Nashville SC beat FC Cincinnati 4-0 in MLS, pairing a 4-4-2 structure with greater clinical edge in both penalty areas. Nashville held 52% possession and recorded 19 shots, seven on target, while producing 2.04 xG; Cincinnati remained competitive territorially with 48% possession, 15 attempts and 1.74 xG, but could not turn eight shots on target into a goal. Hany Mukhtar, Bryan Acosta and Sam Surridge were each on the scoresheet for Nashville, with the remaining goal completing a result that exceeded the home side’s expected-goals return. The decisive difference was defensive execution and goalkeeping: Nashville’s goalkeeper saved all eight shots on target faced, posting a 100% save percentage and 0.58 goals saved above expected. At the other end, Cincinnati’s goalkeeper saved 42.86% of Nashville’s seven efforts on target and conceded four times from 2.93 post-shot xG faced. Nashville gain a substantial boost to their goal difference.