FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

FC Cincinnati

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Atlanta United FC

Thu 22 Jul 2021 · 00:00 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Joseph-Claude Gyau 38' Y

Gustavo Vallecilla 45' Y

Y 64' Santiago Sosa

Y 71' Ronald Hernandez

Y 86' Josef Martinez

Luciano Acosta 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

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

FC Cincinnati 17 games · Avg 2.7 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-09-18 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	1–1	D
17 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	4–5	L
09 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
04 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
26 Jun	Toronto FC	A	2–0	W
24 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–0	W

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	1–1	D
17 Jul	New England Revolution	H	0–1	L
09 Jul	Nashville SC	A	2–2	D
04 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–3	L
27 Jun	New York Red Bulls	H	0–0	D
23 Jun	New York City FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

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

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

5 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Cincinnati and Atlanta United FC get this one started.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atlanta United FC that had 287 games and scored 433 goals.
15' 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.
20' Luciano Acosta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
25' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 100% of all matches.
38' The referee has no hesitation. Joseph-Claude Gyau is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 38.
43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gustavo Vallecilla on 45.
50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' GOAL! Luciano Acosta fires home to make it 1-0!
64' The referee calls foul for Santiago Sosa. He receives a Yellow card.
65' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Jackson Conway departs to be replaced by Josef Martinez.
70' A stunning finish from Ronald Hernandez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
71' The referee calls foul for Ronald Hernandez. He receives a Yellow card.
73' Erik Lopez gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Machop Chol and will look to change the dynamic.
78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gabriel Heinze might look to freshen things up shortly.
79' Nick Hagglund is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alvaro Barreal at the 79 minute mark.
84' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
86' It’s a booking for Atlanta United FC player. Josef Martinez gets a Yellow card.
90' Atlanta United FC make a change. Ronald Hernandez trudges off to be replaced by Mikey Ambrose on 90 minutes.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gabriel Heinze

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-07-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-17 Montreal Impact FC 5–4 FC Cincinnati L 2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-07-04 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2021-06-26 Toronto FC 0–2 FC Cincinnati W 2021-06-24 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-07-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-17 Atlanta United FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2021-07-09 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-06-27 Atlanta United FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.26 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati53% Draw23% Atlanta United FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

76%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

47%

FC Cincinnati or Atlanta United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati41% Draw39% Atlanta United FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

5.6%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.7%

0 – 0

3.8%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	20%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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