Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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 #9
27 Points 33
27 Played 26
7 / 6 / 14 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
32 Scored 55
45 Conceded 64
-13 GD -9
1.00 PPG 1.27
26% Win % 31%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
3/6
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Mercedes-Benz Stadium!
  • 5' GOAL! Luiz Araujo fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 10' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Brenner da Silva is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 39' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 40' Goal! Josef Martinez scores his 148 goal in 292 matches.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Edgar Castillo on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Alvaro Barreal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 170 appearances.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Ronald Matarrita argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 55' A stunning finish from Josef Martinez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 60' Geoff Cameron has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Luciano Acosta. He replaces Florian Valot on 62 minute.
  • 66' George Bello has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Mulraney on 66 minute.
  • 71' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
  • 73' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Yellow card on 73.
  • 73' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 73 minute. Gustavo Vallecilla leaves to be changed by Geoff Cameron.
  • 74' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Josef Martinez is withdrawn and Tyler Wolff gets his opportunity.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Brooks Lennon is replaced by Jurgen Damm on 75 minute.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Brandon Vazquez is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 79.
  • 79' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Zico Bailey is replaced by Chris Duvall.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Chris Duvall. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 85 minute. Luiz Araujo leaves to be changed by Erick Torres.
  • 86' Magnificent from Ezequiel Barco! That is 44 goals in 292 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Atlanta United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 4-0 the final result. FC Cincinnati will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Georgios Giakoumakis 2
Evander 2
Thiago Almada 2
Ezequiel Barco 2
Brandon Vazquez 2
Edwin Mosquera 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
3 / 4
2.33 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC59% Draw21% FC Cincinnati20%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
41%
Atlanta United FC or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC43% Draw38% FC Cincinnati19%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.7%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.7%
4 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 21% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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