Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
3
9
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
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
#9 Position #8
33 Points 33
26 Played 27
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 10
55 Scored 41
64 Conceded 36
-9 GD +5
1.27 PPG 1.22
31% Win % 30%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for FC Cincinnati and New York City FC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 9' Ben Sweat has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Sands on 9 minute.
  • 14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 19' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 23' The referee calls foul for Eric Miller. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 26' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a Yellow card on 26.
  • 30' What a moment for Allan Cruz! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 32' GOAL! Valentin Castellanos fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 47' Finland international Alexander Ring has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 48' Heber doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' Derrick Etienne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roland Lamah on 57 minute.
  • 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 are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Valentin Castellanos makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 74' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Maxi Moralez is replaced by Tony Rocha.
  • 76' Sebastien Ibeagha gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Keaton Parks and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 50% of all matches.
  • 86' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Darren Mattocks by Joe Gyau on 86 minute.
  • 89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Heber makes no mistake. 1-4!
  • The points are shared — FC Cincinnati 1-4 New York City FC. Honours even.

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
Gabriel Pereira 3
Jesus Medina 3
Alexandru Mitrita 3
Talles Magno 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
1.71 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.85 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati24% Draw21% New York City FC55%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
44%
Draw or New York City FC
76%
FC Cincinnati or New York City FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati20% Draw34% New York City FC46%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
7.2%
1 – 3
6.7%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 1
5.8%
2 – 3
5.6%
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 1
4.4%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 4
4%
3 – 2
3.4%
3 – 3
3.2%

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% 11% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 19% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 17% 24%
+2.5 76% — 24%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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