Nashville vs Cincinnati Live Score, Lineups, H2H, Stats

Nashville vs Cincinnati

Final

Sunday, August 30, 2026

Cincinnati

8-7-7

Nashville

16-4-2

Match Events & Live Commentary

90'+11'

End Regular Time

90'+6'

⚽Goal

Goal! Nashville SC 4, FC Cincinnati 0. Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reed Baker-Whiting.

90'+5'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Nashville SC. Ahmed Qasem replaces Hany Mukhtar.

90'+4'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Elias Saad.

90'+1'

↔Substitution

Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Evander.

90'+10'

Second Half ends, Nashville SC 4, FC Cincinnati 0.

90'+10'

Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alvas Powell.

90'+9'

Attempt blocked. Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Miazga.

90'+8'

Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Matt Miazga.

90'+7'

Attempt missed. Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.

90'+3'

Foul by Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC).

90'+3'

Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+2'

Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.

90'+2'

Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.

90'+2'

Foul by Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati).

89'

⚽Goal

Goal! Nashville SC 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Bryan Acosta (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar following a set piece situation.

89'

🟨Yellow Card

Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

88'

Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.

88'

Foul by Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati).

88'

Attempt saved. Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brian Schwake (Nashville SC). Assisted by Evander with a cross.

88'

Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Brian Schwake.

88'

Attempt saved. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brian Schwake (Nashville SC). Assisted by Alvas Powell.

87'

↔Substitution

Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Ender Echenique.

87'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz replaces Andy Nájar.

87'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Nashville SC. Bryan Acosta replaces Edvard Tagseth.

87'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Nashville SC. Shak Mohammed replaces Cristian Espinoza.

87'

Brian Schwake (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

87'

Foul by Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati).

82'

End Delay

82'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

79'

🟨Yellow Card

Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

79'

Start Delay

79'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Evander (FC Cincinnati).

79'

Attempt saved. Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brian Schwake (Nashville SC). Assisted by Kévin Denkey.

77'

Attempt missed. Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.

76'

End Delay

76'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

75'

Start Delay

75'

Start Delay

Delay in match for a drinks break.

74'

Offside, Nashville SC. Cristian Espinoza is caught offside.

73'

↔Substitution

Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Gerardo Valenzuela.

72'

Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

72'

Foul by Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati).

71'

Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Maxwell Woledzi.

70'

🟨Yellow Card

Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

67'

End Delay

67'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

67'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC).

67'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati).

66'

End Delay

66'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

66'

↔Substitution

Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kyle Smith replaces Samuel Gidi because of an injury.

63'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Maxwell Woledzi (Nashville SC).

63'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati).

62'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Nashville SC. Matthew Corcoran replaces Patrick Yazbek.

53'

⚽Goal

Goal! Nashville SC 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elias Saad following a fast break.

49'

🟨Yellow Card

Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'

Start 2nd Half

Second Half begins Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 0.

45'

↔Substitution

Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Kenji Mboma Dem.

45'

↔Substitution

Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bryan Ramírez replaces Obinna Nwobodo.

45'+3'

Halftime

First Half ends, Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 0.

44'

🟨Yellow Card

Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

43'

⚽Goal - Header

Goal! Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.

32'

End Delay

32'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

30'

Start Delay

30'

Start Delay

Delay in match for a drinks break.

—

Kickoff

First Half begins.

—

Match ends, Nashville SC 4, FC Cincinnati 0.

Team Stats

CIN

NSH

48% Possession 52%

8 Shots on Goal 7

15 Shots 19

9 Fouls Committed 14

2 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

4 Corners Won 6

4 Saves 6

Match Leaders

CIN

NSH

10Evander M3 SOG, 0.58 xG

Total Shots

10H. Mukhtar M2 SOG, 0.83 xG

21M. Miazga D54 PASS

Accurate Passes

31A. Nájar D50 PASS

12M. Robinson D1 TKLW, 4 DUELW

Defensive Interventions

27R. Baker-Whiting D2 TKLW, 4 DUELW

18R. Celentano G8 SOGA, 2.04 xGC

Saves

99B. Schwake G6 SOGA, 1.74 xGC

Player Match Stats

Formation 3-4-1-2

Player	APP	SH	SOG	FC	FS	YC	SV	GA
18 R. Celentano G • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
21 M. Miazga CD • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	4
12 M. Robinson CD-L • Starter	1	0	0	1	2	0	–	4
11 S. Gidi CD-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	1	0	–	2
22 G. Valenzuela CM-L • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	0	0	3	0	–	2
5 O. Nwobodo CM-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	3	0	1	–	1
17 K. Mboma Dem AM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	1
66 E. Echenique LM • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	1	0	2	0	–	2
20 P. Bucha RM • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	4
10 Evander CF-L • Starter • Subbed off	1	5	3	0	2	0	–	3
9 K. Denkey CF-R • Starter	1	2	1	1	0	0	–	4
29 B. Ramirez SUB • Subbed on	1	1	0	2	1	1	–	3
99 A. Jabbari SUB • Subbed on	1	5	3	2	2	0	–	3
16 T. Barlow SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	2
24 K. Smith SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	2
27 T. Anunga SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	1
2 A. Powell SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	2

Formation 4-4-2

Player	APP	G	A	SH	SOG	FC	FS	YC	SV
99 B. Schwake G • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
3 M. Woledzi CD-L • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
4 J. Palacios CD-R • Starter	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	–
27 R. Baker-Whiting LB • Starter	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	–
31 A. Nájar RB • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	–
20 E. Tagseth CM-L • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	–
8 P. Yazbek CM-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	–
11 E. Saad LM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	–
7 C. Espinoza RM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	–
9 S. Surridge CF-L • Starter	1	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	–
10 H. Mukhtar CF-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	1	5	2	1	0	0	–
6 B. Acosta SUB • Subbed on	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	–
14 S. Mohammed SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
37 A. Qasim SUB • Subbed on	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	–
19 A. Muyl SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
2 D. Lovitz SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
16 M. Corcoran SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–

Head-to-Head

CIN

No previous meetings found

NSH

Last Five Matches

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
8/29/26	@ NSH	L0-4	2026 MLS
8/22/26	vs SEA	D1-1	2026 MLS
8/19/26	vs NYC	W2-1	2026 MLS
8/15/26	@ ORL	D1-1	2026 MLS
8/11/26	vs ATS	L1-2	2026 Leagues Cup

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
8/29/26	vs CIN	W4-0	2026 MLS
8/22/26	vs CLB	W3-2	2026 MLS
8/19/26	@ RBNY	W1-0	2026 MLS
8/15/26	vs MIA	W4-1	2026 MLS
8/12/26	@ MTY	L1-2	2026 Leagues Cup

MLS Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nashville SC	22	16	4	2	47	17	+30	52
2	Inter Miami CF	22	12	6	4	56	41	+15	42
3	Chicago Fire FC	21	11	4	6	39	28	+11	37
4	New England Revolution	22	11	4	7	36	27	+9	37
5	Charlotte FC	22	10	5	7	40	32	+8	35
6	FC Cincinnati	22	8	7	7	49	51	-2	31
7	New York City FC	22	7	7	8	36	31	+5	28
8	Red Bull New York	22	7	5	10	32	46	-14	26
9	Orlando City SC	22	7	4	11	37	54	-17	25
10	Toronto FC	22	5	10	7	32	38	-6	25
11	D.C. United	22	5	10	7	28	36	-8	25
12	Philadelphia Union	22	6	6	10	34	39	-5	24
13	Atlanta United FC	22	6	3	13	25	38	-13	21
14	CF Montréal	22	5	6	11	30	46	-16	21
15	Columbus Crew	22	5	5	12	31	39	-8	20

Western Conference

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	13	4	4	48	18	+30	43
2	Houston Dynamo FC	22	12	3	7	30	26	+4	39
3	LAFC	23	10	6	7	36	22	+14	36
4	San Jose Earthquakes	22	10	4	8	39	33	+6	34
5	FC Dallas	22	9	7	6	41	37	+4	34
6	St. Louis CITY SC	22	9	7	6	33	30	+3	34
7	Colorado Rapids	22	10	1	11	31	28	+3	31
8	San Diego FC	22	8	6	8	40	33	+7	30
9	Minnesota United FC	22	7	8	7	30	32	-2	29
10	Real Salt Lake	21	8	4	9	34	33	+1	28
11	Portland Timbers	22	8	4	10	39	39	0	28
12	Seattle Sounders FC	21	7	5	9	24	29	-5	26
13	LA Galaxy	23	6	8	9	28	35	-7	26
14	Austin FC	22	6	6	10	28	41	-13	24
15	Sporting Kansas City	22	4	3	15	20	54	-34	15

Qualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Round One Best-of-3 series

Qualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Wild Card Matches

About the Match

The FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC match is final on August 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM EDT at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The final score is FC Cincinnati 0, Nashville SC 4. This game is part of MLS.

The teams entered the match with season records of 8-7-7 for FC Cincinnati and 16-4-2 for Nashville SC. The match was broadcast on Apple TV. This match page tracks the live score, match status, lineups, statistics and key match events.

Keep up with Cincinnati vs Nashville for the live score and final result. Soccer scores and schedule page covers more games from MLS and the wider soccer schedule.

FC Cincinnati

Formation 3-4-1-2

Nashville SC

Formation 4-4-2