Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
1 – 4
Full Time
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

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

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

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

3
3
9
FC Cincinnati 15 games · Avg 4.0 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#7 Position #8
20 Points 19
15 Played 15
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6
36 Scored 25
37 Conceded 21
-1 GD +4
1.33 PPG 1.27
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 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
New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as FC Cincinnati face off against New York City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
  • 9' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Sweat is hanging James Sands on the field on 9 minute.
  • 14' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Nicolas Fernandez Marcau scoring 2 goals.
  • 19' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 23' A moment of madness from Eric Miller on 23 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
  • 26' FC Cincinnati player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 30' Allan Cruz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 32' Against the run of play, Valentin Castellanos has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 37' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 47' Kendall Waston has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 48' Magnificent from Heber! That is 28 goals in 16 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 57' Roland Lamah makes way for Derrick Etienne at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 62' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
  • 67' The 34-year-old Ben Sweat has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 71' Magnificent from Valentin Castellanos! That is 96 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 74' New York City FC ring the changes. Maxi Moralez has done his job and it is now time for Tony Rocha to step up.
  • 76' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Keaton Parks is replaced by Sebastien Ibeagha on 76 minute.
  • 81' A quiet spell here at . New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 86' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 86 minute. Darren Mattocks leaves to be changed by Joe Gyau.
  • 89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Heber makes no mistake. 1-4!
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Cincinnati 1-4 New York City FC.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

FC Cincinnati Form

2019-08-17 FC Cincinnati 1–4 New York City FC L 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2019-08-04 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2019-07-28 Toronto FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2019-07-21 FC Cincinnati 0–2 New England Revolution L 2019-07-19 FC Cincinnati 1–4 D.C. United SC L

New York City FC Form

2019-08-17 FC Cincinnati 1–4 New York City FC W 2019-08-11 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2019-08-08 New York City FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York City FC L 2019-07-26 New York City FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.88 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.93 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati25% Draw20% New York City FC55%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
45%
Draw or New York City FC
75%
FC Cincinnati or New York City FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati22% Draw33% New York City FC45%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
6.6%
1 – 3
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 3
5.8%
1 – 1
5.2%
1 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
4.3%
2 – 4
4.2%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 7% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 12% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 18% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 16% 24%
+2.5 76% — 24%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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