FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC

atFC Cincinnati at Nashville SC

August 29 · 8:30 PM EDT

· NSH -125 · O/U 3.5

FC Cincinnati visits Nashville in conference clash

FC Cincinnati brings Evan Louro, Roman Celentano, Fabian Mrozek, Alvas Powell, Matt Miazga, Nick Hagglund, Teenage Hadebe, and Bryan Ramirez to GEODIS Park.

Keys to the game

Nashville counters with Joe Willis, Brian Schwake, Xavier Valdez, Andy Nájar, Jeisson Palacios, Daniel Lovitz, Jack Maher, and Josh Bauer.

Our predictionLow confidence

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

FC Cincinnati6th in the Eastern ConferenceDWDLW31 pts8-6

Nashville SC1st in the Eastern ConferenceWWWLW49 pts15-2

Our pick, projected final

FC Cincinnati2

Nashville SC3

Where the market has it

The books’ price on this one, with the vig taken out, so the three outcomes add to 100.

FC Cincinnati

24%

Draw

23%

Nashville SC

53%

Nashville SC to win

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

1Nashville SC2115-4-2+2649

2Inter Miami CF2111-6-4+939

3Chicago Fire FC2011-3-6+1136

4New England Revolution2110-4-7+734

5Charlotte FC219-5-7+632

6FC Cincinnati218-7-6+231

New York City FC217-6-8+527

Red Bull New York217-5-9-1226

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is. MLS Player Availability Report, updated through Matchday 22.

FC CincinnatiNone listed

Nobody listed on the report.

Nashville SC2 listed

Chris ApplewhiteDefender · is out (lower body).

Warren MadrigalForward · is out (lower body).

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

FC Cincinnati3-5-2 · from Aug 22

Roman Celentano#18Goalkeeper

Miles Robinson#12Center back

Andrei Chirila#88Left center back

Samuel Gidi#11Right center back

Tah Anunga#27CM-L

Gerardo Valenzuela#22CM-R

Evander#10Attacking midfield

Bryan Ramirez#29Left midfield

Ender Echenique#66Right midfield

Tom Barlow#16CF-L

Kenji Mboma Dem#17CF-R

Nashville SC4-4-2 · from Aug 22

Brian Schwake#99Goalkeeper

Maxwell Woledzi#3Left center back

Jeisson Palacios#4Right center back

Daniel Lovitz#2Left back

Andy Nájar#31Right back

Matthew Corcoran#16CM-L

Patrick Yazbek#8CM-R

Alex Muyl#19Left midfield

Cristian Espinoza#7Right midfield

Sam Surridge#9CF-L

Hany Mukhtar#10CF-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Eastern Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Nashville SC15-2.71449 pts

2Inter Miami11-4.52439 pts

3Chicago Fire11-6.55036 pts

4New England Revolution10-7.47634 pts

5Charlotte FC9-7.42932 pts

6FC Cincinnati8-6.38131 pts

7New York NYCFC7-8.33327 pts

8New York Red Bulls7-9.33326 pts

9Toronto FC5-7.23824 pts

10D.C. United5-7.23824 pts

11Orlando City7-11.33324 pts

12Philadelphia Union5-10.23821 pts

13Montreal CF Montréal5-10.23821 pts

14Atlanta United6-12.28621 pts

15Columbus Crew5-11.23820 pts

Western Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vancouver Whitecaps12-4.60040 pts

2Houston Dynamo12-7.57138 pts

3Los Angeles LAFC10-7.45535 pts

4San Jose Earthquakes10-8.47633 pts

5FC Dallas9-6.42933 pts

6St. Louis City9-6.42933 pts

7Colorado Rapids9-11.42928 pts

8Real Salt Lake8-8.40028 pts

9Portland Timbers8-9.38128 pts

10Minnesota United7-7.33328 pts

11San Diego FC7-8.33327 pts

12Los Angeles LA Galaxy6-8.27326 pts

13Seattle Sounders7-9.35025 pts

14Austin FC5-10.23821 pts

15Kansas City Sporting KC4-14.19015 pts

FC Cincinnati at Nashville SC

Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati

Nashville

Nashville SC

Post Game SummaryStat Savant

atFC Cincinnati at Nashville SC

August 29 · 8:30 PM EDT

· NSH -125 · O/U 3.5

FC Cincinnati visits Nashville in conference clash

FC Cincinnati brings Evan Louro, Roman Celentano, Fabian Mrozek, Alvas Powell, Matt Miazga, Nick Hagglund, Teenage Hadebe, and Bryan Ramirez to GEODIS Park.

Keys to the game

Nashville counters with Joe Willis, Brian Schwake, Xavier Valdez, Andy Nájar, Jeisson Palacios, Daniel Lovitz, Jack Maher, and Josh Bauer.

Our predictionLow confidence

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

FC Cincinnati6th in the Eastern ConferenceDWDLW31 pts8-6

Nashville SC1st in the Eastern ConferenceWWWLW49 pts15-2

Our pick, projected final

FC Cincinnati2

Nashville SC3

Where the market has it

The books’ price on this one, with the vig taken out, so the three outcomes add to 100.

FC Cincinnati

24%

Draw

23%

Nashville SC

53%

Nashville SC to win

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

1Nashville SC2115-4-2+2649

2Inter Miami CF2111-6-4+939

3Chicago Fire FC2011-3-6+1136

4New England Revolution2110-4-7+734

5Charlotte FC219-5-7+632

6FC Cincinnati218-7-6+231

New York City FC217-6-8+527

Red Bull New York217-5-9-1226

Injury report

FC CincinnatiNone listed

Nobody listed on the report.

Nashville SC2 listed

Chris ApplewhiteDefender · is out (lower body).

Warren MadrigalForward · is out (lower body).

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

FC Cincinnati3-5-2 · from Aug 22

Roman Celentano#18Goalkeeper

Miles Robinson#12Center back

Andrei Chirila#88Left center back

Samuel Gidi#11Right center back

Tah Anunga#27CM-L

Gerardo Valenzuela#22CM-R

Evander#10Attacking midfield

Bryan Ramirez#29Left midfield

Ender Echenique#66Right midfield

Tom Barlow#16CF-L

Kenji Mboma Dem#17CF-R

Nashville SC4-4-2 · from Aug 22

Brian Schwake#99Goalkeeper

Maxwell Woledzi#3Left center back

Jeisson Palacios#4Right center back

Daniel Lovitz#2Left back

Andy Nájar#31Right back

Matthew Corcoran#16CM-L

Patrick Yazbek#8CM-R

Alex Muyl#19Left midfield

Cristian Espinoza#7Right midfield

Sam Surridge#9CF-L

Hany Mukhtar#10CF-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Eastern Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Nashville SC15-2.71449 pts

2Inter Miami11-4.52439 pts

3Chicago Fire11-6.55036 pts

4New England Revolution10-7.47634 pts

5Charlotte FC9-7.42932 pts

6FC Cincinnati8-6.38131 pts

7New York NYCFC7-8.33327 pts

8New York Red Bulls7-9.33326 pts

9Toronto FC5-7.23824 pts

10D.C. United5-7.23824 pts

11Orlando City7-11.33324 pts

12Philadelphia Union5-10.23821 pts

13Montreal CF Montréal5-10.23821 pts

14Atlanta United6-12.28621 pts

15Columbus Crew5-11.23820 pts

Western Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vancouver Whitecaps12-4.60040 pts

2Houston Dynamo12-7.57138 pts

3Los Angeles LAFC10-7.45535 pts

4San Jose Earthquakes10-8.47633 pts

5FC Dallas9-6.42933 pts

6St. Louis City9-6.42933 pts

7Colorado Rapids9-11.42928 pts

8Real Salt Lake8-8.40028 pts

9Portland Timbers8-9.38128 pts

10Minnesota United7-7.33328 pts

11San Diego FC7-8.33327 pts

12Los Angeles LA Galaxy6-8.27326 pts

13Seattle Sounders7-9.35025 pts

14Austin FC5-10.23821 pts

15Kansas City Sporting KC4-14.19015 pts

FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC — Aug 29, 2026

FC Cincinnati visits Nashville in conference clash

Keys to the game

Where the market has it

In the table

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings

FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC — Aug 29, 2026

FC Cincinnati visits Nashville in conference clash

Keys to the game

Where the market has it

In the table

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings