FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

FC Cincinnati

1 – 2

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New York City FC

Sat 18 Sep 2021 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi

Geoff Cameron 48' Y

Y 69' Alfredo Morales

Alvaro Barreal 74' Y

Y 77' Andres Jasson

Y 83' Sean Johnson

Alvaro Barreal 85' R

Isaac Atanga 90' R

Y 90' Alexander Callens

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC 2021-04-24 New York City FC 5–0 FC Cincinnati 2020-09-26 New York City FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati 2020-09-12 New York City FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati 2019-08-17 FC Cincinnati 1–4 New York City FC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	New York City FC	H	1–2	L
15 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	0–4	L
12 Sep	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
05 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–1	L
27 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–3	L
22 Aug	New England Revolution	A	1–4	L

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	2–1	W
14 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–3	D
11 Sep	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
03 Sep	Nashville SC	A	1–3	L
28 Aug	New England Revolution	H	2–0	W
18 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Cincinnati launch into their encounter with New York City FC.
4' Goal! Brenner da Silva scores his 30 goal in 264 matches.
5' A goal from the international Brenner da Silva! He fires home on 5 to make it 2-0!
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 264 games and scored 381 goals.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
26' Poor challenge from Ismael Tajouri-Shradi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' Keaton Parks does the damage! The net is bulging and New York City FC surge ahead!
42' Haris Medunjanin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
46' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Chris Gloster is withdrawn and Andres Jasson gets his opportunity.
48' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Geoff Cameron will be fuming at that decision.
53' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
58' 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 Alfredo Morales suffering a number of foals already.
60' A goal from the Argentina international Valentin Castellanos! He fires home on 60 to make it 2-2!
65' It’s high time Ronny Deila made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
68' The crowd applauds Haris Medunjanin as he leaves the pitch. Allan Cruz steps in for FC Cincinnati.
69' Controversy at the stadium! Alfredo Morales argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
71' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Jesus Medina is withdrawn and Alexander Callens gets his opportunity.
74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alvaro Barreal on 74.
77' Andres Jasson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
77' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 77 minute. Geoff Cameron leaves to be changed by Tyler Blackett.
82' USA international Geoff Cameron has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sean Johnson on 83 minutes.
84' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Nicolas Acevedo on, Alfredo Morales off on 84 minutes.
85' Alvaro Barreal picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Isaac Atanga.
90' The supporters are chanting for Tony Rocha. He replaces Ismael Tajouri-Shradi on 90 minute.
It finishes all square. FC Cincinnati and New York City FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Alfredo Morales ↓ Nicolas Acevedo 84'
11
Valentin Castellanos
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Alexander Callens 71'
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
55
Keaton Parks
2
Chris Gloster ↓ Andres Jasson 46'
20
Gudmundur Thorarinsson ↓ Malte Amundsen 84'
17
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi ↓ Tony Rocha 90'

Bench

12
Malte Amundsen ↑ 84'
6
Alexander Callens ↑ 71'
15
Tony Rocha ↑ 90'
9
Heber
13
Luis Barraza
23
Gedion Zelalem
43
Talles Magno
26
Nicolas Acevedo ↑ 84'
21
Andres Jasson ↑ 46'

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC L 2021-09-15 Atlanta United FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L 2021-09-12 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC W 2021-09-05 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati L 2021-08-22 New England Revolution 4–1 FC Cincinnati L

New York City FC Form

2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC W 2021-09-14 New York City FC 3–3 FC Dallas D 2021-09-11 New England Revolution 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-09-03 Nashville SC 3–1 New York City FC L 2021-08-28 New York City FC 2–0 New England Revolution W 2021-08-18 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.48 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati28% Draw24% New York City FC48%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

53%

Draw or New York City FC

72%

FC Cincinnati or New York City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati23% Draw41% New York City FC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

6.1%

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

0 – 3

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	20%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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