Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
0 – 2
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Wed 18 Sep 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 14' Justin Meram
Y 49' Franco Escobar
Y 66' Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
Caleb Stanko 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

5
6
6
FC Cincinnati 17 games · Avg 2.7 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-18 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Atlanta United FC 2019-03-10 Atlanta United FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
14 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
07 Sep Toronto FC H 1–5 L
01 Sep FC Dallas A 1–3 L
25 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 1–3 L
17 Aug New York City FC H 1–4 L
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep FC Cincinnati A 2–0 W
14 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 1–3 L
31 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L
24 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–0 W
19 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–0 W
11 Aug New York City FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Cincinnati welcome Atlanta United FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Nick Hagglund needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Eric Remedi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 14' Controversy at the stadium! Justin Meram argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 19' Justin Meram is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
  • 24' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hector Villalba made 291 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' Leandro Gonzalez Pirez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Franco Escobar on 49 minutes.
  • 54' Atlanta United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 59' Josef Martinez makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Atlanta United FC are in front.
  • 60' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Gonzalo Martinez has done his job and it is now time for Hector Villalba to step up.
  • 65' Magnificent from Josef Martinez! That is 148 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 66' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 68' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Frankie Amaya departs to be replaced by Rashawn Dally.
  • 73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 74' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Roland Lamah on, Joe Gyau off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Caleb Stanko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fatai Alashe at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' Darlington Nagbe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Dion Pereira. He replaces Justin Meram on 86 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Caleb Stanko. He receives a Yellow card.
  • FC Cincinnati will have plenty to reflect on. Atlanta United FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-09-18 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Atlanta United FC 2019-03-10 Atlanta United FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2019-09-18 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2019-09-14 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2019-09-07 FC Cincinnati 1–5 Toronto FC L 2019-09-01 FC Dallas 3–1 FC Cincinnati L 2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-08-17 FC Cincinnati 1–4 New York City FC L

Atlanta United FC Form

2019-09-18 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Atlanta United FC W 2019-09-14 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-08-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Atlanta United FC L 2019-08-24 Orlando City SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-08-19 Portland Timbers 0–2 Atlanta United FC W 2019-08-11 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Atlanta United FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati31% Draw25% Atlanta United FC44%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
56%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
69%
FC Cincinnati or Atlanta United FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati25% Draw40% Atlanta United FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
2 – 3
4.3%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 0
3.7%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 19% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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