Monday , 17 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
0 – 0
Upcoming
New York City FC
Wed 19 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

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

3
3
9
FC Cincinnati 15 games · Avg 4.0 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC 2025-05-04 New York City FC 1–0 FC Cincinnati 2024-10-02 New York City FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
01 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 4–2 W
25 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
22 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–3 W
23 May Orlando City SC H 6–2 W
17 May San Diego FC A 3–3 D
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Philadelphia Union H 2–3 L
31 Jul Toronto FC H 1–1 D
25 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
22 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W
24 May Nashville SC A 1–2 L
16 May New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati New York City FC
#6 Position #5
26 Points 26
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
45 Scored 31
44 Conceded 24
+1 GD +7
1.44 PPG 1.44
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
16% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 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
New York City FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/4
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/4
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brenner da Silva 7
Heber 6
Valentin Castellanos 4
Luciano Acosta 4
Jesus Medina 3
Alexandru Mitrita 3
Gabriel Pereira 3
Brandon Vazquez 2

Head to Head

2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC 2025-05-04 New York City FC 1–0 FC Cincinnati 2024-10-02 New York City FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-08-15 Orlando City SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-07-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2026-07-22 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-05-23 FC Cincinnati 6–2 Orlando City SC W 2026-05-17 San Diego FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati D

New York City FC Form

2026-08-16 New York City FC 2–3 Philadelphia Union L 2026-07-31 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-07-22 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New York City FC W 2026-05-24 Nashville SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D

Predictions

2.41 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.21 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

FC Cincinnati44% Draw22% New York City FC34%

Both Teams to Score

Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.62

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
66%
Draw or New York City FC
56%
FC Cincinnati or New York City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

FC Cincinnati35% Draw35% New York City FC30%

Correct Score

2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.9%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.3%
2 – 0
3%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 17% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 16% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
12%
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
10%

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