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Nashville SC 4-0 FC Cincinnati · MLS

Nashville SC beat FC Cincinnati 4-0 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Nashville SC and FC Cincinnati met in the MLS at Geodis Park in Nashville on Sunday, 30 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Nashville SC: S. Surridge 43'; H. Mukhtar 53'; B. Acosta 89'; A. Qasem 90'. FC Cincinnati did not score.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Nashville SC had 19 shots with 7 on target, FC Cincinnati 15 with 8 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 6 to Nashville SC and 4 to FC Cincinnati. Nashville SC conceded 14 fouls, FC Cincinnati 9. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Nashville SC, 2 for FC Cincinnati).

Line-ups

Nashville SC started in a 4-4-2: Brian Schwake, Andy Najar, Jeisson Palacios, Maxwell Woledzi, Reed Baker-Whiting, Cristian Espinoza, Patrick Yazbek, Edvard Tagseth, Elias Saad, Hany Mukhtar, Sam Surridge.

FC Cincinnati started in a 3-4-1-2: Roman Celentano, Samuel Gidi, Matt Miazga, Miles Robinson, Pavel Bucha, Obinna Nwobodo, Gerardo Valenzuela, Ender Echenique, Kenji Mboma Dem, Kévin Denkey, Evander.

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Minute by minute

  1. 43'Goal! Nashville SC 1-0 FC Cincinnati. S. Surridge (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by C. Espinoza.
  2. 45'Half-time. Nashville SC 1-0 FC Cincinnati.
  3. 53'Goal! Nashville SC 2-0 FC Cincinnati. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by E. Saad.
  4. 89'Goal! Nashville SC 3-0 FC Cincinnati. B. Acosta (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by H. Mukhtar.
  5. 90+6'Goal! Nashville SC 4-0 FC Cincinnati. A. Qasem (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by R. Baker-Whiting.
  6. 90'Full-time. Nashville SC 4-0 FC Cincinnati.
Full commentary (70 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati.
  2. 1'Attempt missed. C. Espinoza (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  3. 3'Attempt missed. A. Najar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 3'Attempt saved. E. Saad (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  5. 6'Corner, Nashville SC.
  6. 6'Attempt blocked. J. Palacios (Nashville SC), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  7. 6'Attempt saved. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  8. 13'Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  9. 14'Attempt blocked. E. Saad (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  10. 17'Corner, FC Cincinnati.
  11. 28'Attempt blocked. S. Surridge (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  12. 37'Corner, Nashville SC.
  13. 37'Attempt missed. J. Palacios (Nashville SC), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  14. 37'Attempt saved. P. Yazbek (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 40'Attempt blocked. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  16. 43'Goal! Nashville SC 1-0 FC Cincinnati. S. Surridge (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by C. Espinoza.
  17. 44'Yellow card for O. Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) for foul.
  18. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  19. 45'Half-time. Nashville SC 1-0 FC Cincinnati.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 46'Substitution, FC Cincinnati: A. Jabbari comes on for K. M. Dem.
  22. 46'Substitution, FC Cincinnati: B. Ramírez comes on for O. Nwobodo.
  23. 49'Yellow card for A. Najar (Nashville SC) for foul.
  24. 49'Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  25. 51'Attempt missed. G. Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  26. 51'Offside, Nashville SC.
  27. 53'Goal! Nashville SC 2-0 FC Cincinnati. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by E. Saad.
  28. 53'Attempt blocked. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  29. 56'Corner, Nashville SC.
  30. 57'Offside, Nashville SC.
  31. 58'Attempt saved. K. Denkey (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  32. 59'Attempt missed. Evander (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  33. 59'Attempt saved. A. Jabbari (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  34. 59'Corner, FC Cincinnati.
  35. 61'Corner, FC Cincinnati.
  36. 62'Substitution, Nashville SC: M. Corcoran comes on for P. Yazbek.
  37. 62'Attempt blocked. E. Saad (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  38. 62'Corner, Nashville SC.
  39. 63'Attempt blocked. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  40. 66'Substitution, FC Cincinnati: K. Smith comes on for S. Gidi.
  41. 69'Attempt missed. A. Najar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  42. 70'Yellow card for J. Palacios (Nashville SC) for foul.
  43. 70'Attempt missed. A. Jabbari (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.54.
  44. 71'Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.38.
  45. 71'Attempt saved. A. Jabbari (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.32.
  46. 71'Corner, FC Cincinnati.
  47. 73'Substitution, FC Cincinnati: T. Barlow comes on for G. Valenzuela.
  48. 74'Offside, Nashville SC.
  49. 77'Attempt missed. B. Ramírez (FC Cincinnati), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  50. 79'Attempt saved. E. Echenique (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  51. 79'Yellow card for E. Tagseth (Nashville SC) for foul.
  52. 87'Substitution, FC Cincinnati: A. Powell comes on for E. Echenique.
  53. 87'Substitution, Nashville SC: D. Lovitz comes on for A. Najar.
  54. 87'Substitution, Nashville SC: B. Acosta comes on for E. Tagseth.
  55. 87'Substitution, Nashville SC: S. Mohammed comes on for C. Espinoza.
  56. 88'Corner, FC Cincinnati.
  57. 88'Attempt saved. A. Jabbari (FC Cincinnati), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  58. 88'Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  59. 89'Yellow card for B. Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) for foul.
  60. 89'Goal! Nashville SC 3-0 FC Cincinnati. B. Acosta (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by H. Mukhtar.
  61. 90'10 minutes of added time.
  62. 90+1'Substitution, FC Cincinnati: T. Anunga comes on for Evander.
  63. 90+4'Substitution, Nashville SC: A. Muyl comes on for E. Saad.
  64. 90+5'Substitution, Nashville SC: A. Qasem comes on for H. Mukhtar.
  65. 90+6'Goal! Nashville SC 4-0 FC Cincinnati. A. Qasem (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by R. Baker-Whiting.
  66. 90+7'Attempt missed. A. Qasem (Nashville SC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  67. 90+8'Corner, Nashville SC.
  68. 90+9'Attempt blocked. A. Jabbari (FC Cincinnati), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  69. 90+10'Attempt blocked. K. Denkey (FC Cincinnati), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  70. 90'Full-time. Nashville SC 4-0 FC Cincinnati.
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