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Major League Soccer11/07/2026, 09:00 PM

Cincinnati – Nashville SC0 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Cincinnati
1.85
Total xG
3.44
Nashville SC
1.59
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorCincinnatiNashville SC
High-scoring league (3.3 goals/match)+0.76+0.76
Defensive strength (0.9 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)−0.55
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.4 goals/match)−0.19
Declining form (1.4 vs 2 season average)−0.19
Attack strength (1.22x league average)+0.17
3 clean sheets in last 5 matches−0.15
Standings disadvantage (pos 7 vs 1, 6 places gap)−0.12
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)−0.11
Standings advantage (pos 1 vs 7, 6 places gap)+0.05
Jeison Palacios not in squad (1 goals, 1 assists)
Weak away record (1.3 vs 2.4 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Form: Cincinnati have 3 wins from their last 5 matches with 7 goals scored and 5 conceded
  • Home: Cincinnati score 2.44 goals per game at home in the league this season

Risks

  • Table: Nashville SC are 1st in the league with 74 points from 33 matches, Cincinnati 7th with 46 points
  • Away: Nashville SC have conceded 0.69 goals per game away from home in the league this season

All probabilities

Result
Cincinnati43%
Draw25%
Nashville SC32%
Double chance
Cincinnati or draw68%
Nashville SC or draw57%
No draw75%
Goals
Over 1.587%
Under 1.513%
Over 2.567%
Under 2.533%
Over 3.545%
Under 3.555%
Both teams score
Yes68%
No32%

xG score

1:1
From xG 1.85 : 1.59, rounded up only from .911% probability

Other likely scores

2:1
9%
1:2
8%
2:2
7%
2:0
5%
0:2
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Nashville SC: first goal in 9 of 10 games (90%)
  2. Cincinnati: 78% of all goals in the second half (14 of 18, last 12 games)
  3. Cincinnati: 7 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  4. Nashville SC: 42% of all goals between minutes 76-90 (11 of 26)
  5. Cincinnati: 6 goals from minute 80 onwards in 12 games. Against Inter Miami: 2 goals (80', 86')

Lineups

Cincinnati 3-4-1-2 · Nashville SC 4-2-3-1

Cincinnati
  • 18 R. Celentano
  • 24 K. Smith
  • 15 T. Hadebe
  • 11 S. Gidi
  • 23 D. Douděra
  • 20 P. Bucha
  • 5 O. Nwobodo
  • 29 B. Ramírez León
  • 10 E. da Silva Ferreira
  • 9 A. Denkey
  • 16 T. Barlow
Nashville SC
  • 99 B. Schwake
  • 31 A. Najar Rodríguez
  • 3 M. Woledzi
  • 5 J. Maher
  • 27 R. Vanarthur Baker-Whiting
  • 8 P. Yazbek
  • 16 M. Corcoran
  • 7 C. Espinoza
  • 10 H. Mukhtar
  • 11 E. Saad
  • 9 S. Surridge
Substitutes
  • 2 A. Powell
  • 12 M. Robinson
  • 13 E. Louro
  • 17 K. Mboma Dem
  • 22 G. Valenzuela
  • 27 B. Anunga
  • 66 E. Echenique Peña
  • 99 A. Jabbari
  • 70 J. Martínez Torres
  • 1 J. Willis
  • 2 D. Lovitz
  • 6 B. Acosta Ramos
  • 19 A. Muyl
  • 20 E. Tagseth
  • 22 J. Bauer
  • 41 W. Madrigal Molina
  • 21 T. Williams
  • 14 S. Mohammed

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