Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
FC Cincinnati
2 – 2
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 22:00 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 12' Georgios Giakoumakis
Dom Badji 25' 1–1
1–2 32' Georgios Giakoumakis
Luciano Acosta 45+2' 2–2
Y 36' Thiago Almada
YR 51' Thiago Almada
Matt Miazga 73' Y
Y 85' Jamal Thiare

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at TQL 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

5
6
6
FC Cincinnati 17 games · Avg 2.7 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-21 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC 2023-08-30 Atlanta United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2022-08-13 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC 2022-04-16 Atlanta United FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati 2021-11-07 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
07 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 1–0 W
04 Oct New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
30 Sep Toronto FC A 3–2 W
23 Sep Charlotte FC H 3–0 W
20 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 1–1 D
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct FC Cincinnati A 2–2 D
07 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D
04 Oct Philadelphia Union A 2–3 L
23 Sep Montreal Impact FC H 4–1 W
20 Sep D.C. United SC A 1–1 D
16 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 5–2 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Cincinnati launch into their encounter with Atlanta United FC.
  • 5' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Ian Murphy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Brooks Lennon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 12' GOAL! Georgios Giakoumakis fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 17' Luciano Acosta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 22' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 25' A stunning finish from Dom Badji — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 30' Colombia international Yerson Mosquera has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' Assisted by Thiago Almada with the perfectly-timed delivery and Georgios Giakoumakis makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 36' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Thiago Almada on 36 minutes.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Junior Moreno as he leaves the pitch. Yuya Kubo steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • 47' Luciano Acosta adds to his 0 season tally! FC Cincinnati lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 51' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Thiago Almada on 51 minutes.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Edwin Mosquera is hanging Saba Lobzhanidze on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' 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.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Sergio Santos. He replaces Dom Badji on 71 minute.
  • 73' Matt Miazga picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Xande Silva departs to be replaced by Ajani Fortune.
  • 80' Alvaro Barreal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 85' Atlanta United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 89' Brooks Lennon gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Caleb Wiley and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy is replaced by Malik Pinto.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

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
Emerson Hyndman 1

Head to Head

2023-10-21 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC 2023-08-30 Atlanta United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2022-08-13 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC 2022-04-16 Atlanta United FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati 2021-11-07 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Atlanta United FC

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-10-21 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2023-10-07 Internacional CF Miami 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-10-04 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2023-09-30 Toronto FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2023-09-23 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Charlotte FC W 2023-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D

Atlanta United FC Form

2023-10-21 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2023-10-07 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-10-04 Philadelphia Union 3–2 Atlanta United FC L 2023-09-23 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-09-20 D.C. United SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2023-09-16 Atlanta United FC 5–2 Internacional CF Miami W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.3 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati52% Draw23% Atlanta United FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
75%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
48%
FC Cincinnati or Atlanta United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati41% Draw38% Atlanta United FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.6%
3 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 20% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 13% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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