GolVolt — Cincinnati vs Nashville SC: preview, line-ups, chances

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Major League Soccer Eastern Conference

Cincinnati

22:00 Sat 7 Nov · your time in 4 days 15 h

Nashville SC

Pre-match chances

40% Cincinnati 25% draw Nashville SC 35%

Pre-match result forecast (provider data).

Where to watch: MLS Pass on Apple TV Stadium: TQL Stadium

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Nashville SC unbeaten in 9 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 6 wins and 3 draws. Last defeat: 9 September, 1:2 against Toronto.

Last time

Last meeting, 30 August: Nashville SC – Cincinnati 4:0

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Before that, Nashville SC went 3 meetings in a row without a win.

Player in form

Evander: 1 goal and 4 assists in 5 league matches

Goals1 xG0.83

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 0.8).

Player in form

Hany Mukhtar: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG1.96

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.0).

Streak

Cincinnati unbeaten in 4 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 wins and 1 draw. Last defeat: 18 October, 0:2 against Columbus Crew.

Players to watch

Major League Soccer, this season.

Evander

Cincinnati · midfielder

14goals 14assists 7.81avg rating

Last match, Philadelphia Union: 1 assist, rating 7.3.

Hany Mukhtar

Nashville SC · forward

17goals 8assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, New York RB: rating 7.5.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Cincinnati at home and Nashville SC away, as in this match.

Cincinnati

at home · 10

6W2D2L2.5scored per match1.8conceded per match

Nashville SC

away · 10

4W4D2L1.6scored per match0.9conceded per match

Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 3.4 · 5.2; cards 1.2 · 0.8

Head to head

11 meetings since 2021. The last 5 below.

Last time · 30 Aug 2026 · Major League Soccer Nashville SC 4:0 Cincinnati Surridge 43' · Mukhtar 53' · Acosta 89' · Qasem 90+6'. Nashville SC: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.

2wins

1 draw3.2 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

2wins

Show older (5)

16 Jul 2023Major League Soccer Cincinnati3:1Nashville SC Acosta 42' (k) · Arias 74' · Boupendza 90+9' · Zimmerman 31' before our records
26 Mar 2023Major League Soccer Nashville SC0:1Cincinnati Vazquez 48' before our records
23 Jul 2022Major League Soccer Cincinnati1:1Nashville SC Vazquez 52' · Bunbury 6' before our records
27 Oct 2021Major League Soccer Cincinnati3:6Nashville SC Romney 6' (s) · Brenner 17' (k) · Vazquez 32' · Zimmerman 28' · Leal 45+2', 76' · Sapong 71', 90+2' · Loba 80' before our records
25 Jul 2021Major League Soccer Nashville SC3:0Cincinnati Sapong 13', 57' · Leal 35' before our records

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Cincinnati (3-1-4-2, last: Philadelphia Union) · Nashville SC (4-4-2, last: New York RB).

Official around 21:00, Sat 7 Nov

RCCelentano KSSmith NHHagglund THHadebe ONNwobodo KDDem PBBucha SGGidi BRRamírez TBBarlow KDDenkey BSSchwake ANNájar JPPalacios MWWoledzi RWBaker-Whiting CEEspinoza PYYazbek MCCorcoran ESSaad HMMukhtar SSSurridge

CincinnatiNashville SC

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

Pat NoonanCincinnati Brian Joseph Callaghan IINashville SC

Full squads (65 players)

Cincinnati

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Nashville SC

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Squad

– Zidane Yáñez
– Isaiah LeFlore

Who wins?

The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.

40%Cincinnati

25%draw

35%Nashville SC

Out of 20 matches like this, Cincinnati win 8, 5 end level and Nashville SC win 7.

The forecast sees an even match. By Volt (strength from league results) Nashville SC rate higher: 53.7 and 69.4.

Likeliest scores

The five likeliest from the score grid.

1:111%
2:19%
1:28%
1:08%
0:17%

How many goals?

The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.

2+ goals81% Cincinnati 9 of 10 · Nashville SC 9 of 10
3+ goals59% Cincinnati 7 of 10 · Nashville SC 6 of 10
4+ goals37% Cincinnati 6 of 10 · Nashville SC 4 of 10
5+ goals22% Cincinnati 2 of 10 · Nashville SC 2 of 10

Goals at both ends

Chance that each side scores: 61%.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

53.7 69.4