Thursday , 2 July 2026

Atlanta United FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

6
6
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#14 Position #7
11 Points 20
14 Played 15
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
14 Scored 36
23 Conceded 37
-9 GD -1
0.79 PPG 1.33
21% Win % 33%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Mercedes-Benz Stadium as Atlanta United FC face off against FC Cincinnati in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Luiz Araujo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 10' Josef Martinez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' A moment of madness from Brenner da Silva on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • 40' What composure from Josef Martinez! The Venezuela international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Edgar Castillo on 45.
  • 50' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ronald Matarrita on 54.
  • 55' Josef Martinez makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Atlanta United FC are in front.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' FC Cincinnati make a change. Florian Valot trudges off to be replaced by Luciano Acosta on 62 minutes.
  • 66' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Jake Mulraney has done his job and it is now time for George Bello to step up.
  • 71' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 73' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Gustavo Vallecilla is withdrawn and Geoff Cameron gets his opportunity.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Josef Martinez is replaced by Tyler Wolff on 74 minute.
  • 75' A change in the Atlanta United FC ranks — Brooks Lennon exits the field as Jurgen Damm enters on 75.
  • 79' Brandon Vazquez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Zico Bailey is replaced by Chris Duvall.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Chris Duvall.
  • 85' Atlanta United FC make a change. Luiz Araujo trudges off to be replaced by Erick Torres on 85 minutes.
  • 86' What a moment for Ezequiel Barco! That strike on 86 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tyler Wolff.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josef Martinez 6
Luciano Acosta 4
Thiago Almada 2
Ezequiel Barco 2
Brandon Vazquez 2
Georgios Giakoumakis 2
Evander 2
Miles Robinson 1

Head to Head

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

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
2.15 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC55% Draw22% FC Cincinnati23%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
77%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
45%
Atlanta United FC or FC Cincinnati
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC39% Draw39% FC Cincinnati22%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.4%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 20% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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