FC Cincinnati vs FC Dallas, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Cincinnati vs FC Dallas — MLS at TQL Stadium.
- FC Cincinnati 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May | FC Dallas | H | 3–3 | D |
| 25 May | Atlanta United FC | A | 2–4 | L |
| 17 May | Columbus Crew SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 14 May | Toronto FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 10 May | Austin FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 04 May | New York City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May | FC Cincinnati | A | 3–3 | D |
| 24 May | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 18 May | Houston Dynamo | H | 0–2 | L |
| 11 May | Real Salt Lake | H | 1–1 | D |
| 04 May | San Diego FC | A | 0–5 | L |
| 27 Apr | Internacional CF Miami | A | 4–3 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Cincinnati | FC Dallas | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #17 |
| 46 | Points | 58 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 12 / 10 / 12 | W / D / L | 16 / 10 / 8 |
| 67 | Scored | 62 |
| 75 | Conceded | 51 |
| -8 | GD | +11 |
| 1.35 | PPG | 1.71 |
| 35% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
FC Cincinnati this season
24%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Cincinnati
| Kevin Denkey | 17 G | 2 A |
| Evander | 14 G | 13 A |
| Tom Barlow | 10 G | 4 A |
| Pavel Bucha | 6 G | 3 A |
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 22 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 10 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between fc cincinnati and fc dallas is underway.
- 2' Alvas Powell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 2.
- 7' It’s a booking for FC Dallas player. Marco Farfan gets a card.
- 12' Obinna Nwobodo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for fc cincinnati so far.
- 17' It looks surprising fc dallas does not make any changes. Alvas Powell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering fc cincinnati that had 262 games and scored 380 goals.
- 30' Against the run of play, Pavel Bucha has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 35' fc dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 36' A tactical swap from FC Dallas — Lalas Abubakar on, Osaze Urhoghide off on 36 minutes.
- 41' fc cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 42' Kevin Denkey doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 44' It’s a booking for FC Dallas player. Kaick gets a card.
- 46' Another change for FC Dallas made on 46 minute. Bernard Kamungo leaves to be changed by Pedrinho.
- 50' Petar Musa adds to his 16 season tally! FC Dallas lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
- 55' It’s high time Eric Quill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 62' Petar Musa picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 64' FC Cincinnati make a change. Sergio Santos trudges off to be replaced by Kei Kamara on 64 minutes.
- 65' A tactical swap from FC Dallas — Patrickson Delgado on, Kaick off on 65 minutes.
- 68' What a moment for Anderson Julio! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
- 73' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Luca Orellano is withdrawn and Lukas Engel gets his opportunity.
- 74' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Alvas Powell departs to be replaced by Teenage Hadebe.
- 78' Teenage Hadebe is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
- 83' Another change for FC Dallas made on 83 minute. Anderson Julio leaves to be changed by Logan Farrington.
- 86' GOAL! Gerardo Valenzuela scores on 86.
- 90' Corey Baird catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.
Lineups
FC Cincinnati Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
-
91
DeAndre Yedlin ↓ Corey Baird 83'
-
2
Alvas Powell ↓ Teenage Hadebe 74'
- 12
- 20
- 5
- 9
-
23
Luca Orellano ↓ Lukas Engel 73'
-
17
Sergio Santos ↓ Kei Kamara 64'
- 18
- 3
Bench
- 21
-
11
Corey Baird ↑ 83'
- 13
- 14
-
85
Kei Kamara ↑ 64'
-
16
Teenage Hadebe ↑ 74'
- 27
-
29
Lukas Engel ↑ 73'
-
22
Gerardo Valenzuela ↑ 74'
Coach
Pat Noonan
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 17
- 1
- 18
- 4
- 10
- 25
- 9
- 11
-
77
Bernard Kamungo ↓ Pedrinho 46'
-
55
Kaick ↓ Patrickson Delgado 65'
Bench
-
5
Lalas Abubakar ↑ 36'
- 21
- 16
-
20
Pedrinho ↑ 46'
-
6
Patrickson Delgado ↑ 65'
- 32
-
23
Logan Farrington ↑ 83'
- 30
- 50
Coach
Eric Quill
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kevin Denkey | 1 |
| Gerardo Valenzuela | 1 |
| Michael Barrios | 1 |
| Ryan Hollingshead | 1 |
| Zdenek Ondrasek | 1 |
| Emmanuel Ledesma | 1 |
| Luca Orellano | 1 |
| Sebastien Ibeagha | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Cincinnati Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.25
FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.23
FC Dallas xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.48
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 2.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 3.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 4.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
Double Chance
FC Cincinnati or Draw
65%
Draw or FC Dallas
57%
FC Cincinnati or FC Dallas
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Cincinnati win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 1
6.4%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
3%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 2
2.9%
Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati
| Handicap | FC Cincinnati covers | Push | FC Dallas covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 12% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 17% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 16% | 23% |
| +1.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +2 | 77% | 12% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.