FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC result

Full-time · FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC

Major League Soccer · Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:30 BST · TQL Stadium

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: FC Cincinnati · Nashville SC · Head-to-head

FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC — FC Cincinnati won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

FC Cincinnati beat Nashville SC 3–1 at TQL Stadium in Major League Soccer on Sunday 16 July. FC Cincinnati are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Nashville SC have lost their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Nashville SC: Walker Zimmerman (31’); FC Cincinnati: L. Acosta (42’ pen), Santiago Arias (74’, assisted by L. Acosta) and A. Boupendza (90’, assisted by Brandon Vázquez). Taylor Washington (68’) and Fafà Picault (70’) were sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: FC Cincinnati 2.48, Nashville SC 0.64, from 16 shots to 6 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Touchan showed 10 yellow cards and two reds — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — FC Cincinnati: Santiago Arias (26’), L. Acosta (45+7’), Matt Miazga (62’), Brandon Vázquez (87’) and A. Boupendza (90+10’); Nashville SC: Taylor Washington (36’), Fafà Picault (62’), Taylor Washington (68’), Fafà Picault (70’) and L. Haakenson (86’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, L. Acosta (FC Cincinnati) 13.0, Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) 10.2 and J. Bauer (Nashville SC) 5.6 led the match.

Next up

FC Cincinnati next host Columbus Crew on 18 October 2026.

Nashville SC next travel to CF Montreal on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for FC Cincinnati: FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for Nashville SC: CF Montreal v Nashville SC, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC · Major League Soccer
Venue: TQL Stadium · Cincinnati, Ohio
Referee: R. Touchan
Head-to-head (last 5): FC Cincinnati 1 · draws 2 · Nashville SC 2 · 3.8 goals/game
Recent form: FC Cincinnati 2W 2D 1L · Nashville SC 1W 0D 4L

FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.13 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.14 / 6

Corners

against 4.14 / 2.57 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.86 / 3.14

Shots on target

against 2.86 / 3.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.71 / 2.86

Cards

against 2.57 / 1.86 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.75 yellows

Referee · R. Touchan

1.88 home / 2.88 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 July 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 July 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	FC Cincinnati for / against	Line	Nashville SC for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.14 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.57 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.71 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.86 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.14 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.14 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.71 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.86 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: R. Touchan — 4.75 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 25.13 fouls over 8 matches (1.88 to the home side, 2.88 to the away side).

Home 1.88Away 2.88

FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Bret Halsey n 3	11	5.5 2/0	0 0/0	—
M. Pinto n 8	19	3.6 4/1	1.2 2/0	—
Sergio Santos n 8	42.1	2.4 4/2	0.8 3/0	—
L. Acosta n 8	79.3	2.3 6/4	1.6 7/3	—
I. Murphy n 8	74.5	1.8 6/4	0.3 2/0	—

FC Cincinnati — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Acosta n 8	79.3	3.1 8/7	1.8 8/5
Sergio Santos n 8	42.1	2.1 5/1	1.1 2/1
Brandon Vázquez n 8	81.1	1.8 7/4	1.1 7/1
Y. Kubo n 8	65.4	1.7 6/1	0.5 3/0
Álvaro Barreal n 8	86.8	1.6 6/5	0.5 4/0

FC Cincinnati — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Acosta n 8	79.3	0.9 6/0	0.4 3/0
D. Badji n 8	67.4	0.7 3/1	0.3 2/0
Sergio Santos n 8	42.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Santiago Arias n 8	61.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Álvaro Barreal n 8	86.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

FC Cincinnati — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Nwobodo n 8	90	3.4 7/6
M. Pinto n 8	19	3 4/1
Bret Halsey n 3	11	2.7 1/0
I. Murphy n 8	74.5	2 7/5
Marco Angulo n 8	49.8	2 5/2

FC Cincinnati — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Roman Celentano n 8	90	2.1 4/3

Nashville SC

Nashville SC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Zubak n 8	17.5	3.2 4/1	1.3 2/0	—
A. Muyl n 8	62	2.4 7/3	2.4 7/3	—
Teal Bunbury n 8	78.6	1.9 8/3	1.1 6/2	—
L. Haakenson n 8	24.8	1.8 2/1	2.3 3/1	—
Tah Anunga n 8	19.1	1.8 3/0	0.6 1/0	—

Nashville SC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Mukhtar n 8	84.1	3.3 8/8	1.7 8/2
Fafà Picault n 8	54.8	2.1 5/3	1.2 4/2
J. Shaffelburg n 8	40.9	1.7 5/1	0.6 2/0
Teal Bunbury n 8	78.6	1.3 5/3	0.1 1/0
E. Zubak n 8	17.5	1.3 2/0	0 0/0

Nashville SC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Mukhtar n 8	84.1	0.5 2/1	0.1 1/0
R. Leal n 8	58.4	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
Fafà Picault n 8	54.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
D. McCarty n 8	77.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
L. MacNaughton n 8	70.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Nashville SC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Greguš n 8	19.6	4.6 4/2
Tah Anunga n 8	19.1	4.1 4/1
S. Moore n 8	82	3 7/6
D. McCarty n 8	77.9	3 7/7
A. Muyl n 8	62	2.7 7/6

Nashville SC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Willis n 8	90	2.4 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
FC Cincinnati		Nashville SC
56%	Possession	44%
2.48	Expected goals (xG)	0.64
16	Shots	6
7	Shots on target	1
3	Shots off target	4
6	Blocked shots	1
8	Shots inside the box	1
7	Corners	0
1	Offsides	0
16	Fouls	16
5	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	2
0	Saves	3
445	Passes	364
79%	Pass accuracy	74%

FC Cincinnati player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Roman Celentano	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Matt Miazga	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	7.2
Y. Mosquera	90	0	0	1	1	1	4	0	6.9
O. Nwobodo	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	7.3
Álvaro Barreal	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Acosta	90	1	1	3	2	5	3	Y	9.2
Brandon Vázquez	90	0	1	1	1	2	0	Y	7.2
Nick Hagglund	89	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.3
Júnior Moreno	89	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
Santiago Arias	81	1	0	1	1	0	1	Y	7.2
Sergio Santos	75	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
A. Boupendza sub	15	1	0	2	2	1	0	Y	7.6
I. Murphy sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Marco Angulo sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Powell sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Nashville SC player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Willis	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Muyl	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
Walker Zimmerman	90	1	2	1	0	2	0	7.9
L. MacNaughton	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Bauer	89	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Tah Anunga	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
R. Leal	81	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
H. Mukhtar	81	0	2	0	0	1	0	5.9
Fafà Picault	70	0	0	0	1	0	RY	6.2
Taylor Washington	68	0	0	0	0	1	RY	5.6
D. McCarty	57	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
Sean Davis sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
L. Haakenson sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6
J. Greguš sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Teal Bunbury sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Shaffelburg sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

FC CincinnatiWLDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Nashville SCLLWLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

FC Cincinnati 1 · 2 draws · Nashville SC 2 · 3.8 goals/game

2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati
2022-07-23 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Nashville SC
2021-10-27 FC Cincinnati 3–6 Nashville SC
2021-07-25 Nashville SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati
2021-04-18 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

FC Cincinnati#1 pos69 pts34 pl+18 GD

Nashville SC#7 pos49 pts34 pl+7 GD

Goals per game

FC Cincinnati scored1.68

Nashville SC scored1.15

FC Cincinnati conceded1.15

Nashville SC conceded0.94

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What is the head-to-head record between FC Cincinnati and Nashville SC?: In their last 5 meetings, FC Cincinnati won 1, Nashville SC won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.8 goals per game.
What is the recent form of FC Cincinnati and Nashville SC?: Recent form — FC Cincinnati 2W 2D 1L; Nashville SC 1W 0D 4L.

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