FC Cincinnati vs. Nashville SC 7/23/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

FC Cincinnati hosts Nashville SC on Saturday in a MLS inter-conference fixture. FC Cincinnati is seventh in the Eastern Conference table at 7-6-8 on 27 points with a goal difference of -5. FC Cincinnati is coming off a disappointing 2-0 loss on the road last Saturday to the Columbus Crew. The loss snapped a six-match unbeaten run for Cincinnati.

FC Cincinnati has four draws and one loss in its last five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored nine goals and conceded 11. FC Cincinnati has conceded two goals or more in four of the last five matches. The leading scorer for Cincinnati is Brandon Vasquez with 10 goals, while Luciano Acosta has scored six. Acosta is the leader in assists with six

Nashville SC is fifth in the Western Conference table at 8-6-7 on 30 points with a goal difference of 0. Nashville was defeated by LAFC last Sunday. LAFC opened the scoring with a goal in the 27th minute, but Hany Mukhtar scored an equalizer in the 43rd minute for Nashville. However, Nashville allowed a goal three minutes later, which would turn out to be the winner for LAFC.

Nashville has one win, one draw and three losses in the last five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored six goals and conceded nine. Hany Mukhtar is the leading goal scorer for Nashville with 12, while C.J. Sapong has scored five. Sapong and Randall Leal are the leaders in assists with four each, while Luke Haakenson and Mukhtar each have two.