'Yellow cardEdvard Tagseth
- 79'Shot on targetEnder Echenique
- 87'FoulAyoub Jabbari
- 87'SubstitutionAlvas Powell
- 87'SubstitutionDaniel Lovitz
- 87'SubstitutionBryan Acosta
- 87'SubstitutionShakur Mohammed
- 88'CornerBrian Schwake
- 88'Shot on targetAyoub Jabbari
- 88'Shot on targetEvander
- 89'Yellow cardBryan Ramirez
- 89'FoulBryan Ramirez
- 89'GoalBryan Acosta3–0
- 90+1'SubstitutionTah Anunga
- 90+2'FoulAyoub Jabbari
- 90+2'Added time
- 90+3'FoulMatthew Corcoran
- 90+4'SubstitutionAlex Muyl
- 90+5'SubstitutionAhmed Qasem
- 90+6'GoalAhmed Qasem4–0
- 90+7'Shot off targetAhmed Qasem
- 90+8'CornerMatt Miazga
- 90+9'Shot blockedAyoub Jabbari
Line-ups
Nashville SC4-4-2
Bench
Shot map
Nashville SC19 shots · 7 on target · 4 goals · 2.06 xG
FC Cincinnati15 shots · 8 on target · 0 goals · 1.86 xG
Nashville SC11 shots · 4 on target · 1 goals · 0.62 xG
FC Cincinnati1 shots · 1 on target · 0 goals · 0.02 xG
Nashville SC8 shots · 3 on target · 3 goals · 1.44 xG
FC Cincinnati14 shots · 7 on target · 0 goals · 1.84 xG
- Nashville SC
- FC Cincinnati
- goal
- on target
- blocked
- off target
- dot size = expected goals
Player ratings
Nashville SC16 rated
FC Cincinnati17 rated
Player statistics
Nashville SC
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99Brian SchwakeGoalkeeper | 90′ | 8.1 | 22/30 | 1/1 | 6 | |||||||
| 3Maxwell WoledziDefender | 90′ | 8.1 | 32/35 | 3/5 | 1 | |||||||
| 9Sam SurridgeForward | 90′ | 7.9 | 1 | 2 | 0.26 | 13/17 | 2 | 6/9 | ||||
| 4Jeisson PalaciosDefender | 90′ | 7.2 | 2 | 0.02 | 41/43 | 1 | 6/7 | 2 | ||||
| 27Reed Baker-WhitingDefender | 90′ | 7.1 | 1 | 24/29 | 1 | 4/7 | 2 | |||||
| 10Hany MukhtarForward | 89′ | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.63 | 29/32 | 3 | 3/6 | |||
| 11Elias SaadMidfielder | 89′ | 7.7 | 1 | 3 | 0.22 | 30/30 | 3 | 4/10 | ||||
| 31Andy NajarDefender | 87′ | 8.2 | 2 | 0.03 | 46/50 | 2 | 5/10 | 2 | ||||
| 7Cristian EspinozaMidfielder | 87′ | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 24/29 | 3 | 2/7 | ||||
| 20Edvard TagsethMidfielder | 87′ | 7.1 | 28/33 | 1 | 5/11 | 2 | ||||||
| 8Patrick YazbekMidfielder | 62′ | 7.1 | 1 | 0.01 | 41/46 | 1 | 2/6 | 1 | ||||
| 16Matthew CorcoranMidfielder | 28′ | 6.8 | 10/13 | 1/3 | 1 | |||||||
| 6Bryan AcostaMidfielder | 13′ | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 6/8 | ||||||
| 14Shakur MohammedMidfielder | 13′ | 6.8 | 5/6 | |||||||||
| 2Daniel LovitzDefender | 13′ | 6.6 | 4/4 | 2/2 | 2 | |||||||
| 37Ahmed QasemForward | 5′ | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 0.44 | 3/3 | 1/1 | |||||
| 19Alex MuylMidfielder | 1′ | — | ||||||||||
| 5Jack MaherDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1Joe WillisGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 22Josh BauerDefender | — | — |
FC Cincinnati
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21Matt MiazgaDefender | 90′ | 6.8 | 51/55 | 1 | 2/3 | 1 | ||||||
| 9Kévin DenkeyForward | 90′ | 6.6 | 2 | 0.21 | 17/18 | 2 | 1/6 | 1 | ||||
| 12Miles RobinsonDefender | 90′ | 6.3 | 38/42 | 4/5 | 1 | |||||||
| 20Pavel BuchaDefender | 90′ | 6.3 | 25/32 | 1 | 2/5 | 2 | ||||||
| 18Roman CelentanoGoalkeeper | 90′ | 6.0 | 19/25 | 0/1 | 4 | |||||||
| 10EvanderForward | 89′ | 7.2 | 5 | 0.83 | 28/32 | 4 | 7/13 | 3 | ||||
| 66Ender EcheniqueDefender | 87′ | 7.1 | 1 | 0.02 | 24/28 | 1 | 3/6 | 1 | ||||
| 22Gerardo ValenzuelaMidfielder | 73′ | 6.6 | 1 | 0.04 | 31/38 | 1 | 7/8 | 3 | ||||
| 11Samuel GidiDefender | 66′ | 6.3 | 25/27 | 3/9 | 1 | |||||||
| 5Obinna NwobodoMidfielder | 45′ | 6.6 | 17/19 | 1/5 | 1 | |||||||
| 99Ayoub JabbariForward | 45′ | 6.3 | 5 | 1.17 | 5/7 | 5/9 | 2 | |||||
| 17Kenji Mboma DemMidfielder | 45′ | 6.1 | 5/6 | 1/4 | 1 | |||||||
| 29Bryan RamirezDefender | 45′ | 5.5 | 1 | 0.04 | 14/16 | 3/7 | ||||||
| 24Kyle SmithDefender | 24′ | 7.7 | 17/19 | 1/1 | ||||||||
| 16Tom BarlowForward | 17′ | 6.3 | 8/8 | 0/1 | ||||||||
| 2Alvas PowellDefender | 13′ | 5.6 | 3/3 | 2 | 0/2 | |||||||
| 27Tah AnungaMidfielder | 9′ | 6.3 | 6/8 | |||||||||
| 13Evan LouroGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 4Nick HagglundDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 15Teenage HadebeDefender | — | — |
Around this match
Previous meetings
- Sat 13 SepFC Cincinnati 2-1 Nashville SC
- Sat 29 MarNashville SC 1-2 FC Cincinnati
- Sat 21 SepNashville SC 2-2 FC Cincinnati
- Wed 29 MayFC Cincinnati 0-2 Nashville SC
- Sat 15 JulFC Cincinnati 3-1 Nashville SC
- Sat 25 MarNashville SC 0-1 FC Cincinnati
- Sat 23 JulFC Cincinnati 1-1 Nashville SC
- Wed 27 OctFC Cincinnati 3-6 Nashville SC
- Sat 24 JulNashville SC 3-0 FC Cincinnati
- Sat 17 AprNashville SC 2-2 FC Cincinnati