FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC

13 September 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Marcos de Oliveira

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Brenner 73’
Evander 90+8’

S. Surridge 84’

Match summary

FC Cincinnati won 2-1 at home to Nashville SC, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Brenner put FC Cincinnati ahead in the 73rd minute, S. Surridge equalised in the 84th minute, and Evander won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: FC Cincinnati created 2.34 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Nashville SC's 1.57 from 10.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%

17 Shots 10

6 Shots on target 4

3 Corners 4

433 Passes 445

83.6% Pass accuracy 84.3%

17 Tackles 6

15 Fouls 14

2 Yellow cards 0

0 Offsides 1

Key events

FC Cincinnati Nashville SC

Kick-off

BrennerShot on target

7’

17’

A. QasemJ. Perez

24’

S. SurridgeShot on target

30’

J. BauerShot on target

EvanderShot on target

31’

Second half underway

Half-time0-0

K. DenkeyA. Jabbari

46’

P. Bucha

48’

51’

E. S. TagsethShot on target

K. DenkeyShot on target

60’

K. DenkeyShot on target

63’

69’

T. BoydJ. Shaffelburg

69’

P. YazbekE. S. Tagseth

69’

A. NajarJ. Bauer

BrennerRight foot shot

1-0

73’

Brenner

75’

A. PowellD. Marczuk

79’

T. L. HadebeM. Miazga

80’

S. GidiT. Anunga

83’

84’

S. SurridgeRight foot shot

1-1

90+3’

T. BunburyA. Qasem

E. EcheniqueL. Engel

90+3’

EvanderRight foot shot

2-1

90+8’

Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

FC Cincinnati 2.34 xGNashville SC 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Nashville SC attacking FC Cincinnati attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Nashville SC 4-4-1-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


E. Louro	90′	3	1	27	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


M. Robinson	90′	3	–	–	9	5	50	–	–	–	–
M. Miazga	80′	1	–	–	3	2	44	2	–	–	–
L. Engel Taken off	89′	4	1	–	12	5	58	1	–	–	–
A. Powell Came on as a substitute	11′	1	–	–	3	–	11	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


D. Marczuk Taken off	79′	–	–	19	3	0.17	–	–	3	–	2	–
P. Bucha	90′	–	–	39	2	0.06	2	–	3	2	–	–
T. Anunga Taken off	83′	–	–	32	–	0.02	2	–	3	3	1	–
L. Orellano	90′	–	–	38	2	0.49	–	1	2	2	–	–
S. Gidi Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	9	–	0.00	1	–	1	1	–	–

Forwards4 players


Evander	90′	1	1	3	2	0.50	0.21	5	6	1	36	–
A. Jabbari Taken off	45′	–	–	1	–	0.06	0.00	–	–	–	5	–
Brenner	90′	1	–	6	2	1.19	0.05	1	9	4	32	–
K. Denkey Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	3	2	0.36	0.01	1	–	–	16	–

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Willis	90′	4	2	41	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


J. Bauer Taken off	69′	1	1	–	4	1	26	–	–	–	–
W. Zimmerman	90′	–	1	–	3	3	37	–	–	–	–
J. Maher	90′	–	–	–	2	2	38	1	–	–	–
D. Lovitz	90′	1	2	–	1	–	48	3	–	–	–
A. Najar Came on as a substitute	21′	–	1	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


J. Shaffelburg Taken off	69′	–	–	15	1	0.14	–	–	3	–	2	–
G. Brugman	90′	–	–	68	4	0.29	–	1	4	3	4	–
E. S. Tagseth Taken off	90′	–	–	47	–	0.02	1	–	2	1	–	–
J. Perez Taken off	17′	–	–	6	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
A. Qasem Came on as a substituteTaken off	72′	–	–	20	–	0.19	1	–	4	2	1	–
P. Yazbek Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	10	–	0.00	–	2	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


H. Mukhtar	90′	–	–	3	–	0.44	0.31	2	3	–	53	–
S. Surridge	90′	1	–	3	2	0.62	0.00	–	8	4	18	–
T. Boyd Came on as a substitute	21′	–	1	–	–	–	0.40	1	2	2	7	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

FC Cincinnati D L W L L

Nashville SC L L L W L

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Nashville SC 1-2 FC Cincinnati, 30 Mar 25 Next meeting: Nashville SC 4-0 FC Cincinnati, 30 Aug 26 All FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.