Atlanta United FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Atlanta United FC

4 – 0

Full Time

FC Cincinnati

Wed 15 Sep 2021 · 23:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 39' Brenner da Silva

Y 45' Edgar Castillo

Y 54' Ronald Matarrita

Mo Adams 73' Y

Y 79' Brandon Vazquez

Y 82' Chris Duvall

Tyler Wolff 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 17 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-15 Atlanta United FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati 2021-07-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Atlanta United FC 2020-11-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2020-07-16 Atlanta United FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2020-03-08 Atlanta United FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	4–0	W
10 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	3–0	W
28 Aug	Nashville SC	H	0–2	L
22 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	2–1	W
18 Aug	Toronto FC	H	1–0	W
15 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	1–0	W

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	0–4	L
12 Sep	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
05 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–1	L
27 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–3	L
22 Aug	New England Revolution	A	1–4	L
18 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC		FC Cincinnati
#15	Position	#6
12	Points	26
18	Played	18
3 / 3 / 12	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 6
19	Scored	45
33	Conceded	44
-14	GD	+1
0.67	PPG	1.44
17%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/3

61-75

3/6

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Cincinnati

0-15

3/2

16-30

4/7

31-45

9/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

2/1

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

5 G

2 A

FC Cincinnati

Evander	10 G	4 A
Kevin Denkey	10 G	1 A
Tom Barlow	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Atlanta United FC is hosting FC Cincinnati for another epic battle.
5' Luiz Araujo adds to his 1 season tally! Atlanta United FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
10' Allan Cruz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jaap Stam might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Nick Hagglund has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Calvin Harris has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 248 appearances.
30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
35' Atlanta United FC have won 433 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' The referee calls foul for Brenner da Silva. He receives a Yellow card.
40' Goal! Josef Martinez scores his 148 goal in 287 matches.
45' Edgar Castillo is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
54' Ronald Matarrita was booked on 54.
55' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Josef Martinez makes no mistake. 3-0!
60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
62' FC Cincinnati make a change. Florian Valot trudges off to be replaced by Luciano Acosta on 62 minutes.
66' The supporters are chanting for George Bello. He replaces Jake Mulraney on 66 minute.
71' George Campbell, a USA , has 24 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
73' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
73' Geoff Cameron gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Gustavo Vallecilla and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Time for substitution for Atlanta United FC. Josef Martinez is replaced by Tyler Wolff.
75' Jurgen Damm is replacing Brooks Lennon for the Atlanta United FC side.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Brandon Vazquez is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 79.
79' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Duvall is hanging Zico Bailey on the field on 79 minute.
82' The referee has no hesitation. Chris Duvall is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 82.
85' The supporters are chanting for Erick Torres. He replaces Luiz Araujo on 85 minute.
86' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ezequiel Barco makes it 4-0.
90' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Yellow card on 90.
FC Cincinnati will have plenty to reflect on. Atlanta United FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Alec Kann
21
George Bello ↑ 66'
29
Mo Adams ↑ 66'
22
Jurgen Damm ↑ 75'
3
Alex De John
28
Tyler Wolff ↑ 74'
31
Erick Torres ↑ 85'
16
Erik Lopez
30
Machop Chol

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

33
Caleb Stanko
64
Florian Valot ↓ Luciano Acosta 62'
14
Nick Hagglund
8
Allan Cruz
2
Edgar Castillo ↓ Alvaro Barreal 62'
18
Ronald Matarrita
19
Brandon Vazquez
16
Zico Bailey ↓ Chris Duvall 79'
22
Przemyslaw Tyton
9
Brenner da Silva ↓ Calvin Harris 74'
5
Gustavo Vallecilla ↓ Geoff Cameron 73'

Bench

12
Geoff Cameron ↑ 73'
15
Kamohelo Mokotjo
7
Yuya Kubo
6
Haris Medunjanin
11
Luciano Acosta ↑ 62'
26
Chris Duvall ↑ 79'
31
Alvaro Barreal ↑ 62'
39
Benjamin Lundt
20
Calvin Harris ↑ 74'

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	6
Luciano Acosta	4
Evander	2
Thiago Almada	2
Ezequiel Barco	2
Brandon Vazquez	2
Georgios Giakoumakis	2
Ronald Hernandez	1

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-09-15 Atlanta United FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati W 2021-09-10 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Orlando City SC W 2021-08-28 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC L 2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2021-08-18 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2021-08-15 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC W

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-09-15 Atlanta United FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L 2021-09-12 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC W 2021-09-05 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati L 2021-08-22 New England Revolution 4–1 FC Cincinnati L 2021-08-18 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.21 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.69 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC53% Draw21% FC Cincinnati26%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.9

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

74%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

47%

Atlanta United FC or FC Cincinnati

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC38% Draw38% FC Cincinnati24%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.1%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.