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

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New York City FC

Sat 17 Aug 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+7' · FT 45+4'

Y 23' Eric Miller

Allan Cruz 26' Y

Overview

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FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC — MLS .

FC Cincinnati 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Corey Parker
Referee Nima Saghafi
Referee Felisha Mariscal
Referee Jorge Gonzalez
Referee Kevin Broadley

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

FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.9 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-17 FC Cincinnati 1–4 New York City FC 2019-06-06 New York City FC 5–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	New York City FC	H	1–4	L
10 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–2	D
04 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–2	L
28 Jul	Toronto FC	A	1–2	L
21 Jul	New England Revolution	H	0–2	L
19 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	1–4	L

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	4–1	W
11 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	3–2	W
04 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
26 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
21 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati		New York City FC
#8	Position	#10
46	Points	42
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	10 / 12 / 12
67	Scored	49
75	Conceded	45
-8	GD	+4
1.35	PPG	1.24
35%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 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

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ 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

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . FC Cincinnati are looking to make home advantage count against New York City FC.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
9' The supporters are chanting for Ben Sweat. He replaces James Sands on 9 minute.
14' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
19' It’s high time Ron Jans made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
23' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Eric Miller.
26' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
30' What a strike from Allan Cruz! The score is 1-0.
32' Valentin Castellanos does the damage! The net is bulging and New York City FC surge ahead!
37' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
42' Emmanuel Ledesma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
47' The 26-year-old James Sands has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
48' A stunning finish from Heber — that came from absolutely nowhere!
53' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
57' Derrick Etienne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roland Lamah at the 57 minute mark.
62' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
67' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
71' Valentin Castellanos makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and New York City FC are in front.
74' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Maxi Moralez is replaced by Tony Rocha.
76' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Keaton Parks is replaced by Sebastien Ibeagha on 76 minute.
81' 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 Kendall Waston suffering a number of foals already.
86' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 86 minute. Darren Mattocks leaves to be changed by Joe Gyau.
89' Heber does the damage! The net is bulging and New York City FC surge ahead!
The referee brings this contest to a close. New York City FC take all three points.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

36
Joe Gyau ↑ 86'
16
Derrick Etienne ↑ 57'
14
Nick Hagglund
31
Kekuta Manneh ↑ 57'
32
Justin Hoyte
13
Jimmy Hague
81
Rashawn Dally

Coach Ron Jans

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brenner da Silva	7
Heber	6
Luciano Acosta	4
Valentin Castellanos	4
Jesus Medina	3
Alexandru Mitrita	3
Gabriel Pereira	3
Alonso Martinez	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.63 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

2.68 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati24% Draw21% New York City FC55%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

45%

Draw or New York City FC

76%

FC Cincinnati or New York City FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati20% Draw35% New York City FC45%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 3

6.8%

1 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 3

5.5%

0 – 2

2 – 1

4.8%

1 – 4

Actual

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 4

3.7%

0 – 1

3.4%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	6%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	12%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	19%	40%
+1.5	60%	—	40%
+2	60%	17%	23%
+2.5	77%	—	23%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

New York City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Clean Sheet