August 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nCincinnati are also well-positioned in the East, sitting sixth in the standings following a 1-1 draw with the Seattle Sounders last time out, which extended their unbeaten run to four MLS games (W2 D2).<\/p>\n
PLAYERS TO WATCH<\/strong><\/p>\nNashville SC \u2013 Hany Mukhtar\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nMukhtar provided a goal and an assist for Nashville in their win over Columbus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was Mukhtar’s 16th regular-season match with at least one goal and one assist since he joined MLS in 2020, the fourth-most games by any player in that time, after Lionel Messi (24), Lucho Acosta (19) and Evander (18).<\/p>\n
FC Cincinnati \u2013 Evander<\/strong><\/p>\nEvander recorded his 31st career regular-season goal for Cincinnati against Seattle last time out, equalling Brenner for the third-most regular-season goals in their MLS history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Brazilian has only played 52 league matches with Cincinnati, far fewer than those above him \u2013 Acosta (125 games, 48 goals) and Brandon Vazquez (122 games, 32 goals).<\/p>\n
MATCH PREDICTION \u2013 NASHVILLE SC<\/strong><\/p>\nWith a pair of 2\u20131 wins in 2025, Cincinnati have won back-to-back games against Nashville for the second time in the clubs’ all-time series (also in 2023).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nashville won consecutive games back in 2021, but neither team has ever won three straight in the fixture.<\/p>\n
And given Nashville’s tremendous form, they are favourites on home soil.<\/p>\n
Nashville are unbeaten in their last 11 home regular-season games, winning 10 of those to collect 31 points in that span.<\/p>\n
Since 2021, the only other MLS team to earn 31 points over a span of 11 home matches was Cincinnati in 2023, when they had three overlapping spans.<\/p>\n
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY<\/strong><\/p>\nNashville SC \u2013 52.2%<\/p>\n
FC Cincinnati \u2013 25.1%<\/p>\n
Draw \u2013 22.7%<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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