On the 23rd of July, Cincinnati FC plays host to Nashville SC in a clash of these two evenly matched Major League Soccer teams in the ever popular Nerul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. Cincinnati FC is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández struck first for Columbus Crew in the 16th minute on a feed from Lucas Zelarayán, then Lucas Zelarayán added another in the 86th minute on a penalty In the end, Cincinnati FC couldn’t muster any offence and Columbus Crew ran away with the shutout win. Cincinnati FC is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while nashville SC sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Los Angeles FC. Chicho Arango struck first for Los Angeles FC in the 27th minute, but Hany Mukhtar got the equalizer for Nashville SC in the 43rd minute. Nashville SC is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Nashville SC won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Hany Mukhtar has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored six goals for Nashville SC. Brenner has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Cincinnati FC.